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indie nostalgia by @chrisdeville.bsky.social‬ pre-order SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/such-great-heights-9781250363381/

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Such Great Heights @suchgreatheights.bsky.social · Feb 10

Hey there! This is @chrisdeville.bsky.social, the creator of this account. If you've been enjoying all the clips of old indie music I post here, you will probably enjoy my debut book, which is coming this summer.

'SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS' is available for pre-order now:

Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan

The definitive history of indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shifted the ...

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Michael Burns @michaelburns.bsky.social · 18h

full convo with @chrisdeville.bsky.social from last week about his book, Such Great Heights.

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Why Was 2000's Indie Rock So Good?

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d

Was very glad to talk to @fantano.bsky.social about indie rock and my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS

THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT INDIE ROCK TF ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT??

YouTube video by fantano

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 2d

In the Such Great Heights newsletter, I wrote about my friend Kyle Sowash, one of those essential characters who keep a local music scene going, and his great band the Kyle Sowashes, who personify indie rock to me

The Kyle Sowashes Are Indie Rock Personified

The latest B-side from my book Such Great Heights is a tribute to a friendly fixture of my local music scene

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 8d

Chicago! I’ll be at @gmantavern.com tonight discussing indie rock and my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS with @jackriedy.com. The book will be on sale too! 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. chat.

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 13d

For @aoffitzer.bsky.social's newsletter Hear Hear, I made a playlist of great 2020s songs from indie artists who popped off in the 2000s

Playlists for Peak Fall 2025 🍂

+ mixes from Chris DeVille // Rex Orange County // Grace Spelman // Lindsay Zoladz

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 17d

I had the privilege of talking indie rock and hawking my book with one of the funniest people/most genuine music fans around, @scottaukerman.bsky.social

Scott Aukerman @scottaukerman.bsky.social · 17d

New CBBFM ep with @stereogum.bsky.social writer @chrisdeville.bsky.social

Author of “Such Great Heights”

Available exclusively at @cbbworld.bsky.social

The book “Such Great Heights” by Chris DeVille

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 21d

Doing an r/indieheads AMA today tied to the release of my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion.

Tap in here at 3 p.m. ET: www.reddit.com/r/indieheads...

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 25d

Excited and honored to be the guest on today's @soundopinions.bsky.social discussing my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS and 21st century indie rock with living legends
@gregkot.bsky.social and @jimderogatis.bsky.social.

Check it out at the link / wherever you get your pods: www.soundopinions.org/show/1034

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Adit RS @aditrs.bsky.social · Sep 12

The copy of Such Great Heights by Chris DeVille (@suchgreatheights.bsky.social) gifted by my wife arrived today and I couldn't be happier! Even when it calls out the pretentiousness of my teenage years with quantum precision.

Highly recommend the read if indie rock ever meant anything to you.

Excerpt from Chris DeVille's indie rock history "Such Great Heights".

"For me, indie wasn't about DIY ethics, avant-garde disruption, or any kind of radical worldview. It was about albums I could spin incessantly and organise into lists in place of a personality, songs I could burn onto mix CDs for my friends and family to show off my good taste, and bands that doubled as a secret handshake with people cooler than me. As someone with average-or-worse charisma, looks, and athletic ability, who never had much to brag about besides my grades, I bought into the snobbery that often seemed inextricable from indie-rock fandom. 'Hipster' was an aspirational status for me, albeit one I always felt too sheepish and basic to fully achieve."

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 28d

Louisville! Tonight I'll be at @carmichaels.bsky.social (Frankfort Ave. location) discussing indie rock and my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS with the good folks from @guestroomrecordsky.bsky.social. Getting started at 7 p.m. Come through! www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/chris-...

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Sep 8

Here is the soundtrack for Chapter 8 from SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS. The chapter is called "Fake Empire." It's about when the fancier side of indie (think: anyone on the Dark Was The Night comp) was embraced within the halls of power, then replaced by more radio-friendly imitations.

Chapter 8 Soundtrack: Prestige Indie Rock's Moment of Ubiquity

The playlist accompanying my SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS chapter "Fake Empire" sees the fancier side of indie embraced in the halls of power, then replaced by more radio-friendly imitations

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Davis Nguyen @davisnguyentmn.bsky.social · Aug 27

In the middle of the audiobook right now, I'm really enjoying it.

If you're a millennial indie kid, this is your history. Highly recommend.

