Thinking back to 80s indie and comparing to its namesake today, as well as all the other obvious changes (to music, aesthetic, fanbase etc) another one is the real lack of any joke songs/records about now.
99% of indie today is so serious about itself it hurts - whereas I suppose part of what made it more likeable in the 80s was the prevalence of the more tongue and cheek tunes (i.e. by the likes of half man half biscuit).
I wouild be interested on speculating the cause of this (maybe it’s simply because music backed by the majors allows no space for the throwaway)
Also, it’s worth comparing to grime, where there does seem to be a high quota of “jokes” tunes....i.e....
99% of indie today is so serious about itself it hurts - whereas I suppose part of what made it more likeable in the 80s was the prevalence of the more tongue and cheek tunes (i.e. by the likes of half man half biscuit).
I wouild be interested on speculating the cause of this (maybe it’s simply because music backed by the majors allows no space for the throwaway)
Also, it’s worth comparing to grime, where there does seem to be a high quota of “jokes” tunes....i.e....