The term alternative music (also often known as alternative rock) was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didn't fit into the mainstream genres of the time. Bands dubbed "alternative" could be most any style not typically heard on the radio; however, most alternative bands were unified by their collective debt to punk. Important bands of the '80s alternative movement included R.E.M., Sonic Youth, The Smiths, Pixies, Hüsker Dü, The Cure, and countless others. Artists largely were confined to indie record labels, building an extensive underground music scene based around college radio, fanzines, touring, and word-of-mouth. Although these groups never generated spectacular album s ...
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A nostalgic ballad that's part indie rock and part alternative country. Smooth Rhodes keyboards and organs play over a relaxed drum beat as guitars riff an uplifting melody. This uplifting song reflects bittersweet memories. A slow burn, it is a relaxing instrumental rock background underscore. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indie Rock
Short but sweet, this indie rock gem features lovely female vocals, haunting lyrics, and a teasing crescendo that ends almost as soon as it begins. Romantic atmosphere and professional production reminiscent of The Sundays and The Cardigans, but the mischievous melody recalls Throwing Muses. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Huge electric guitars with a driving bass and drums make up this hard hitting track. Great for sports, chase, action scenes, video games and commercials. Sounds like The Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Sound Garden, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Indie rock anthem features soaring female vocals, fretless bass, a dynamic arrangement, real drums recorded in a professional studio, and powerful guitars that range from acoustic to distorted. Lyrics explore love, forgiveness, and a belief in our better angels. The Sundays meets Alanis Morissette. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Old-school U2 guitar riffs meet sultry female vocals and modern production in this indie rocker. Dynamic arrangement includes grungy breakdown and cello solo. Lyrics explore the Greek legend of sirens luring ships to the rocks. Suitable for action, drama, seduction, horror. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
This indie rock song checks all the boxes: soaring female vocals, chiming electric guitars (think REM), melodic fretless bass lines, and real drums recorded in a professional studio. Lyrics tell the story of a political dissident languishing in prison, betrayed by his countrymen and even his family. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Soaring female vocals, chiming guitars, fretless bass, and professionally tracked drums are featured in this indie pop song reminiscent of The Sundays, 10,000 Maniacs, The Cranberries, and other female-fronted alternative bands of the '90s. Lyrics explore irreconcilable differences between a couple. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Heavy emo song featuring slinky female vocals and a dynamic arrangement. The song begins with soupy synthesizers and fretless bass before segueing to muscular guitars and double-time drums. Lyrics explore the madness of a winter spent alone in the woods. Well suited for horror, thriller genres. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Upbeat, driving indie rock song with a memorable guitar hook and powerful, melodic female vocals. The heroine in this song quits her job and sets out to visit a place she's never been. Dedicated to anyone ready to make a big change in their life. Kairos: "a propitious moment for decision or action." Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
An instrumental track filled with guitar and synths. Dance, pop and electro elements, happy, energetic, mid-tempo. Energising and uplifting, ideal for commercials, corporate videos and TV themes, voice-overs, chat shows, parties, celebration or other events, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
A driving rhythm, big guitars and modern elements make up this alternative pop track. Great for sports, reality TV, car and road trip commercials. Sounds like Kings of Leon, Coldplay, U2, Oasis, Death Cab For Cutie, The Killers and Imagine Dragons. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
A snappy beat, guitars and bass joined by a clavichord and organ make up this hip indie track. Great for start your day commercials, comedy segments for cartoons, reality TV and sitcoms. Sounds like The Strokes, Vampire Weekend. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
This girl's ex boyfriend is hitting on her best friend and she doesn't like it uptempo confrontational aggressive sassy attitude fast percussive spirited motivational stimulating loud mad angry rousing indie pop perfect for internet radio mall music elevator music ringtones soaps romantic break-up, Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Slow, deep and unwinding, a thought provoking poem, mysterious and haunting. An emotional and longing reaching-out. Male vocals, guitars in an Alt Rock setting and a soulful guitar lead. Great for Film/ TV uses, live concert scenarios. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Bittersweet Alt Rock track, male vocals, exploring the pain, angst, sweet misery of loving, living and everything in between. Great for Film/ TV, young love stories, concerts, alternate fashion stores and retail, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Dark love song, poetic lyrics, angsty outpouring of a history you lived to tell. Male vocals, gritty guitars and a neat Alt Rock number. Great for Film/ TV, young love stories, concerts, alternate fashion stores and retail, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
This song is about a ghost trapped in the living word suffering because he can only look at the things he loved never able to touch or feel them again. A synthesizer and piano based song features acoustic guitars and real drums and an emotional bridge section with electric guitars & solo. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Loud, fast and intense rock track with lots of energy and attitude! Perfect music for sports, extreme sports, bad-ass and rebellious characters, chase scenes, reality TV shows, movie trailers, commercials and any production that needs a shot of banging adrenalin! Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Ultra groovy and swaggering funk alt rock/jazz song featuring a smooth electric guitar melody and real horn section. Dynamic, somewhat strange, and effervescent ready for hip reality shows and cool scenes in television, videos or movies. Driving, exciting, funky, fun and full of energy. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Inspiring, epic post rock track reminiscent of the drama Friday Night Lights. Starts with an emotionally charged vibe featuring beautiful, clean, delayed guitars; then builds into an uplifting, driving chorus at:48. Also has some great hits and breaks with lead guitar at 1:24. Inspired by bands, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Inspiring, epic post rock track reminiscent of the drama Friday Night Lights. Starts with an emotionally charged vibe featuring beautiful, clean, delayed guitars; then builds into an uplifting, driving chorus at:48. Also has some great hits and breaks with lead guitar at 1:24. Inspired by bands, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
