2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke

Documentary series on indie rock's breakthrough moment in 2004 AI summary

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The year 2004 brought a seismic shift in indie rock. Hosted by Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast), this show makes the case with the help of members of Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Spoon, Modest Mouse, The Decemberists, Tegan & Sara, Metric, and industry leaders from record labels, iTunes, and TV shows like The O.C. The podcast is presented by Dropbox and produced by Nevermind Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. 2026-11-11 · 52 min · Episode 8

    So now what? 2004 is long past; long live 2004. Here, bands reflect on what this scene meant, what its legacy is, and how it influenced a new generation — including interviews with some members of that new generation,…

  2. 2026-11-04 · 49 min · Episode 7

    So you've pressed your records, how do you plan to sell them? It turns out that a huge shift in the distribution of physical records through new resources like ADA had a lot to do with how so many people were buying…

  3. 2026-10-28 · 52 min · Episode 6

    The radio was still where bands broke in 2004, and this episode shows us where that happened as the '00 garage rock revival killed off dirt rock at alt radio, and indie struggled to be accepted — except when it was…

  4. 2026-10-21 · 38 min · Episode 5

    A short history of the music blog world starts us with the NYC bloggers of the late '90s and pushes into the uneasy relationship bands have with a music media that increasingly takes them seriously. Includes interviews…

  5. THE Computer World

    2026-10-21 · 42 min · Episode 5

    A short history of the music blog world starts us with the NYC bloggers of the late '90s and pushes into the uneasy relationship bands have with a music media that increasingly takes them seriously. Includes interviews…

  6. 2026-10-14 · 47 min · Episode 4

    What does it even mean to sell out? An episode about licensing songs to commercials and signing to major labels that focuses on the question, "When were you able to quit your job and become a musician full time?" And…

  7. C.R.E.A.M.

    2026-10-14 · 50 min · Episode 4

    What does it even mean to sell out? An episode about licensing songs to commercials and signing to major labels that focuses on the question, "When were you able to quit your job and become a musician full time?" And…

  8. 2026-10-07 · 39 min · Episode 3

    Indie invades the TV screens and theaters of America, as shows including The O.C. and Gilmore Girls, and films like Garden State, make indie a huge part of their personality. Includes interviews with showrunners, bands,…

  9. California Here We Come

    2026-10-07 · 42 min · Episode 3

    Indie invades the TV screens and theaters of America, as shows including The O.C. and Gilmore Girls, and films like Garden State, make indie a huge part of their personality. Includes interviews with showrunners, bands,…

  10. 2026-09-30 · 38 min · Episode 2

    Revisiting the origins of late Gen X indie rock in the '90s and '00s, focused on what was happening at the turn of the century in Seattle with Sub Pop and Barsuk, Canada with a whole slew of bands who'd end up on lots…

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