dream pop artists

At a glance

32 published dream pop artists; 164 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (13 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most dream pop artists. United States leads with 11.

• United States 11
• United Kingdom 5
• Ireland 3
• Norway 3
• Australia 2
• Canada 2
• France 1
• Japan 1

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with dream pop. The most shared is indie pop, with 16 artists in both.

• indie pop 16
• alternative rock 12
• indie rock 12
• synth-pop 11
• shoegaze 6
• pop music 5
• trip hop 5
• ambient music 4

Covers from dream pop

164 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Lana Del Rey has the most release groups (323); My Bloody Valentine the longest career (41 years); Troye Sivan the most awards (26).

More dream pop artists

Showing 1–20 of 20 artists

Mazzy Star

United States · Group · 1989–present

dream pop

21.1M listeners · 27 wikis · Tier 1

The Marías

United States · Group · 2016–present

synth-pop, indie pop, dream pop, psychedelic soul

33.4M listeners · 15 wikis · Tier 1

Grimes

Canada · Person · born 1988

contemporary R&B, electronic music, art pop, synth-pop, ambient music, indie pop, electronica, dream pop, experimental music

7.6M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 3

Beach House

United States · Group · 2004–present

ambient music, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, dream pop, shoegaze

17.8M listeners · 27 wikis · Tier 1

Cocteau Twins

United Kingdom · Group · 1979–1997

post-punk, dream pop, gothic rock, ethereal wave, shoegaze

6.4M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 2

Phantogram

United States · Group · 2007–present

indie rock, dream pop, trip hop, shoegaze

12.7M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 1

LANY

United States · Group · 2014–present

pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, indie pop, dream pop

11M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Cafuné

United States · Group · 2014–present

alternative rock, synth-pop, electropop, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop

10.1M listeners · 2 wikis · Tier 3

Kevin Kaarl

Mexico · Person · born 2000

folk music, indie pop, dream pop, indie folk

8.6M listeners · 4 wikis · Tier 3

Dolores O'Riordan

Ireland · Person · born 1971

folk rock, pop rock, alternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock, dream pop, post-grunge, Celtic rock

74 wikis · Tier 2

My Bloody Valentine

Ireland · Group · 1983–present

experimental rock, dream pop, gothic rock, shoegaze, noise pop

38 wikis · Tier 3

Susanne Sundfør

Norway · Person · born 1986

jazz, art pop, synth-pop, dream pop

25 wikis · Tier 3

Blonde Redhead

United States · Group · 1993–present

experimental rock, alternative rock, indie rock, dream pop, trip hop, noise rock, no wave

23 wikis · Tier 3

Elizabeth Fraser

United Kingdom · Person · born 1963

ambient music, dream pop, trip hop, ethereal wave

17 wikis · Tier 3

Boy Pablo

Group · 2015–present

indie pop, dream pop

16 wikis · Tier 3

Kevin Abstract

United States · Person · born 1996

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, alternative rock, pop rap, alternative R&B, dream pop

15 wikis · Tier 3

Dan Snaith

Canada · Person · born 1978

psychedelic rock, electronic music, electronic dance music, psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia, electronica, dream pop, folktronica, intelligent dance music, deep house, shoegaze, noise pop

15 wikis · Tier 3

Bel Canto

Norway · Group · 1985–present

dream pop

13 wikis · Tier 3

Wisp

United States · Person · born 2004

dream pop, shoegaze, nu gaze

8 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Flipper's Guitar

Japan · Group · 1989–1991

alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop, Shibuya-kei, neo-acoustic

4 wikis · Tier 3