2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke

2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke

Nevermind Media
Country USA
Language EN
Episodes 1
Latest 30.09.2026

2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke examines how indie rock surged into mainstream culture in 2004. Host Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast leads the story with interviews featuring members of Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Spoon, Modest Mouse, The Decemberists, Tegan & Sara, and Metric. The series also includes perspectives from record labels, iTunes, and TV shows such as The O.C. It is presented by Dropbox and produced by Nevermind Media.

Episodes

  • Succexy 30.09.2026 40m
    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 of different labels, Omaha with Saddle Creek, and the bands on Merge out of Durham, North Carolina through interviews with the bands and labels doing it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
  • Champagne From a Paper Cup 23.09.2026 40m
    Being an indie rock fan in 2004 meant hearing your favorite indie band on a McDonald’s ad, not being able to get into shows, and seeing your DIY fave on MTV. How did we get here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
  • Coming Soon: 2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke 04.09.2026 2m
    Coming September 23, 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Popular in

The podcast also appears in the podcast charts of these countries.