I like indie music. A lot  of it is very good.
Yes, I only just realized that it is called indie rock because of their "independent" record labels.
Yes I like that the artists do it all on their own.
I agree. I believe some of the most prominent indie rock labels came out in the 80's.
I think some people do it today but then later get  picked up by a label.
True. In the 2000's many indie rock bands began to see some commercial success.
I think a lot of it sounds the same though. Too much of a folk sound.
term "alternative" lost its original counter-cultural meaning. The term "indie rock" became associated with the bands and genres that remained dedicated to their independent status. By the end of the 1990s, indie rock developed several subgenres and related styles, including lo-fi, noise pop, emo, slowcore, post-rock, and math rock. In the 2000s, changes in the music industry and in music technology enabled a new wave of indie rock bands to achieve mainstream success.
In the early 2000s
As I try to figure out what it is about that record that I react to so strongly – we started recording it like twelve years ago – dissecting all those elements and trying to reverse-engineer what happened, I've learned so much about what I value about songwriting and about performances."
Critical reception.
"We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes" was ranked the 14th greatest indie rock album of all time by Amazon.com. It was ranked 27th on "Pitchfork"s list of "The 50 Best