There is a strong sense of unity that materializes from altruism among indie bands and often results in collaborations and joint tours. Indie artists of any particular time often go against the prevailing trends of their time to reinvent or think of something different. A ‘lo-fi’ aesthetic has often been associated with indie, particularly when slick, polished recordings were the preserve of the commercial music industry. This line become blurred in a world where high-quality recordings can be made all the time more easily with inexpensive computer-based recording systems and where commercial production teams often deliberately utilize a “lo-fi” sound.