After working at an Indie night every Saturday for pretty much the last year, and having spent the last few years going to them, i've came to the conclusion that indie nights really aren't that indie.
My main gripe with indie nights is they just play the same music over and over again. The same tired songs that somehow manage to generate the type of reaction that you'd expect to see if the DJ had just put a song on that hadn't been heard in years, when in reality the last time you heard The Libertines was last week...at the indie night.
Don't get me wrong i love indie music, but i like indie thats contemporary, and pushing the scene forward. Not the same old 2003 era tripe by bands trying to sound like Oasis and The Smiths mashed together. I'd much rather hear bands like The Maccabees, Delphic, Friendly Fires, Foals, The XX, The Mystery Jets, The Drums, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In short, Good indie not LAD indie.
Also when you think about it, there's nothing that indie about listening to old songs by already established artists. Infact I'd say that was the polar opposite to what Indie should be about. In my opinion being 'indie' is about going out and exposing yourself to the unknown, finding out what the next thing is, taking a risk on a night out. And i don't think that means just listening to what would be classed as indie. I think you can be indie by going to a dark dubstep night or a deep disco party. Basically embracing the unfamiliar.
Adverts on my spotify for "the UK's largest indie night" sound like everything indie isn't and eveything i'd hate; a night full of try hards totally missing the point. It's events like this that lead me to the conclusion that indie has became largely irrelevant the last few years. Pop music has made a resurgence thanks to the likes of Lady GaGa and Rihanna. The truth is nobody on a night out wants to hear the downtempo musings of four average looking lads from some bleak northern town, when you can have the high energy fun of pop. Jus Sayin.
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