REMEMBER THE mid-noughties, when a rash of indie bands hit the charts and everyone thought Pete Doherty was the height of cool? What a time.
People have been sharing their memories of those years with the Twitter hashtag #indieamnesty – which may or may not have been triggered by former Razorlight singer Johnny Borrell (remember him?) trawling back through the archives in a recent interview with Noisey.
The hashtag is a treasure trove of bad haircuts, misguided fandom, and bands you thought you’d forgotten:
(That’s a young Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys, by the by, before he learned about hair gel.)
Nick Grimshaw’s memory was an undercover humblebrag (we’re on to you, Nick).
But this contribution from Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos, is an automatic win, for sure:
It’s true! There he is!
If you need to see more (and trust us, you do) please peruse the #IndieAmnesty hashtag here. Beautiful.
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