{"product_id":"such-great-heights-the-complete-cultural-history-of-the-indie-rock-explosion-hardcover","title":"Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Deville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive history of twenty-first-century indie rock--from Iron \u0026amp; Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent--and how the genre shifted the musical landscape and shaped a generation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe you caught a few exhilarating seconds of \"Teen Age Riot\" on a nearby college radio station while scanning the FM dial in your parents' car. Maybe your friend invited you to a shabby local rock club and you ended up having a religious experience with Neutral Milk Hotel. Perhaps you were scandalized and tantalized upon sneaking Liz Phair's\u003ci\u003e Exile in Guyville\u003c\/i\u003e from an older sibling's CD collection, or you vowed to download every Radiohead song you could find on LimeWire because they were the favorite band of the guy you had a major crush on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever you found your way into indie rock, once you were a listener, it felt like being part of a secret club of people who had discovered something special, something secret, something \u003ci\u003esuperior\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eSuch Great Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, music journalist Chris DeVille brilliantly captures this cultural moment, from the early aughts and the height of indie rock, until the 2010s as streaming upends the industry and changes music forever. DeVille covers the gamut of bands--like Arcade Fire, TV On The Radio, LCD Soundsystem, Haim, Pavement, and Bon Iver--and in the vein of Chuck Klosterman's \u003ci\u003eThe Nineties\u003c\/i\u003e, touches on staggering pop culture moments, like finding your new favorite band on MySpace and the life-changing \u003ci\u003eO.C.\u003c\/i\u003e soundtrack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNerdy, fun, and a time machine for millennials, \u003ci\u003eSuch Great Heights\u003c\/i\u003e is about how subculture becomes pop culture, how capitalism consumes what's \"cool,\" who gets to define what's hip and why, and how an \"underground\" genre shaped our lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRIS DEVILLE \u003c\/b\u003eis the managing editor at \u003ci\u003eStereogum\u003c\/i\u003e, where he has written extensively about the full spectrum of indie music for the last twelve years. In 2014, he launched \u003ci\u003eThe Week In Pop\u003c\/i\u003e, a column exploring mainstream music from an indie fan's perspective, and he has profiled bands like Tame Impala and Run The Jewels. Chris has also been featured in outlets like \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ringer\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Columbus, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 8.45 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337158779245,"sku":"9781250363381","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/SCel55_mXh9781250363381.webp?v=1778926406","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/such-great-heights-the-complete-cultural-history-of-the-indie-rock-explosion-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}