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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A Great Big World
A Place To Bury Strangers
ARREIS
Adam Jensen
Alcotomic
All Time Low
Animal Collective
Arrested Youth
Bastille
Bay Ledges
Black Pistol Fire
Bleachers
Call Me Karizma
Cavetown
Circa Waves
Courteeners
Dea Matrona
Del Water Gap
Doves
EMPERORS & ANGELS
Electric Guest
Enter Shikari
FEVER 333
Fall Out Boy
Fitz and The Tantrums
Florence + The Machine
Foo Fighters
Genetics
Ghostshaft
Gus Dapperton
HARBOUR
Hana Lili
Highly Suspect
Hozier
Inhaler
Jake Bugg
Joywave
Jukebox The Ghost
K Enagonio
K.Flay
Lilith Czar
Lordnox
MARINA
Magic City Hippies
Metronomy
Mumford & Sons
Of Monsters and Men
Otherwish
Pale Waves
Panic! At The Disco
Peace
Phantogram
Poppy
Portugal. The Man
Preoccupations
Protect Your Heart
Puddle Of Mudd
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Saint Motel
Sam Fender
Sam Tinnesz
Say Now
Seafret
Seether
Set It Off
Shadows Of Earth
Skapova
Smokin' Cola
Sports Team
St. Lucia
Stolen Gin
Sān-Z
The All-American Rejects
The Amazons
The Antlers
The Band CAMINO
The Cribs
The Flints
The Hayds
The Hunna
The Lonely Ones
The Maccabees
The Neighbourhood
The Settlement
The Subways
The Walters
The Wombats
Tom Grennan
Two Feet
Unlike Pluto
Whyte Fang
YUNGBLUD
Zero 9:36
elijah
flipturn
lovelytheband
nothing,nowhere.
slenderbodies
МашаВольт
Imagine Dragons
Twenty One Pilots
The Neighbourhood
Hozier
Bring Me The Horizon
Måneskin
Chase Atlantic
My Chemical Romance
The Lumineers
The Killers
Foo Fighters
Kings of Leon
The 1975
Florence + The Machine
Glass Animals
The Strokes
Fall Out Boy
Cage The Elephant
Panic! At The Disco
Vance Joy
Foster The People
Weezer
MGMT
Milky Chance
The Black Keys
X Ambassadors
MARINA
Mumford & Sons
YUNGBLUD
Bastille
WALK THE MOON
alt-J
Sam Fender
Incubus
Snow Patrol
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Phantogram
Nate Ruess
Queens of the Stone Age
Beach Weather
Thirty Seconds To Mars
The Walters
Jimmy Eat World
Seether
Franz Ferdinand
All Time Low
The Temper Trap
Portugal. The Man
Of Monsters and Men
Hollywood Undead
Kodaline
The All-American Rejects
Young the Giant
Nothing But Thieves
BØRNS
Phoenix
Cavetown
Two Feet
Capital Cities
Set It Off
The National
Poppy
Bleachers
Neon Trees
Vampire Weekend
Good Charlotte
grandson
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Metronomy
Jet
American Authors
Arcade Fire
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Fleet Foxes
GROUPLOVE
Royal Blood
Seafret
The Head And The Heart
Fitz and The Tantrums
Puddle Of Mudd
Saint Motel
Sam Tinnesz
The War On Drugs
Rain City Drive
Interpol
K.Flay
Tom Grennan
Foals
Peter Bjorn and John
Death Cab for Cutie
Misellia
Bishop Briggs
The Wombats
AWOLNATION
Bloc Party
The Fratellis
Del Water Gap
Hippo Campus
Band of Horses
Cold War Kids