Indie rock is a supposed genre of alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene. Used of independent film companies in the 1920s , the term "indie" is used incorrectly to describe the sound of music in regard to the artist's affiliation with independent labels. In no way does it accurately set parameters for the sound of the music. "Indie rock" is shorthand for "independent rock", as many of its artists are or were unsigned or signed to independent record labels , rather than major record labels . It is not strictly a genre of music (although the term is often used to reference the sound of specific bands and the bands they have influenced), but is often used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of artists and styles, connected by some degree of allegiance to the values of underground culture , counterculture , and (usually) describable as rock music . Genres or subgenres often associated with indie rock include lo-fi , post-rock , sadcore , C86 , and math rock , to list but a few; other related (and sometimes overlapping) categories include shoegazing and indie pop .

Indie rock artists place a premium on maintaining complete control of their music and careers, releasing albums on independent record labels (sometimes their own) and relying on touring, word-of-mouth, and airplay on independent or college radio stations for promotion. Some end up moving to major labels, often on favorable terms won by their prior independent success.

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