The Rise of the “Online Indie Boom”: Raw, Emotion-Driven & Genre-Fluid

The Rise of the “Online Indie Boom”: Raw, Emotion-Driven & Genre-Fluid

Pitchfork’s latest feature calls it the “Online ‘Indie’ Music Boom”—a decentralized movement where raw, chaotic tracks blend emo, alt-rock, rap, pluggnb, and video game aesthetics to shocking, spontaneous effect. Artists like ayowitty and bunii are leading the charge with tracks that sound like they were birthed from emotional chaos—distorted guitars, chiptune breakdowns, and EDM drops … Read more