Unrest
Indie rock is a fairly foggy definition for the sound of post-punk pre-grunge rock and roll made during the late 1980’s and early 90’s in America. It’s loosely defined by an ardent DIY spirit, slightly ironic tone and obvious disdain for going through the “proper” channels. As noted, it’s a fairly foggy definition, a lazy critic’s nebulous term for bands not signed to major record labels. It came to encompass a lot of very different sounding bands. And it still does today. That said, the story of Washington, DC band Unrest comes very close to defining the spirit of independent rock. Unrest leader Mark Robinson also founded the Teenbeat label. The Teenbeat aesthetic, along with other indie institutions like Dischord,... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie, Post Punk
- City Of Origin:
- Arlington, ,Virginia United States
- Formed Date:
- 1981
