alt
Rock
Alternative / Indie Rock
- Era
- 1984–present
- Origin
- Seattle · Athens · UK
- Student playlists
- None yet
About this supergenre
The 80s and 90s underground that became its own mainstream. College radio, SST/Sub Pop/Matador labels, the slow rejection of major-label rock orthodoxy — then the rejection of the rejection.
Canonical reference: musicmap.info / alt
Inside alternative / indie rock · 9 subgenre s on a mini-timeline
Each subgenre at its emergence year, oldest at top. This is what students curate playlists for — the granular level. Click any subgenre chip from the main map and you land on its row here.
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- 2030s
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College / Jangle Rock
1984
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Noise Rock
1985
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Shoegaze
1988
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Grunge
1989
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Lo-Fi
1992
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Slacker / Indie Rock
1992
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Math Rock
1993
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Britpop
1993
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Post-Rock
1995
Connective tissue · 5 link s
How alternative / indie rock relates to the rest of the map. Click any genre to follow the line.
Primary lineage
Direct parents and direct children — the main line.
Other influences
Cousin genres and indirect influences that shaped this supergenre.
Backlash / anti
Reactions against, not descents from — the genres this one defined itself against.
Student curations
No playlists for alternative / indie rock yet.
This supergenre is waiting for a curator. If you're in MUSA 266 or MUSA 220 and this is your assignment, build a 5–10 track YouTube playlist and submit it through the course form.