indie rock artists

313 published indie rock artists, led by Lana Del Rey, Oasis and Arctic Monkeys. The list below shows the 120 most famous.

At a glance

313 published indie rock artists; 1,361 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists36 tier 1 · 15 tier 2 · 262 tier 3: 313
Release groups: 10,221
Studio albums: 1,436
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 1,361
Timeline events: 2,622
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 1.2B
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded: 115M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 21.8 years
Full biographies: 242
Biography words: 644,124

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (113 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1970s	1
1980s	15
1990s	71
2000s	113
2010s	46
2020s	2

65 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most indie rock artists. United Kingdom leads with 89.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with indie rock. The most shared is alternative rock, with 71 artists in both.

Covers from indie rock

1,361 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Demos
Lana Del Rey · 2023
Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Lana Del Rey · 2023
Non-Album Demos
Lana Del Rey · 2023
Blue Banisters
Lana Del Rey · 2021
Blue Banisters Demos
Lana Del Rey · 2021
Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Lana Del Rey · 2021
Studio 365 Sessions
Lana Del Rey · 2021
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Lana Del Rey · 2020
Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Lana Del Rey · 2019
Lust for Life
Lana Del Rey · 2017
Lust for Life Demos
Lana Del Rey · 2017
Honeymoon
Lana Del Rey · 2015

Leaders

Oasis has the most release groups (361); Aquarium the longest career (46 years); Feist the most awards (24).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Oasis	361
Lana Del Rey	323
Beck	266
Morrissey	221
The Smiths	215

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Aquarium	46
Daniel Johnston	44
The Smiths	43
Viktor Tsoi	42
The Jesus and Mary Chain	40

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Feist	24
John Mayer	21
AURORA	15
Arctic Monkeys	14
girl in red	14

Most famous indie rock artists

Lana Del Rey

United States · Person · born 1985

rock music, rhythm and blues, psychedelic pop, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop, baroque pop, trip hop, sadcore, slowcore

66.8M listeners · 159 wikis

Oasis

United Kingdom · Group · 1991–present

rock music, alternative rock, indie rock, Britpop, indie pop, neo-psychedelia

41.9M listeners · 79 wikis

Arctic Monkeys

United Kingdom · Group · 2002–present

psychedelic rock, alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, garage rock

56.5M listeners · 70 wikis

The Cranberries

Ireland · Group · 1989–2003

rock music, folk rock, pop rock, alternative rock, post-punk, new wave, grunge, jangle pop, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop, Celtic rock

40.2M listeners · 72 wikis

Gorillaz

United Kingdom · Group · 1998–present

pop rock, electronic music, hip-hop, alternative rock, art pop, electropop, indie rock, trip hop

37.6M listeners · 59 wikis

Tame Impala

Australia · Group · 2007–present

psychedelic rock, alternative rock, psychedelic pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, dream pop

60.9M listeners · 43 wikis

Florence + the Machine

United Kingdom · Group · 2007–present

art rock, indie rock

26.6M listeners · 59 wikis

The Smiths

United Kingdom · Group · 1984–1987

post-punk, new wave, jangle pop, indie rock

24.7M listeners · 60 wikis

John Mayer

United States · Person · born 1977

rock music, pop music, blues rock, folk rock, soul, country music, blues, pop rock, country rock, folk music, soft rock, alternative rock, blue-eyed soul, indie rock, acoustic music

14.9M listeners · 61 wikis

Hozier

Ireland · Person · born 1990

blues rock, traditional folk music, soul, rhythm and blues, blues, indie rock

40.7M listeners · 46 wikis

Loreen

Sweden · Person · born 1983

pop music, dance-pop, electropop, music of Sweden, trance, indie rock, indie pop, trip hop, Eurodance

8.7M listeners · 77 wikis

Weezer

United States · Group · 1992–present

rock music, alternative rock, indie rock, pop-punk, garage rock, power pop, emo, geek rock, nerd music

