Indie Music Available on the Internet

Various Types of Indie Music Available Online

If you want to promote your own music, make it available for people to purchase or simply want the people around the world to hear it, there is no better way than to upload your music. There are many music uploading sites that offer these services either for free or with a small fee. If you want more people to have access to your music, it is best if you join more indie music community websites.

There are various types of indie music. Some people think that when we say indie, it automatically refers to alternative music artists, which is not always the case. Like artists signed under major labels, indie music artists also have a specific following. Some enjoy performing folk music, others like jazz, some make rock music, others play rhythm and blues and some play acoustic. Usually, to give the impression that the music is indie, some people would call their music indie-pop, indie-rock, country-tinged pop and the like. Some popular artists today used to be part of the indie music scene such as the band Barenaked Ladies, which is now actually once again part of the indie music scene.

There are various websites that offer upload and download of all types of indie music. These include CD Baby, CD Freedom, iSound, Alterhit, Last.fm and many more. But if you want a music uploading and downloading website for a specific indie music type, here are some that you can check.

INDIE-ROCK
Indie rock music specifically refers to rock music artists who are either unsigned or prefer to work under an independent record label . These are usually guitar-based alternative rock musicians. Some consider them underground rock music, while others deem them as alternative rock. Some famous indie artists (who later on signed up with major labels) include Nirvana, Sound Garden, Pearl Jam and Oasis.
If you are looking for sites that cater to this specific genre, you can check Indie Rock Café, Indie Rock Reviews and Radio Indie Rock.

INDIE-POP
Another type of indie music is the indie pop, which was born in the United Kingdom during the 80’s. It originated from post punk, punk rock and jangle pop. Indie pop was the spin off for more types of indie music in UK. In other countries, like US, indie pop is termed as twee pop.
For Indie pop music, you can visit indiepopradio.co.uk, indiepop.com and twee.net.

INDIE FOLK
Also known as indie country, indie folk are music typically created by folk and country artists who are unsigned. There is a wide list for indie folk websites, which include indiecountryonline.com, countryhound.com and indiecountryshowcase.com.