[havblue]

I volunteered to DJ my jazz college radio station back in the day and gave up quickly. The reason being was that my knowledge of the genre was so shallow that I didn't know where to start, especially when it came to putting music on for a dedicated radio program.

So I kind of wonder about that when listening to indie music. Maybe there isn't a goal of getting a comprehensive view on a genre, simply enjoying music that's not overproduced and the same thing you hear all the time? I suppose that's what I get hung up on: that when I listen to music I think I have a goal of understanding a genre from the top down.

This isn't a criticism of course. The likely response is that I should just listen and "enjoy the music" without expectations of gaining a deep knowledge of the craft. It's still something I struggle to wrap my head around though.