Quote:
	
	
		| 
					Originally posted by Lippy  Why do people use the word "indie" reffering to independent releases (without major record label)?
 Isn't indie a genre?
 | 
	
 Well, it can be used two ways. To describe the condition of a release, and to describe the music.
Indie music is more of a "sound" than a genre. It usually is less complex in production and vocals kind of have the... well, ''indie" feel to them. Indie pop and indie rock themselves are genres.