Genre

Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock on LoudQuietLoud: more than 800 artists, including Radiohead, Nirvana and Nirvana. It runs alongside post-punk revival, post-grunge and britpop.

Album art: Radiohead, In Rainbows

Radiohead

rock · alternative · alternative rock

Nirvana

grunge · rock · alternative rock

Cover of In Utero by Nirvana

Nirvana

grunge · rock · alternative rock

Album art: Green Day, Dookie

Green Day

punk rock · rock · punk

Foo Fighters

rock · alternative rock · grunge

Album art: The Strokes, Reality Awaits

The Strokes

indie rock · indie · rock

Album art: The Cure, The Head on the Door

The Cure

post-punk · new wave · alternative

Album art: Weezer, Weezer (The Gold Album)

Weezer

alternative rock · rock · alternative

The Smiths

post-punk · indie · new wave

The White Stripes

rock · alternative rock · alternative

Album art: Blur, Leisure

Blur

britpop · rock · indie

The Offspring

punk rock · punk · rock

Cover of Aghori Mhori Mei by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins

alternative rock · grunge · alternative

Album art: Pearl Jam, Ten

Pearl Jam

grunge · rock · alternative rock

Album art: R.E.M., New Adventures in Hi‐Fi

R.E.M.

rock · alternative rock · alternative

Pixies

alternative rock · alternative · indie

Album art: Beck, Ride Lonesome

Beck

alternative · indie · singer-songwriter

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

indie · indie rock · female vocalists

Queens of the Stone Age

stoner rock · alternative rock · rock

No Doubt

rock · ska · pop

Nine Inch Nails

industrial · industrial rock · electronic

3 Doors Down

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Alice in Chains

grunge · alternative rock · rock

Modest Mouse

indie rock · indie · alternative

Placebo

alternative rock · alternative · rock

Cover of King Animal by Soundgarden

Soundgarden

grunge · alternative rock · rock

Audioslave

alternative rock · rock · hard rock

Album art: Bloc Party, Anatomy Of A Brief Romance

Bloc Party

indie · indie rock · british

The Black Keys

blues rock · blues · rock

Album art: Talking Heads, Speaking In Tongues

Talking Heads

new wave · post-punk · 80s

Album art: Interpol, Turn On the Bright Lights

Interpol

post-punk · indie rock · indie

Marilyn Manson

industrial · industrial metal · metal

The Shins

indie · indie rock · indie pop

Arcade Fire

indie rock · indie · alternative

Counting Crows

rock · alternative rock · alternative

Album art: Kasabian, Act III

Kasabian

indie · indie rock · british

Metric

indie · indie rock · female vocalists

Kaiser Chiefs

indie · indie rock · britpop

Album art: Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

female vocalists · rock · alternative

Mazzy Star

dream pop · shoegaze · female vocalists

Album art: beabadoobee, Pylon

beabadoobee

indie pop · indie rock · bedroom pop

Jet

rock · alternative rock · alternative

Sonic Youth

experimental · post-punk · alternative

All Time Low

pop punk · powerpop · rock

The National

indie rock · indie · alternative

The Flaming Lips

alternative · indie · indie rock

Band of Horses

indie · indie rock · alternative

bôa

alternative rock · alternative · rock

A Perfect Circle

alternative rock · progressive rock · alternative

Pavement

indie rock · lo-fi · indie

Hole

grunge · female vocalists · alternative rock

PJ Harvey

female vocalists · alternative · singer-songwriter

Crowded House

rock · pop · 80s

Bloodhound Gang

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Godsmack

hard rock · nu metal · metal

Cover of Remember the Humans by Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene

indie rock · indie · post-rock

Spoon

indie rock · indie · alternative

Album art: Peter Bjorn and John, Writer's Block

Peter Bjorn and John

indie · swedish · indie pop

EELS

indie · alternative · indie rock

Wilco

alt-country · indie · indie rock

Editors

indie rock · indie · british

Supergrass

britpop · indie · british

The Used

emo · screamo · alternative

Pulp

britpop · indie · british

Morrissey

indie · british · alternative

Cold War Kids

indie rock · indie · alternative

Klaxons

new rave · indie · electronic

Cover of Help Us Stranger by The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs

