The "indie" genre of music has always had roots that are easier to place, for me, then today's popular Top 40 music. Zooey Deschanel (one of my resident girl crushs) and M.Ward's fabulous band She & Him brought my attention to the burgeoning resurgence of appreciation and homage to the slight country sound allowed in the late 1950s early 1960s during the Nashville sound, as well as the increasing parallel the female indie singers and bands drew to their predecessors, torch singers and girl groups like June Christy, Patsy Cline, and Billie Holiday. Singers like Neko Case, particularly on her excellent new album Middle Cyclones, modernize the old sound and yet stay true to the standard of excellent vocals and delicious harmonies.
As this occurs, the clean lines and big eyelashes of early 1960s have also become more popular, as well as the 60s film vibe that excellent stylizes their music videos.
(a cover, but still illustrates my point, I think)
And this is from Stuart Murdoch, of Belle and Sebastian fame. While working on their last album, he got the idea for a girl group that he hopes to culminate with a musical film, God Help the Girl. The self-titled soundtrack was finished in 2008, with three contest winners Catherine Ireton, Dina Bankole, Britanny Stallings, and Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon and Asya from Smoosh. (source: Pitchfork)
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