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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Album - 13 Tracks - Released September 12, 2025

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ALESTI
AWOLNATION
Alchemize
Alcotomic
Alisxn Gray
All Time Low
American Authors
Ashes To Amber
BLIND8
Bad Suns
Bastille
Biffy Clyro
Blame My Youth
Bring Me The Horizon
Capital Cities
Charetta
Commonweather
Cory Marks
Declaration
Electric Hearts
Empire Fall
Eternal Raijin
Faded Dollars
Faker
Fall Out Boy
Fig Tape
Fitz and The Tantrums
Fleet Foxes
Florence + The Machine
Gavin McLeod
Glass Animals
Good Charlotte
Gorillaz
Green Day
HALVES
HUSHMONEY
Jake Bugg
Kane
Kings of Leon
LAGnaf
LandBreaker
Last Grasp
Luzeri
MONA
Messer
Misce!
New Medicine
Nightsweat
Of Monsters and Men
Platinum Moon
Polyana
ROYALS
Rain City Drive
Red Leather
Relentless Pursuit
Rival
Say Now
Shadows Of Earth
Shell of Me
Slanks
Sleep Theory
Smallpools
Smash Into Pieces
So Damn Easy
Solence
Southland
Spoon
Stolen Gin
Street Symphony
Subspace
Summit One
Sān-Z
THE 9TEEN
Teeam Revolver
The Black Keys
The Broken View
The Flints
The Hives
The Killers
The NGHBRS
The Temper Trap
The Valla
The Wombats
Tidal Volume
Toledo
Twenty One Pilots
Vance Joy
WARGASM (UK)
We Are Scientists
White Lies
Wolf Alice
X Ambassadors
YUNGBLUD
Yehan Jehan
Young the Giant
alt-J
grandson
sadHAPPY
shame
Imagine Dragons
Hozier
Twenty One Pilots
The Neighbourhood
Green Day
Gorillaz
Bring Me The Horizon
Fall Out Boy
Måneskin
The Killers
The Lumineers
Paramore
My Chemical Romance
Kings of Leon
Florence + The Machine
Foo Fighters
The 1975
The Strokes
Glass Animals
Cage The Elephant
Vance Joy
Weezer
MGMT
Foster The People
Bastille
Milky Chance
The Black Keys
Sam Fender
X Ambassadors
Mumford & Sons
YUNGBLUD
WALK THE MOON
Incubus
alt-J
All Time Low
Two Feet
Queens of the Stone Age
Nate Ruess
Snow Patrol
Beach Weather
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Fitz and The Tantrums
The Temper Trap
Bleachers
Jimmy Eat World
Kodaline
Hollywood Undead
Of Monsters and Men
Portugal. The Man
Young the Giant
Nothing But Thieves
BØRNS
Phoenix
The National
Vampire Weekend
Capital Cities
Good Charlotte
Neon Trees
grandson
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Jet
American Authors
Arcade Fire
Fleet Foxes
Saint Motel
Royal Blood
GROUPLOVE
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Plain White T's
Rain City Drive
The War On Drugs
Franc Fala
Good Kid
Interpol
Foals
Peter Bjorn and John
The Wombats
Misellia
AWOLNATION
Bloc Party
Death Cab for Cutie
Band of Horses
Smash Into Pieces
Cold War Kids
Hippo Campus
The Fratellis
Carbonne
Opał
The Last Shadow Puppets
Highly Suspect
Wolf Alice
The Hives
Wolfmother
Kane
Jake Bugg
Passion Pit
Spoon
MISSIO
Bad Suns
Joywave