22.2M listeners · 53 wikis

More indie rock artists

Showing 1–108 of 108 artists

Djo

United States · Person · born 1992

synth-pop, indie rock, indie pop

32.3M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 1

Blur

United Kingdom · Group · 1988–present

pop rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, indie rock, Britpop, lo-fi music

14.5M listeners · 62 wikis · Tier 1

The Strokes

United States · Group · 1998–present

rock music, new wave, indie rock, post-punk revival, garage rock

17.4M listeners · 56 wikis · Tier 1

Dominic Fike

United States · Person · born 1995

rock music, pop rock, rap rock, alternative rock, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, indie pop

47.2M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 1

WILLOW

United States · Person · born 2000

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, jazz, progressive rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, alternative rock, alternative R&B, indie rock, indie pop, pop-punk, alternative pop, dream pop, neo soul, experimental pop

15.6M listeners · 56 wikis · Tier 1

Franz Ferdinand

United Kingdom · Group · 2002–present

Q3071, indie rock

11.2M listeners · 60 wikis · Tier 2

AURORA

Norway · Person · born 1996

pop music, dance-pop, art pop, synth-pop, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, folktronica, alternative music, alternative dance, dark pop, Nordic folk music

19.3M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 1

Gotye

Belgium · Person · born 1980

rock music, alternative rock, indie rock

19.9M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 1

Mitski

United States · Person · born 1990

folk rock, Q3071, art pop, J-pop, indie rock, folk punk

21.2M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1

Beck

United States · Person · born 1970

soul, alternative rock, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, lo-fi music, psychedelic music, anti-folk

7.6M listeners · 53 wikis · Tier 2

The 1975

United Kingdom · Group · 2002–present

alternative rock, new wave, indie rock, indie pop, power pop

22.3M listeners · 37 wikis · Tier 1

The Cardigans

Sweden · Group · 1992–present

rock music, pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, power pop

15.6M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 1

Birdy

United Kingdom · Person · born 1996

pop music, folk music, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk

11.4M listeners · 52 wikis · Tier 3

Pixies

United States · Group · 1986–present

alternative rock, indie rock

10.5M listeners · 51 wikis · Tier 3

Phoebe Bridgers

United States · Person · born 1994

pop rock, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk

15.6M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1

Sufjan Stevens

United States · Person · born 1975

electronic music, alternative rock, classical music, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, baroque pop, indie folk, chamber pop

15.7M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 1

beabadoobee

Philippines · Person · born 2000

space rock, alternative rock, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, bedroom pop, slacker rock

25.8M listeners · 29 wikis · Tier 1

The Black Keys

United States · Group · 2001–present

blues rock, indie rock, garage rock

8.6M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 2

Imogen Heap

United Kingdom · Person · born 1977

alternative rock, synth-pop, ambient music, indie rock, electronica, dream pop, trip hop, folktronica

20.6M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

Clairo

United States · Person · born 1998

pop music, folk music, soft rock, synth-pop, electropop, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, bedroom pop

20.5M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

United States · Group · 2000–present

indie rock, post-punk revival, garage rock, dance-punk, art punk

12.6M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1

Glass Animals

United Kingdom · Group · 2012–present

psychedelic rock, electronic rock, psychedelic pop, indie rock, alternative pop, indietronica

23.3M listeners · 27 wikis · Tier 1

girl in red

Norway · Person · born 1999

indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, dream pop, bedroom pop

18.8M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 1

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

United Kingdom · Person · born 1979

pop music, disco, folk music, house music, indie rock

8.8M listeners · 49 wikis · Tier 3

Sixpence None the Richer

United States · Group · 1992–present

pop rock, indie rock, Christian alternative rock

19.8M listeners · 28 wikis · Tier 1

Cage the Elephant

United States · Group · 2006–present

psychedelic rock, blues, alternative rock, Q3071, indie rock, garage rock

16.6M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

LP

United States · Person · born 1981

pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop

11.2M listeners · 40 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

Sam Fender

United Kingdom · Person · born 1994

indie rock

18.5M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 1

Portugal. The Man

United States · Group · 2004–present

pop music, indie rock

14.8M listeners · 28 wikis · Tier 1

D4vd

United States · Person · born 2005

pop music, contemporary R&B, indie rock, lo-fi music

15.9M listeners · 26 wikis · Tier 3

Feist

Canada · Person · born 1976

pop music, traditional folk music, pop rock, folk music, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk, anti-folk

