r/indie is a subreddit with 706k members. The community frequently discusses music, indie, song, album, and new, and they frequently recommend/review indie bands, french music, and band recommendations, and the most common flair used is new release, i made this, other, discussion, and youtube.
/r/indie is the place to share and discuss Indie Music.
Popular Topics in r/indie
#1
Music
232 posts
#2
Indie
161 posts
#3
Song
153 posts
#4
Album
33 posts
#5
New
29 posts
#6
Artist
28 posts
#7
Rock
23 posts
#8
New Music
22 posts
#9
Struggling
20 posts
#10
Hard Times
17 posts
Products Discussed in r/indie
Indie Bands
127 reviews
#1
Editors
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Pond
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
The Snuts
4.5★ from 2 reviews
French Music
35 reviews
#1
Pomme
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
L'Impératrice
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Stereolab
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Band Recommendations
2 reviews
#1
Her's
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Honeyvolt
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/indie
#1
New Release
: "Can’t recommend this enough!"
67 posts
#2
I Made This
: "Dance (demo)"
36 posts
#3
Other
: "Are you creating 100% human made music with no ai assistance whatsoever? We want to broadcast YOU!"
17 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Where should I go to find indie artists to share their music?"
16 posts
#5
Youtube
: "Tack"
15 posts
#6
Promo
: "checkout our ep :)"
14 posts
#7
News
: "Modest Mouse sidelines guitarist after allegations involving teen fan"
9 posts
#8
Playlist
: "Starting my foray into Spotify playlist curation. Indie artists, pls send me your best song I'm tryna discover u !!"
6 posts
#9
New Video Release
: "PROTOHIVE - Gravity (Official Music Video)"
6 posts
#10
Spotify
: "I designed a set of 5-hour, mostly-indie playlists spanning two months. There’s 2110 tracks and no song plays more than twice a month. Here’s August 8th, and I recommend shuffle if you check it out!"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/indie
Yearly
+14k members(2.0%)
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Last updated: August 15, 2026