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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AJR
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American Authors
Amongst Liars
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BRK
Barns Courtney
Bay Ledges
Beck
Black Veil Brides
Bleachers
Blossoms
Broken Social Scene
Call Me Karizma
Courteeners
Crosslane
DON BROCO
Dea Matrona
Defects
Eagles Of Death Metal
Ellise
Enter Shikari
Escape the Fate
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Friday Pilots Club
Fruit Bats
Future Islands
Genetics
Golden Everything
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Highly Suspect
Houndmouth
INOHA
Iceage
Jack White
Joe P
K.Flay
Kasabian
King No-One
Kodaline
Lord Velour
MISSIO
Melanie Martinez
Metric
Metronomy
Modest Mouse
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Muse
Otherwish
Our Last Night
Pavement
Penthouse
Portugal. The Man
Pulp
ROYALS
SOULCARE
Sam Tinnesz
Scouting For Girls
Sea Girls
Seafret
Seether
Shinedown
Sleeping With Sirens
Stopthis
Sān-Z
The All-American Rejects
The Antlers
The Band CAMINO
The Broken View
The Cab
The Cribs
The Flaming Lips
The Hayds
The Horrors
The Jaws of Brooklyn
The Last Morrell
The Maine
The New Pornographers
The Revivalists
The Rift
The Snuts
The Strokes
The Temper Trap
The Walters
The White Flames
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Tigercub
Unlike Pluto
Victory
Waterparks
We Are Scientists
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Young the Giant
Zero 9:36
blackbear
lovelytheband
Imagine Dragons
Arctic Monkeys
Twenty One Pilots
The Neighbourhood
Hozier
Melanie Martinez
Chase Atlantic
The Lumineers
My Chemical Romance
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Måneskin
Florence + The Machine
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Glass Animals
The 1975
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Cage The Elephant
Weezer
Vance Joy
Muse
MGMT
Panic! At The Disco
Papa Roach
blackbear
Mumford & Sons
Motionless In White
X Ambassadors
MARINA
Shinedown
Incubus
Foster The People
Bastille
YUNGBLUD
WALK THE MOON
Sam Fender
The Temper Trap
Queens of the Stone Age
The Black Keys
Phantogram
Beach Weather
alt-J
Milky Chance
Nate Ruess
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Snow Patrol
Franz Ferdinand
AJR
All Time Low
The Kooks
Jimmy Eat World
The Walters
Seether
Two Door Cinema Club
Portugal. The Man
Mt. Joy
Of Monsters and Men
Hollywood Undead
Cavetown
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Nothing But Thieves
Two Feet
Beck
The All-American Rejects
Kodaline
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Young the Giant
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Andy Grammer
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Catfish and the Bottlemen
Jet
Sleeping With Sirens
Metric
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Set It Off
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Fitz and The Tantrums
The Home Team
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Tom Grennan
Rain City Drive
Kasabian
Puddle Of Mudd
K.Flay
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