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · Aug 26

Stereogum managing editor @chrisdeville.bsky.social's debut book 'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History Of The Indie Rock Explosion' is out today

Chris DeVille's Debut Book 'Such Great Heights' Is Out Today

Stereogum's managing editor wrote about how indie rock impacted the the mainstream and the mainstream impacted indie rock in the 21st century.

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm pleased to report that my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion is a USA Today bestseller. Thanks to all who've bought the book and come out to the (very fun) events so far. More to come!

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is today! 6 p.m. See you there, KC people.

Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thanks to @brockwilbur.bsky.social at @thepitch.bsky.social for previewing my appearance this Tuesday 9/2 at the Plaza Branch of @kclibrary.bsky.social! I'll be chatting with Misti Mundae of 90.9 The Bridge about my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion.

Chris DeVille remixes 21st century indie rock's rise with new book, upcoming KC Library event

Courtesy Chris DeVille “Indie rock” as a genre is unfortunately near-universal in its applicability. There’s an idea of what the sound technically reflects, but you can find the wording applied to eve...

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 26

My debut book is OUT TODAY!

'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century.

Buy it and let me know what you think:

Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan

The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...

read.macmillan.com

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Such Great Heights @suchgreatheights.bsky.social · Aug 26

Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion is OUT TODAY!

Author and Stereogum editor @chrisdeville.bsky.social's debut book is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century.

Buy it here:

Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan

The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...

read.macmillan.com

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Such Great Heights @suchgreatheights.bsky.social · Aug 20

'SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is out next week, and author @chrisdeville.bsky.social has announced book events in New York and across the Midwest

The 'Such Great Heights' Book Tour Is About To Commence

Brooklyn, Columbus, Kansas City, Perrysburg, Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Chicago, I'll be seeing you soon. Also: I went on my favorite podcast!

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Such Great Heights @suchgreatheights.bsky.social · Aug 15

They were on the Chapter 2 soundtrack

Chapter 2 Soundtrack: The Indie Kids Learn To Dance

The playlist accompanying SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS's second chapter, "Take Me Out," explores the New Rock Revolution and the rise of dance-punk.

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Such Great Heights @suchgreatheights.bsky.social · Aug 14

The soundtrack for Chapter 6 from @chrisdeville.bsky.social's 'SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS' is live. This chapter covers bloghouse, indie bands going electronic, and the fashion movement now known as "indie sleaze."

Chapter 6 Soundtrack: The Ballad of Bloghouse and Indie Sleaze

The playlist from my Such Great Heights chapter "D.A.N.C.E." explores indie bands dipping into electronics and pre-EDM Hype Machine bombast

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 13

SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS Chapter 6 soundtrack is live. This chapter is called "D.A.N.C.E." It's about bloghouse, indie bands going electronic, and the fashion movement now known as "indie sleaze."

Chapter 6 Soundtrack: The Ballad of Bloghouse and Indie Sleaze

The playlist from my Such Great Heights chapter "D.A.N.C.E." explores indie bands dipping into electronics and pre-EDM Hype Machine bombast

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 11

Happy birthday Ben, thanks for writing "Such Great Heights" so I could use it to title my book about the evolution of 21st century indie rock out Aug. 26 via @stmartinspress.bsky.social

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today is my birthday, and I'm not above leveraging that for book sales. As a gift to me, if you're interested in indie music 2000-2020 (and its gradual metamorphosis into pop), pre-order SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion and recirculate this post.

Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan

The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...

read.macmillan.com

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Sponge @moveablesponge.bsky.social · Jul 27

Listen to Santigold..... DO IT

Such Great Heights @suchgreatheights.bsky.social · Jul 22

Santigold - "L.E.S. Artistes" (2008)

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Hannah Jocelyn @hannahjocelync.bsky.social · Aug 6

I called it Epic Sad Guy Music in my review but I prefer "These Fucking Guys"

Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 5

The new B-side from my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS is about Alex Warren, Benson Boone, and the power of negative polarization (with bonus cameos from the Radiohead bear logo and @titus-andronicus.bsky.social on @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social)

These F&#%ing Guys

The latest B-side from Such Great Heights looks at Alex Warren, Benson Boone, and the power of negative polarization

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The Tisburys / new album out now @tisburys.bandcamp.com · Aug 5

shout out to the episode of @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social on @titusandronicus.bsky.social (that used our song “The Anniversaries” as intro music 😉)

Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 5

These F&#%ing Guys

The latest B-side from Such Great Heights looks at Alex Warren, Benson Boone, and the power of negative polarization

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