Music We Like (Mostly): Alternative, Indie, Underground

Whatever that means.
These publications are about music that used to be called "underground," then "progressive", then "alternative rock" then "indie rock" and now it's just called "indie". In most cases, these bands exist in opposition to larger market forces. It's not really a genre so much as a status. But it's also kind of a genre.
Rumors of My Demise: A Memoir

Gallery Books

Rumors of My Demise: A Memoir

$30.00
A Scene In Between USA

Cicada Books

Scene In Between USA

$29.99
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A Scene In Between: Tripping Through The Fashions Of UK Indie Music 1980 - 1988

Cicada Books

Scene In Between: Tripping Through The Fashions Of UK Indie Music 1980 - 1988

$29.99
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Scene Seen: Baltimore Band Portraits 2016–2024⁠

Micah E. Wood

Scene Seen: Baltimore Band Portraits 2016–2024⁠

$55.00
Sing Backwards And Weep (paperback)

Hachette

Sing Backwards And Weep: A Memoir

$19.99
Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles

Reaktion Books

Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles

$19.95
Sonic Life: A Memoir

Vintage Books

Sonic Life: A Memoir

$20.00
Spaceships Over Glasgow (paperback)

White Rabbit

Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai and Misspent Youth

$19.99
The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town

Macmillan

Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town

$24.99
A Strange Celestial Road

Blank Forms Editions

Strange Celestial Road: My Time in the Sun Ra Arkestra

$29.95
Sub Pop USA: The Subterranean Pop Music Anthology, 1980–1988

Bazillion Points

Sub Pop USA: The Subterranean Pop Music Anthology, 1980–1988

$34.95
Substance: Inside New Order (paperback)

Dey Street Books

Substance: Inside New Order

$19.99