8.1M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 3

Walk the Moon

United States · Group · 2006–present

pop rock, dance-rock, new wave, indie rock

14.6M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 1

alt-J

United Kingdom · Group · 2008–present

art rock, indie rock, indie pop, folktronica

8.8M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 3

Two Door Cinema Club

Northern Ireland · Group · 2007–present

electropop, indie rock

9M listeners · 27 wikis · Tier 3

The Temper Trap

Australia · Group · 2005–present

indie rock, indie pop

15.7M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 1

Kodaline

Ireland · Group · 2005–present

alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk

8.4M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 3

Phantogram

United States · Group · 2007–present

indie rock, dream pop, trip hop, shoegaze

12.7M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 1

Patrick Watson

Canada · Person · born 1979

rock music, indie rock

10.6M listeners · 15 wikis · Tier 3

Metric

Canada · Group · 1998–present

indie rock

6.9M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 3

Father John Misty

United States · Person · born 1981

indie rock

9.6M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3

Radwimps

Japan · Group · 2001–present

Q3071, indie rock, emo

7.7M listeners · 19 wikis · Tier 3

Alex G

United States · Person · born 1993

indie rock

9.1M listeners · 15 wikis · Tier 3

Surf Curse

United States · Group

post-punk, surf music, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music

12.1M listeners · 8 wikis · Tier 1

Mother Mother

Canada · Group · 2005–present

indie rock

6.5M listeners · 22 wikis · Tier 3

Her's

Group · 2015–2019

indie rock

9.5M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 3

Peter Bjorn and John

Sweden · Group · 1999–present

psychedelic rock, indie rock, indie pop, neo-psychedelia

6.1M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 3

Cults

United States · Group · 2010–present

indie rock

9.4M listeners · 10 wikis · Tier 3

Toploader

United Kingdom · Group · 1997–present

indie rock

8.4M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 3

Novo Amor

United Kingdom · Person · born 1991

indie rock

9.9M listeners · 4 wikis · Tier 3

Cafuné

United States · Group · 2014–present

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

10.1M listeners · 2 wikis · Tier 3

Wave to Earth

South Korea · Group · 2019–present

indie rock, indie pop, bedroom pop

7.8M listeners · 5 wikis · Tier 3

wifiskeleton

United States · Person · born 2003

indie rock, emo rap, lo-fi music, hyperpop

6.1M listeners · 7 wikis · Tier 3

Ekkstacy

Canada · Person · born 2002

trap music, post-punk, pop rap, new wave, indie rock, punk rap, hyperpop

6.4M listeners · 1 wikis · Tier 3

Viktor Tsoi

Soviet Union · Person · born 1962

rock music, post-punk, Q3071, new wave, indie rock

85 wikis · Tier 2

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

Zemfira

Russia · Person · born 1976

rock music, pop rock, indie rock, Russian rock

63 wikis · Tier 2

Morrissey

United Kingdom · Person · born 1959

alternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock, indie pop

61 wikis · Tier 2

Louis Tomlinson

United Kingdom · Person · born 1991

pop music, pop rock, alternative rock, electropop, indie rock

59 wikis · Tier 3

Jonny Greenwood

United Kingdom · Person · born 1971

electronic music, art rock, alternative rock, indie rock, electronica, intelligent dance music

