Description
1985 – ONE OF THE DEFINITIVE YEARS OF INDIE MUSIC
Designer: Simon Collett (TOUR DESIGN / 45 ORIGINAL)
The year 1985 stands out as a definitive moment in the history of indie music. It was a period of cultural vibrancy and artistic innovation within the alternative music scene. Independent labels and underground artists flourished, challenging mainstream conventions and redefining the landscape of popular music. Bands like The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Cabaret Voltaire, Felt, Cocteau Twins, Primal Scream, The Sisters of Mercy and Sonic Youth were at the forefront of the indie music movement, each contributing their unique sound and aesthetic to the cultural landscape.
FEATURED ARTISTS
1,000 Violins Like One Thousand Violins, 10,000 Maniacs Can’t Ignore The Train, Age Of Chance Motor City, Big Flame All The Irish Must Go To Heaven, Billy Bragg Between The Wars, Bogshed Hand Me Down Father, Cabaret Voltaire I Want You, Chumbawamba Revolution, Cocteau Twins Aikea-Guinea, Conflict Mighty & Superior, Del Amitri Hammering Heart, Echo & The Bunnymen Bring On The Dancing Horses, Felt Primitive Painters, Hüsker Dü Makes No Sense At All, James Hymn From A Village, New Model Army No Rest, New Order Perfect Kiss, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Tupelo, Prefab Sprout Faron Young (Truckin’ Mix), Primal Scream It Happens, Robert Wyatt The Wind Of Change, Siouxsie And The Banshees Cities In Dust, That Petrol Emotion V2, The Cult She Sells Sanctuary, The Cure In Between Days, The Fall Cruiser’s Creek, The Housemartins Flag Day, The Jesus And Mary Chain Never Understand, The Men They Couldn’t Hang Ironmasters, The Pogues Sally MacLennane, The Rose Of Avalanche L.A. Rain, The Shop Assistants All That Ever Mattered, The Sisters Of Mercy Marian, The Smiths The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, The Three Johns Death Of The European, The Triffids Field Of Glass, The Wedding Present Go Out & Get ‘em Boy!, The Woodentop Move Me.