The city's cemetery's humming

Bright Eyes - 'Road To Joy' (I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - 2005)

It’s another visit to 2005…

In the middle of the first decade of the 21st century, was the first time the ability for the sound and culture of indie rock to spread across America with fewer confines to any specific geographical location.

This was a new phenomenon for the North American music scene. Previously, musical movements had been intrinsically tied to specific locales – think of the folk and rock evolution in New York's Greenwich Village in the 60s, the punk, post-punk and hip-hop scenes of the late 70s and early 80s, the grunge movement in Seattle in the 90s, or Southern hip hop around Atlanta. Each city had a distinctive sound, a unique vibe encapsulated by its artists.

However, in the 2000s, this geographic confinement began to dissolve. Technological advancements and the advent of the internet made it easier for bands across the continent to connect, collaborate, and share their music. Thus, the “sound” of indie rock of that era became a patchwork of influences from all corners of North America, not limited to a single city or region.

On the other side of the Atlantic, the music scene has always had a more rapid and homogeneous spread in the UK due to the country's size and the influence of the weekly music press and BBC Radio 1. Scenes could spring up anywhere - from Liverpool to Manchester, Sheffield to Glasgow, and London to the Thames Valley - but their influence was quickly felt nationwide.