Indie Rock
Everything published on Viyolens under Indie Rock — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
The Complete Guide to Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine are an influential alternative band known for powerful vocals and orchestral arrangements. This guide covers their complete story and discography.
The History of Indie Rock
How a scrappy DIY release strategy turned into one of the most influential musical identities of the last fifty years.
Essential Indie Rock Albums Explained
Not a definitive ranking, a listening map. Put these on in order and you'll hear the whole story of the genre unfold.
The Best Alternative Music Artists to Know
These are the artists who built alternative music — the bands and musicians worth knowing, from post-punk pioneers to 21st-century shape-shifters.
A Beginner's Guide to Alternative Music
Alternative music spans post-punk, grunge, shoegaze, Britpop and beyond — here's how to find your way in without getting lost.
The Best Indie Rock Songs Right Now
Not a chart — a set of tracks that still get pulled out whenever someone tries to explain what this genre actually sounds like.
The Best Indie Rock Artists to Know
Not a Top 10, a working map — grouped by what each act actually contributed, so you come away knowing why each name matters.
The Complete Guide to Jazzmaster Baritone
The Jazzmaster baritone combines vintage offset design with extended-range capabilities. Discover this distinctive instrument's appeal, construction, and sonic character.
A Beginner's Guide to Indie Rock
There's no single sound hiding behind the label. Here's what the term actually means, and how the genre's neighbours differ from it.
Indie Rock Subgenres, Explained
The genre quietly split into a whole family of branches over the decades. Knowing them makes the whole thing far less confusing.
A Beginner's Guide to Indie Music
Ask five people what indie means and you'll get five answers. Here's what the term actually covers, and how to start listening.
Math Rock for Newcomers: Where to Start
You don't need to count time signatures to enjoy this. Here's the honest, jargon-light way to start listening to math rock tonight.
The Best Alternative Music Songs Right Now
These are the tracks that define what alternative music is: songs that introduced styles, broke rules and have never stopped being played for a reason.
The Complete Guide to Jazzmaster Guitar
The Jazzmaster guitar is a distinctly musical instrument with iconic status in alternative rock and indie music. Explore its design, tone and the artists who made it legendary.
Indie Rock for Newcomers: Where to Start
You don't need a music degree or a wall of vinyl. Here's a calm, honest way in that doesn't ask you to catch up on fifty years of history first.
The History of Alternative Music
Alternative music's history runs from post-punk basements to stadium-filling chart-toppers — here's the full story of how it happened.
Indie Music Subgenres, Explained
Indie isn't one sound wearing different outfits. Here's each subgenre broken down plainly, with a starting point for each mood.
Essential Alternative Music Albums Explained
These are the albums that built alternative music: the records that shifted what rock could sound like and set the templates every band since has worked from.
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Alternative Music
Alternative music covers distinctive, non-mainstream styles from indie guitar bands to experimental and genre-blending a...
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine-inspired instruments and production gear for expressive songwriting, layered sound and dynamic...
Indie Music
Indie music covers independent-minded artists and scene-led sounds with DIY spirit, character and crossover appeal.
Indie Rock
Indie rock blends guitar-led songwriting with alternative attitude, from intimate bands to big festival sounds.
Jazzmaster Baritone
An offset-style baritone guitar with a low, resonant voice for dark chords, textures and extended-range playing.
Jazzmaster Guitar
A distinctive offset electric guitar with versatile tones, comfortable ergonomics and strong appeal for creative players...
Math Rock
Technically complex rock with odd metres, intricate guitars and tightly coordinated rhythmic patterns.