An Anthem Rock Track: The song starts out scarcely with spacey guitars and drone bass lines, but the song builds into big delays and intricate guitar parts. The lyric content focuses on love and togetherness, that love is not just a feeling but it is a connective tissue. Works well for corporate, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
This is a modern, driving, explosive indie rock track with garage rock vibe, featuring overdriven electric guitars, fuzzy bass and drums. This track will breathe energy and style into your future media projects! It will be perfect for action, sports, teenage / youth oriendet projects and more media, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
A lone acoustic guitar often makes the perfect background sound to enhance a mood, emotion, feeling, or solidify the scenario of many Film and TV scenes, Documentaries, Websites, Advertisements, Videos, and Corporate presentations. Pop vibe and feel. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
This is and cheerful, confident, energetic indie rock / punk rock track with aggressive and criminal vibe featuring electric guitars, bass, drums. Perfect for action, sports, extreme sports, teenage, youth oriented projects, youtube content background, brands advertising and more, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Anthemic garage rock song with a driving chorus and infectious gang vocals rounded out with majestic guitar solos. Would work great in fight, chase, training scenes and montages, as well as advertisements with a sporty, triumphant, or competitive theme. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Bluesy, gritty rock 'n roll track with compelling vocals and driving rhythm. Features male vocal lead with backing gang vocals on choruses. Great for TV intros, fight and chase scenes, and commercials. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Epic rock 'n roll song with emotive piano, bellowing vocals and harmonies, time changes, and majestic guitar solos. Song is very deep and meaningful. Would work great for a movie trailer or movie credits. The middle refrain could also work well in advertisements. Sounds like Pink Floyd. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Slow sweeping instrumental song with smooth flowing acoustic piano, shimmering guitar, and robust percussion; song has an orchestral feel to it. Would work great for a short film score or commercial. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Beautifully produced, an amazing, uplifting Pop male vocal track with a great groove and an upbeat, positive feel. It comes on like a summer breeze. Great for In-Store background music in clubs, bars, lounges, malls, chain stores -- or TV, Romcoms, Adverts, etc. Not for the Life of Me -- Yeah... Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
This ia an aggressive, powerful, high energetic rock track featuring fuzzy guitars, fat bass and drums. Perfect for car, automobile, offroad, racing, road movie, motosport, video game, gaming, training, workout, fighting, extreme sports, action movie and more, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Intense male vocals layered on an atmospheric, majestic-sounding, driving Indie/Alternative Pop/Rock song; guy would walk five thousand miles to the middle of nowhere just to know there is something more out there; ambient and distorted electric guitars, moody synthesizers, pulsating drums and bass, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
This instrumental is a composition that is built for a movie, TV, Netflix, etc type of series whose content has vigorous activity. It could also be used for a bumper in sporting events or sport scenes. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
A searing indictment of Wall Street cronyism. Sharp string stabs & dissonant low swells are joined by big drums & anguished falsetto vocal. Unsettling but irresistibly catchy, big melodic hooks reel you in like a predatory loan. Perfect for political satire and documentaries on the financial crisis. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Uplifting, energetic and motivational rock track featuring electric guitars, bass, drums, piano and some synth. Perfect for advertising, commercials, documentary, teenage, sports and more media projects, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Orchestral strings and guitar instrumental with modern production. There is a slow melodic guitar section that builds into a beautiful dramatic orchestral string section ending with a climax, then back to the slow beautiful melodic guitars for the outro. Suitable for many scenes like ocean sailing, Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Ambient alternative rocker with a cool slide guitar lead and an airy psychedelic middle section. A great track for road trips, college campus scenes, and promotions for youthful products. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Cool high energy driving guitar rocker. Upbeat ambient rock track perfect for youthful scenes, and Sports centered usage. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indie Rock
A mixture of strongly played electric guitar, traditional instrumentation / percussion and contemporary keyboard sounds suitable for many types of professional uses in Film, TV and Multi-Media presentations, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
I'm going to try something different - things are gonna change. Could be used as a backdrop to a failed relationship. Driving away from a passionate fight. A drunken love affair. Two people going their separate ways. Similar to Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, Bruce Springsteen, Crowded House. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Slow vocal build before exploding with a penetrating cry. Sexually abusive thoughts observing someone else's misadventure. Sounds like All In One Night - Stereophonics. Suit a sexually charged situation. moment of resentment after a slow realization. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
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