The thing about the ''old guard'' of early indie is the fact they struggled for so long to reach any sort of success. They are the ''old guard'', and will continue to release music, quality albums that is for sure, but music is generational, with each generation throwing out the old and starting something afresh. But the peculiarity about the sudden generation today is the fact that was highlighted by Brian Eno, the fact that everything is available. You can listen to music created in the 40s, 50s or 60s and everything is at your fingertips, with the current technology, so there is a nostalgic element that people draw on from music, and the lo-fi style is incredibly nostalgic, drawing upon a 70s and 80s style recording process. Ariel Pink even covers distinctive 70s and 80s music.
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