Indie Rock

Indie rock is a genre characterized by its DIY ethos, lo-fi production, and eclectic blend of musical influences. Emerging in the 1980s, indie rock evolved from post-punk and college radio scenes, emphasizing creative freedom and anti-mainstream sentiments. By the 2000s, indie rock had gained widespread popularity, with a distinctive sound marked by jangly guitars, driving rhythms, and introspective, often poetic lyrics. Vocal styles range from introspective murmurs to anthemic wails, while instrumentation often incorporates keyboards, synthesizers, and found sounds. Indie rock's cultural significance lies in its democratization of music-making, empowering artists to self-produce and distribute their work outside traditional label systems. Drawing from psychedelic, folk, and garage rock traditions, indie rock's genre-bending spirit has influenced a wide range of musical styles, from electronic and hip-hop to mainstream pop. Its offbeat, experimental approach has also fostered a devoted fan base and a thriving festival circuit.

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Albons
Alex The Band
Anika
Artemas
Blackwater Holylight
Box Elder
Canyon Hymn
Cara Calma
Caroline Romano
Carter Vail
Cast
Cheap Tobacco
Christian Janssen
Conor Byrne
Cults
Dana and Alden
Daz Paget
Didier Armeni
Dirt Buyer
EKKSTACY
Ecca Vandal
Endless Taverns
Eric McEntee
Evan Honer
Ford Chupik
Franz Ferdinand
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Geologist
Girls Against Boys
Green Lads
HALVES
Hearts & Hand Grenades
Highway Gloom
Inny
Jamila
Joker Out
Lala Lala
Laura Gabriela
Lee Sparrow
Lennon VanderDoes
Les Votives
Lessons in Crime
Lise Jonsson
Logan Jameison
Luk Cervino
MOBRICI
Madsen
Mannymore
Michelle Blades
Midding
Modern Culture
Moreart
My First Time
Nahko And Medicine For The People
Nation Haven
Neighbor
Nic D
Nomy
Oaks
Only The Poets
P&H
Passion Mango
Paul Noonan
Phix
Phogg
RJ Pasin
Raymond Revel
RelicRhymes
Reverend And The Makers
SOROSORO
Scouting For Girls
Sorry
St. Yuma
Storey Littleton
TRYBE
The Darcys
The Flints
The Gardener & The Tree
The OM
The Snuts
The Takes
Velvet Meadow
Velvet Trip
Wakeys
WhiteCapMusic
Witchz
Xander Ward
almost a.m.
alt!
corook
elijah woods
kristoaf
never easy
phendste
plantoid
sanjay.
sophielarouge
will hyde
АлСми
Немного Нервно
Arctic Monkeys
Olivia Rodrigo
Radiohead
Chappell Roan
Twenty One Pilots
Cigarettes After Sex
Nirvana
Oasis
beabadoobee
Mitski
Hozier
Tame Impala
Hindia
Paramore
Måneskin
Nelly Furtado
Florence + The Machine
Fall Out Boy
wave to earth
Kings of Leon
Pierce The Veil
R.E.M.
Gigi Perez
Brainy
Mon Laferte
MGMT
girl in red
Chris Grey
Artemas
The Black Keys
Ado
Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
Suki Waterhouse
Enjambre
The White Stripes
Mumford & Sons
Wallows
Gotye
Royel Otis
Bastille
Zachi
Sam Fender
yung kai
YUNGBLUD
Foster The People
bôa
Beach Weather
Big Thief
Maggie Rogers
SYML
alt-J
overtonight
Andrés Calamaro
Phantogram
Bakar
Nate Ruess
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Counting Crows
Bernadya
León Larregui
NEFFEX
Eyedress
Mother Mother
Cults
The Kooks
Jimmy Eat World
oskar med k
Khruangbin
Franz Ferdinand
i wanna be a jack-o-lantern
The Walters
Seventeen
A Day To Remember
Santigold
Mt. Joy
Two Door Cinema Club
Tommy Richman
Lucy Dacus
Of Monsters and Men
RJ Pasin
Talking Heads
BOYNEXTDOOR
Paul
Lily Allen
Portugal. The Man
Lotus Juice
Stereophonics
Matt Maltese
Stephen Wilson Jr.
Beck
Phoenix
Good Kid
Livingston
Ramones
Chezile
Father John Misty
Cavetown
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
White Gold
Two Feet