42 wikis · Tier 3

Arcade Fire

Canada · Group · 2001–present

indie rock, alternative dance, chamber pop

50 wikis · Tier 3

Ed O'Brien

United Kingdom · Person · born 1968

art rock, alternative rock, indie rock, electronica

38 wikis · Tier 3

Elliott Smith

United States · Person · born 1969

indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, indie folk

47 wikis · Tier 2

Damon Albarn

United Kingdom · Person · born 1968

art rock, hip-hop, alternative rock, world music, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, Britpop, dub music, worldbeat

47 wikis · Tier 3

Brandon Flowers

United States · Person · born 1981

alternative rock, indie rock

37 wikis · Tier 3

Josh Klinghoffer

United States · Person · born 1979

alternative rock, indie rock

33 wikis · Tier 3

Neutral Milk Hotel

United States · Group · 1989–1999

psychedelic folk, indie rock, lo-fi music, indie folk

39 wikis · Tier 2

Mogwai

United Kingdom · Group · 1995–present

alternative rock, indie rock, post-rock

39 wikis · Tier 3

L'Arc-en-Ciel

Japan · Group · 1991–present

alternative rock, indie rock

38 wikis · Tier 3

Sigrid

Norway · Person · born 1996

pop music, pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, indie rock

38 wikis · Tier 3

Peter Hook

United Kingdom · Person · born 1956

alternative rock, post-punk, Q3071, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, techno, indie rock

29 wikis · Tier 3

Glen Hansard

Ireland · Person · born 1970

rock music, folk rock, traditional folk music, indie rock, indie pop, indie folk, contemporary folk music

37 wikis · Tier 2

Johnny Marr

United Kingdom · Person · born 1963

alternative rock, jangle pop, indie rock, indie pop, alternative dance

34 wikis · Tier 3

Pete Doherty

United Kingdom · Person · born 1979

indie rock, post-rock

34 wikis · Tier 3

Belle and Sebastian

United Kingdom · Group · 1996–present

indie rock

34 wikis · Tier 3

The Jesus and Mary Chain

United Kingdom · Group · 1983–present

alternative rock, post-punk, indie rock, noise rock, shoegaze, noise pop

34 wikis · Tier 3

Bernard Sumner

United Kingdom · Person · born 1956

rock music, pop music, alternative rock, new wave, indie rock

25 wikis · Tier 3

Jake Bugg

United Kingdom · Person · born 1994

blues rock, folk rock, traditional folk music, blues, country rock, Americana, indie rock, indie folk, British blues

33 wikis · Tier 3

Gustavo Cerati

Argentina · Person · born 1959

pop rock, electronic music, folk music, alternative rock, art pop, indie rock, Britpop, symphonic rock, Argentine rock

33 wikis · Tier 2

Biffy Clyro

United Kingdom · Group · 1995–present

indie rock

31 wikis · Tier 3

Cat Power

United States · Person · born 1972

pop music, alternative rock, indie rock

31 wikis · Tier 3

Daniel Johnston

United States · Person · born 1961

rock music, indie rock, lo-fi music, outsider music, avant-pop

30 wikis · Tier 2

Charlotte Church

United Kingdom · Person · born 1986

pop music, alternative rock, classical music, operatic pop, indie rock, indie pop, Celtic music

30 wikis · Tier 3

Tegan and Sara

Canada · Group · 1995–present

indie rock, indie pop

29 wikis · Tier 3

Gillian Gilbert

United Kingdom · Person · born 1961

rock music, alternative rock, post-punk, synth-pop, new wave, indie rock, alternative dance

19 wikis · Tier 3

Stephen Morris

United Kingdom · Person · born 1957

rock music, alternative rock, post-punk, new wave, indie rock

19 wikis · Tier 3

Aquarium

Russia · Group · 1972–present

rock music, rock and roll, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, art rock, new wave, reggae, jazz fusion, indie rock, neofolk, bard rock

28 wikis · Tier 3

Flight of the Conchords

New Zealand · Group · 1998–present

rock music, folk rock, funk, folk music, hip-hop, alternative rock, new wave, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, acoustic music, comedy rock, comedy film

27 wikis · Tier 3