Most of our interviewees agreed that The Coral is primarily in the indie genre.Indie has origins in alternative rock, post-punk and new wave and will typically include guitar, drums, bass, keyboard and vocals. Indie performers are known to have complete control over their music, but in recent years their popularity has increased due to internet exposure. This applies to The Coral as well, who have publically critisised the more 'mainstream' music acts signed on to major record labels.
Research on the internet suggests that a stereotypical indie fan is a bit of a 'music snob' who wears vintage clothes, although the generalisation of the term 'indie' in music means that this stereotypical image is growing out of date. The way that The Coral present themselves gives them a casual and relaxed look, focusing on their music rather than their image.
Here is a clip of The Coral performing live at Glastonbury:
This supports the idea that The Coral like to dress casually and appear unconcerned about making an impression onstage of the way they look as other performers might. In this screenshot it is obvious they are merely wearing their own everyday clothes, such as jeans, jackets and casual shirts:
This is a good summing up of the genre and I like the video posted at the end but there needs to be some comment on the video. You could take screen shots which show the style of the band and the audience and use it to support some of the points you have made.
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