Idolator
What I Learned From Stereogum
Indie fans, so the theory goes, are an intellectual kinda group. They all went to college, and not your common state school either, but liberal arts colleges. Their preferred music reflects this: it's a little detached, a little effete, a little bookish, disconnected from the more bodily pleasures of something like metal or dance.
Why, then, is there such a virulent strain of anti-intellectualism among the indie rock fans on music blogs?
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