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Deerhunter Hated "Indie Rock" And Were The Greatest Indie Rock Band Of Their Generation
The latest B-side from my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS examines Bradford Cox and friends' formidable legacy against a backdrop of indie rock gentrification
 • Chris DeVille
Chapter 10 Soundtrack: The Indie Rockers Warm Up To The Hip-Hop Hipsters
The playlist accompanying my SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS chapter "Late Registration" traces the indie rock audience's slow embrace of rap
 • Chris DeVille
Power Ranking 2000s Indie Band Name Trends
Can the "Bear" bands and the "Wolf" bands cut it against the beach bands and the disemvoweled?
 • Chris DeVille
Chapter 9 Soundtrack: Terminally Chill
The playlist accompanying this chapter from my book features vibey psychedelia for fashion, fests, ads, and algorithms
 • Chris DeVille
The Kyle Sowashes Are Indie Rock Personified
The latest B-side from my book Such Great Heights is a tribute to a friendly fixture of my local music scene
 • Chris DeVille
Chapter 8 Soundtrack: Prestige Indie Rock's Moment of Ubiquity
The playlist accompanying my SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS chapter "Fake Empire" sees the fancier side of indie embraced in the halls of power, then replaced by…
 • Chris DeVille
It's book release day!
My debut book 'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is out now
 • Chris DeVille
Such Great Heights
Such Great Heights
Indie nostalgia from Chris DeVille. Debut book Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion coming Aug. 26, 2025 via St. Martin's Press: http://bit.ly/4bmi9S4
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