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3 Indie Sleaze Albums Officially Turning 21 This Year

Indie sleaze would not survive today, but it was gaining a strong foothold in 2005.

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As we’ve discussed, whether you believe indie sleaze was real or not, it clearly existed on a spectrum. At least, the music did. It ranged from jangly indie rock to melancholy acoustic indie to sleazy pop and electroclash to electronic dance music and much more. Overall, indie sleaze was obsessed with a kind of purposeful neglect that resulted in debauchery chic, a hit at clubs that didn’t look too closely at fake IDs.

And if all of that sounds like made-up nonsense, you’re right. But it was also one of those things you just had to be there for. These three albums were staples of the budding indie sleaze aesthetic at the time. But at 21 years old, they now have more options for partying beyond the sketchy club downtown that keeps getting........

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