Rituals on the Bank of a Familiar River

Alternative folk (often overlapping with “indie folk”) blends the songwriting traditions and acoustic instrumentation of folk with the aesthetics, independence, and experimentation of indie/alternative rock.

Alternative is an umbrella term for non-mainstream popular music that grew out of independent and college-radio scenes. It emphasizes artistic autonomy, eclectic influences, and a willingness to subvert commercial formulas.

Indie pop is a melodic, DIY-rooted branch of alternative music that blends the immediacy of pop songwriting with the independence and aesthetics of underground scenes.