Indie pop music is a genre or sub genre of alternative music or alternative rock, and is short for the name "Independent music". The word "indie" was used at a time to describe artists on independent labels. Indie pop music is a genre of alternative music along with the other genres such as Brit pop, Grunge, Indie rock, and a few more others. Indie rock is usually closely related to Indie rock, but differs in the fact the Indie pop is more melodic and less abrasive then Indie rock. The instruments usually tied into Indie pop music are vocals, guitar, bass, and the drums. Popular Indie pop artists