small cofee houses even retirement homes

You can sense it somewhat in Death Cab for Cuties latest sounds. Bands like The Arcade Fire grab the limelight and the Indie community is once again left to examine where we stand. We will tread lightly next year as we try to remember why we exist and where we came from. Indie Music is not about sold out SXSW shows featuring Sufjan Stevens. Its about small cofee houses even retirement homes where Danielson and Santa Sufjan began. And so as I began to compile a list of what I felt was the best of music this year I had a struggle trying to figure out what I should search for. Is popular Indie Music still good music or has it been degraded in a attempt to reach popularity? These questions and more ran throught my head and in the near future it will run throught all listeners heads.