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Indie R&B (often overlapping with or adjacent to "alternative R&B") is a strand of contemporary R&B that embraces independent, DIY, and art-pop sensibilities. It blends the vocal intimacy and melodic DNA of classic soul and modern R&B with left-field electronic production, ambient textures, and…

Lo-fi emo is a DIY offshoot of the emo tradition that blends emotionally direct songwriting with the intimate aesthetics of home recording. It favors tape- or laptop-recorded sounds, audible room noise and hiss, simple guitar figures, and hushed, conversational vocals.