History of Indie Music

Indie music is a type of alternative rock that originates from the UK and US in the 1980's. Indie music has a lot of different sub genres including indie pop/rock that is the genre of our chosen artist. Indie artists are self made music artists that have done everything on their own or without the support of a record company or label. Later in their career they may sign to a company to increase sales and gain popularity. 
In the 1970's more people began experimenting with music and music became much more diverse. The growth of the genre came in the 1980's with more and more artists becoming diverse and creating their own music.
In the 1990's the genre broke into the mainstream and was known by being an underground style of music. By the end of the 1990's it had developed into known sub-genres and similar styles. 
In present times more indie music artists are signing to bigger music labels and others are creating their own labels depending on the success of their music.