rock · alternative rock · indie rock

Bush

grunge · alternative rock · rock

Faith No More

alternative rock · rock · alternative

The Libertines

indie rock · british · indie

311

alternative · alternative rock · reggae

Tori Amos

female vocalists · singer-songwriter · alternative

Brand New

emo · alternative · rock

Yo La Tengo

indie rock · indie · alternative

Alien Ant Farm

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Beach Bunny

indie rock · indie pop · pop rock

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

post-punk · rock · alternative

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

rock · indie rock · alternative rock

Manchester Orchestra

indie rock · indie · alternative

Declan McKenna

indie rock · indie · indie pop

Blonde Redhead

indie · indie rock · alternative

4 Non Blondes

rock · alternative rock · 90s

The Kills

garage rock · indie rock · indie

Primal Scream

rock · electronic · indie

Everclear

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Album art: Ween, 12 Golden Country Greats (Deluxe Edition)

Ween

experimental · alternative · rock

Manic Street Preachers

rock · britpop · alternative rock

The Jesus and Mary Chain

shoegaze · post-punk · alternative

They Might Be Giants

alternative · geek rock · indie

Wolf Alice

indie rock · indie · british

My Morning Jacket

indie rock · indie · alt-country

Elbow

indie · alternative · indie rock

Built to Spill

indie rock · indie · alternative

Album art: Jack White, Frozen Charlotte

Jack White

rock · blues · singer-songwriter

Chris Cornell

grunge · rock · alternative rock

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Alternative Rock artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Frozen Charlotte Jack White KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 27 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	27	225 spins
2	This Mirror Weighs A Ton Interpol KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 23 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	23	127 spins
3	Reality Awaits The Strokes KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 24 days on chart	KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	24	130 spins
4	Ride Lonesome Beck KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 15 days on chart	KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	15	61 spins
5	Romanticize The Dive Metric KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 5 days on chart	KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	5	19 spins
6	New Adventures in Hi‐Fi R.E.M. KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, WXPN	1	4 spins

Press

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Bloc Party – Anatomy Of A Brief Romance (opens in new tab)

Where in the past Bloc Party have dealt in emotional ambiguity, on this seventh effort all metaphors are discarded.

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ClashSep 3, 2026
Kasabian – Act III (opens in new tab)
Six years after finding themselves unexpectedly at a crossroads, Kasabian arrive at their third act with a fresh sense of direction and a renewed appetite for experimentation.
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Beats Per MinuteSep 2, 2026
Album Review: Interpol – This Mirror Weighs A Ton (opens in new tab)
There’s one particular moment from many years ago that I can never quite get out of my head: during a fantastic Berlin show, Interpol‘s frontman Paul Banks introduced the entire band, by name –…
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PitchforkAug 28, 2026
This Mirror Weighs a Ton (opens in new tab)
Working with producer Andrew Wyatt, the band turns in a strong and suitably dour album that nonetheless carries the frustrating tinge of more interesting possibilities.
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PitchforkAug 24, 2026
Weezer (Gold Album) (opens in new tab)
Spurred on by producer Kenneth Blume, Weezer get back in a room together to write rock songs that wallow, reminisce, and, very occasionally, wow.
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PitchforkAug 9, 2026
Mixed Up (opens in new tab)
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible.
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PitchforkAug 1, 2026
12 Golden Country Greats (Deluxe Edition) (opens in new tab)
Time has been good to Dean and Gene’s kidding-not-kidding country pivot, recorded with seasoned Nashville pros, and this triple-disc reissue helps contextualize its joy and incongruity.
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New NoiseJul 29, 2026
Album Review: The Strokes – Reality Awaits (opens in new tab)
The Strokes have never been a band that played by the rules.
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Labels

Labels in this genre

nugs.net

Home to The White Stripes, The Smashing Pumpkins & Pearl Jam

Sub Pop Records

Home to Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins & Soundgarden

Burger Records

Home to Nirvana, Nirvana & Weezer

Caroline Records

Home to The Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo & Hole

Interscope Records

Home to Audioslave, Bush & 4 Non Blondes

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