Modern Rock

Modern rock is a genre characterized by its eclectic blend of alternative, indie, and punk influences, marked by driving rhythms, guitar-driven melodies, and often, anthemic choruses. Emerging in the 1990s and peaking in popularity in the 2000s, modern rock drew from the angst and introspection of grunge, the catchiness of pop-punk, and the atmospheric soundscapes of indie rock. This genre's cultural significance lies in its ability to speak to a generation's disillusionment and emotional intensity, with lyrics often tackling themes of social disconnection, personal struggle, and existential crisis. Distinct from classic rock and heavy metal, modern rock's sound is notable for its incorporation of electronic elements, atmospheric textures, and a focus on vocal hooks and songcraft. Its diversity has led to sub-genres like indie-rock and pop-punk, while its influence can be seen in contemporary genres like emo and post-hardcore.

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Idols (Complete)
Album - 19 Tracks - Released February 20, 2026

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3OH!3
A Place To Bury Strangers
A.V.G
AJR
ANTINOVA
AWOLNATION
Alex The Band
Alisxn Gray
Alive In Stone
Amber Run
Arctic Monkeys
Bad Situation
Beck
Bleachers
Breathe Me In
Broken Social Scene
Bush
Call Me Karizma
Colony House
Cut Copy
DON BROCO
Ellise
Foo Fighters
For The More
Franz Ferdinand
Genetics
HALVES
Hot for Crime
Jack West
Jamie T
Joe P
K Enagonio
Kane
Kasabian
Lyndhurst
MISSIO
Manchester Orchestra
Melanie Martinez
Metric
Motionless In White
Mumford & Sons
Our Last Night
Panic! At The Disco
Papa Roach
Penthouse
Poppy
Portugal. The Man
Protect Your Heart
Puddle Of Mudd
Pulp
ROYALS
Red Leather
Reverend And The Makers
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Sam Tinnesz
Scouting For Girls
Seether
Shadows Of Earth
Shinedown
Silversun Pickups
Slanks
Spoon
Sān-Z
THE HARA
The Academic
The Black Keys
The Cab
The Flints
The Happy Fits
The Hayds
The Head And The Heart
The Horrors
The Kooks
The Lonely Ones
The Lovepools
The Maine
The Mowgli's
The Neighbourhood
The New Pornographers
The Settlement
The Snuts
The Temper Trap
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Tigercub
Twenty One Pilots
Two Feet
Ty Segall
Unlike Pluto
VZS
WICKED
WOODS
Waterparks
Watsky
Wild Party
Wolf Parade
YUNGBLUD
Young the Giant
alt-J
flipturn
礼賛
Imagine Dragons
Arctic Monkeys
Twenty One Pilots
The Neighbourhood
Hozier
Melanie Martinez
The Lumineers
The Killers
My Chemical Romance
Chase Atlantic
Foo Fighters
Måneskin
The 1975
The Strokes
Fall Out Boy
Glass Animals
Florence + The Machine
Kings of Leon
Cage The Elephant
Vance Joy
Weezer
Panic! At The Disco
MGMT
Papa Roach
Milky Chance
blackbear
Mumford & Sons
Motionless In White
X Ambassadors
MARINA
Shinedown
WALK THE MOON
Foster The People
Incubus
Bastille
YUNGBLUD
Sam Fender
The Black Keys
Beach Weather
Snow Patrol
alt-J
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Queens of the Stone Age
Nate Ruess
The Temper Trap
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Phantogram
The Walters
Jimmy Eat World
Seether
All Time Low
Franz Ferdinand
AJR
The Kooks
Hollywood Undead
Kodaline
Of Monsters and Men
Portugal. The Man
Mt. Joy
Two Door Cinema Club
Cavetown
The All-American Rejects
Beck
Phoenix
BØRNS
Nothing But Thieves
Two Feet
Neck Deep
Andy Grammer
Bleachers
The National
Capital Cities
Young the Giant
Neon Trees
Vampire Weekend
Poppy
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Arcade Fire
Metric
Jet
Metronomy
Royal Blood
Set It Off
GROUPLOVE
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
The Home Team
Fitz and The Tantrums
Seafret
The Head And The Heart
grandson
Kasabian
The War On Drugs
Manchester Orchestra
Saint Motel
Bush
Rain City Drive
Sam Tinnesz
Tom Grennan
Puddle Of Mudd