Lana Del Rey has been present in the music scene from 2005 with independent works such as Siren and Lana Del Rey (2010). Her music varies from different types of pop including indie-pop, trip-pop as well as R&B and other styles.
Diet Mountain Dew is included in her album, Born to Die (2012). This song can be included within aspects of light melodies and a catchy rhythm though with an echoing distant yet sad tone from Lana Del Rey's voice. The melody matches well with my target genre, Indie-Pop and she is a popular artist in the genre. With no matching music video, fans are left to question the facial expressions/feelings of Lana Del Rey which makes the song that much more enticing. Many of Lana Del Rey's music videos, however, do show aesthetically pleasing visuals as well as being elegant and clean. These types of styles are common in indie-pop music videos.
The Smiths - This Charming Man.
During the 1980s, the Smiths were seen as one of the most influential bands to emerge into the scene. They were seen as making music fitted in an alternative rock and indie-pop. Their music style exploded into the 'punk' scene with contrasting difference, gaining popularity for the genre and attracting a large fan-base.
This Charming Man (1983) holds a catchy rhythm and melodic. The delicate vocals is used to deter from the typical rough and 'macho' voice of men in punk used commonly during the time it was made. Though moderately successful, the song has gained high praise overtime and suites the scene of indie-pop well with it's aesthetic visuals and catchy yet somewhat soft melodies. With this song, unlike the other, there is an official music video which is seen as hazy, simplistic with many images that are aesthetically pleasing such as a floor covered in flowers.
Fun - We Are Young.
Fun, an American indie band is best known for this song which earned them a Grammy. They have been known to experiment with different types of indie-styles such as indie-rock as well as venturing in alternative rock.
We Are Young, featuring Janelle Monáe, in the album Some Nights (2012) includes soft melodies much like the two above with light yet catchy vocals. Indie-Pop music tends to have repetitive yet addictive rhythms which interest fans. The music video, though, conforms to the Indie-Pop image as the band of men look somewhat vulnerable and 'twee' with their suits. The actions in the video (of people going crazy) paint an image of freedom and youth, heavily connected to the Indie-Pop scene.
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