I'd give anything to go back to the days when music was allowed to be meaningful.
I'd give anything to go back to the days when music was meant to inspire medium-sized clubs of people.
I'd give anything to go back to the days when I 'just wanted a moderately cute+indie GF', even if she was the 'a little bit too chubby' type who 'coloured her hair' and 'took her trivial position at a college radio station seriously.'

I'd give anything to go back to the pre-Blog era and really just take a moment to 'appreciate it.' Back before there was 'hipster', and blog centuries before the 'alts.' We were just ourselves, searching for a way to represent our complex outlook on life.

I'd give anything to go back in time, and appreciate chorus-driven indie rock. The collective voices were the sound of my angsty soul that was unsure of my alternative future. They were calling out for a little bit of direction in an uncertain time. Would we ever find the authenticity that we were looking for?

Arcade Fire

Buzzband

The Arcade Fire is a 2k0s indie band that went mainstream because their songs sound like meaningful anthems. They pretend to be Canadian but Win Butler (lead singer) is actually from Houston, TX.

Lists: mindie (mainstream indie), Members of the Arcade Fire, indie bands that debuted in the Billboard Top 10, Canadian

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