dimanche 16 décembre 2018

The Arctic Monkeys And Their Indie Music History

By Matthew Morgan


Many social networking sites can give us updates on what is going around the world right now. Aside from that, it also help us in keeping up-to-date on our interest like music especially when it comes to chart-topping songs. Would it be Taylor Swift dominating the charts again or from Arianna Grande? Those are the popular and mainstream ones that people know. Whenever you asked others if they know some rock bands, others might sputter for some answers and give you the most basic or iconic one. You cannot blame them though since not all appreciate the wonders of rock-bands. Nevertheless, if you are a fan of that genre then you should know that some bands like the Magnolias and others had started as an indie.

Whenever you wanted to be an artist or musician, sometimes you might take a risky path. But when luck is at your side, maybe a famous singer might recognize your talent since he or she happened to watch your cover videos and began to like it. But that can just be a one in a million chance. As a result, you started to as an indie artist.

There are many rock bands who started as an indie group or indie rock. This term was used before as an indication for those artist who are making an independent record labels. In other words, they do not work with big companies like Fueled by Ramen and others. But as the music began to improve thanks to social media, more indie bands had found some commercial success.

When it comes to indie rock, the most successful and iconic one is the Arctic Monkeys which is an English band. They started in 2002 with Alex Turner as their frontman. Until now, they still are making music and their new album is still on-going.

Their career simply began at playing on some gigs out there. And then one time, they started making songs, recording it and burning it on a CD. Those CDs containing their demos were distributed to their audiences for free. However, someone began distributing to others until many individuals had noticed them.

Needless to say, Arctic Monkeys is the example of an artists who were greatly supported by their fans because of their great music. As they began to walk on the success path, they did not fail to amaze their fans. From 2006 until 2018, they have released six albums and one live album.

They won the hearts and interests of many people. As a result they got 3 nominations from the Grammy Awards. And they won 7 from Brit Awards. Many had noticed how the lyrics of their songs are beautifully and cleverly written.

Moreover, they became one of the first group who gain attention through internet, in other words an internet sensation. As a result, many bands are now using that means as well to promote their music. If you search their songs on YouTube, you could really say that their fans still supported them as they got hundred millions of views from most of their songs.

Arctic Monkeys shows a good example for every rock bands out there. With the demand of internet now, anyone can promote their music via online. Whether you wanted to do indie or not, as long you have passion, you certainly can make it.




About the Author:



0 commentaires:

Enregistrer un commentaire

Search