Genre

Art Rock

Art Rock on LoudQuietLoud: about 100 artists, including Camel, Geordie Greep and Life Without Buildings. It runs alongside symphonic rock, symphonic prog and glam rock.

Radiohead

rock · alternative · alternative rock

Album art: David Bowie, Hunky Dory

David Bowie

glam rock · rock · classic rock

Pink Floyd

progressive rock · psychedelic rock · classic rock

Arcade Fire

indie rock · indie · alternative

Lou Reed

rock · classic rock · singer-songwriter

Genesis

progressive rock · classic rock · rock

Peter Gabriel

progressive rock · rock · singer-songwriter

Album art: Brian Eno, Another Green World

Brian Eno

ambient · experimental · electronic

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

post-punk · rock · alternative

King Crimson

progressive rock · experimental · classic rock

Cover of Avalon by Roxy Music

Roxy Music

glam rock · new wave · rock

The Moody Blues

progressive rock · classic rock · rock

Nico

folk · experimental · female vocalists

Cover of In the Hot Seat by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

progressive rock · classic rock · symphonic rock

Black Country, New Road

post-punk · post-rock · crank wave

Bryan Ferry

glam rock · new wave · 80s

Xiu Xiu

experimental · electronic · indie

David Byrne

new wave · alternative · singer-songwriter

Deerhoof

experimental · noise rock · indie rock

Sparks

new wave · glam rock · pop

Geese

post-punk · indie rock · art punk

Camel

progressive rock · classic rock · art rock

John Cale

experimental · singer-songwriter · avant-garde

Art Brut

indie rock · indie · british

Lomelda

folk · singer-songwriter · indie folk

Japan

new wave · post-punk · new romantic

dEUS

alternative · alternative rock · rock

These New Puritans

post-punk · indie · new rave

David Sylvian

experimental · ambient · singer-songwriter

The Veils

indie · indie rock · alternative

Anna Calvi

female vocalists · indie · alternative

Geordie Greep

progressive rock · art rock · jazz-rock

Life Without Buildings

post-punk · indie · art rock

Robert Wyatt

progressive rock · singer-songwriter · experimental

Braids

electronic · experimental · indie pop

Maps & Atlases

math rock · experimental · indie

Maruja

post-punk · post-rock · art rock

Tropical Fuck Storm

noise rock · psychedelic rock · punk blues

Renaissance

progressive rock · classic rock · female vocalists

Preoccupations

post-punk · noise rock · art punk

King Missile

alternative · avant-garde · comedy

English Teacher

post-punk · indie rock · crank wave

Racing Mount Pleasant

chamber pop · post-rock · art rock

Cola

post-punk · indie rock · art punk

Guerilla Toss

noise rock · no wave · dance-punk

HMLTD

post-punk · crank wave · glam punk

betcover!!

art rock · alternative rock · progressive rock

Do Nothing

post-punk · crank wave · indie rock

Her New Knife

shoegaze · noise rock · alternative rock

Album art: mary in the junkyard, Role Model Hermit

mary in the junkyard

art rock · indie rock · alternative

The Flower Kings

progressive rock · symphonic prog · swedish

Palm

math rock · hardcore · experimental

Palm

math rock · hardcore · experimental

Crack Cloud

post-punk · crank wave · art punk

IQ

progressive rock · neo-prog · neo progressive

Peter Hammill

progressive rock · art rock · singer-songwriter

Ian Anderson

progressive rock · folk · flute

FFS

indie rock · rock · supergroup

Album art: Sweeping Promises, You Say I Romanticize

Sweeping Promises

post-punk · crank wave · art punk

Cover of Una rosa by Xenia Rubinos

Xenia Rubinos

experimental · art pop · rnb

Honeyglaze

indie rock · crank wave · post-punk

My New Band Believe

art rock · indie rock · experimental

Krill

indie rock · lo-fi · noise rock

Krill

indie rock · lo-fi · noise rock

Album art: Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Cannonball

Man/Woman/Chainsaw

post-punk · indie rock · art rock

Cover of You Heartbreaker, You by Jehnny Beth

Jehnny Beth

post-punk · france · french

Anthony Phillips

progressive rock · folk · british

Horse Vision

indie rock · dream pop · art rock

Country Teasers

post-punk · garage rock · noise rock

Phil Manzanera

progressive rock · rock · guitar

Bill Nelson

new wave · electronic · experimental

Fake Fruit

indie pop · indie rock · post-punk

90 Day Men

math rock · post-rock · indie rock

Lifeguard

noise rock · post-hardcore · experimental rock

FACS

post-punk · experimental · noise rock

Blue Bendy

indie rock · art rock · post-punk

Abraxas

progressive rock · death metal · polish

Robber Robber

indie rock · krautrock · shoegaze

Long Fin Killie

post-rock · indie rock · shoegaze

The Book of Knots

avant-garde · experimental · progressive rock

Modern Woman

indie rock · art rock · folk

Richard Lloyd

new wave · power pop · rock

Ghastly City Sleep

post-rock · shoegaze · ambient

Shrimp Boat

indie rock · male vocalists · chicago

Manishevitz

indie · pop · 3hive

Eddie Jobson

progressive rock · new age · ambient

Cover of Keep Honking I'm About To Fucking Kill Myself by My Wife's An Angel

My Wife's An Angel

noise rock · appalachian no wave · art rock

Cathal Coughlan

irish · angriest man alive · folk

The Happy Family

post-punk · indie pop · new wave

Mick Abrahams

blues rock · blues · progessive rock

Run On

indie rock · indie · avant-garde

Andy Mackay

progressive rock · instrumental · saxophone

Better Corners

experimental · instrumental · noise

Media Giant

indie pop · new wave · post-punk

Black Midi, New Road

post-rock · art rock · rock

Asha Lorenz

ambient · alternative rock · post-grunge

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Art Rock artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Role Model Hermit mary in the junkyard KEXP, KRCL, WXPN · 5 days on chart	KEXP, KRCL, WXPN	5	21 spins
2	Another Green World Brian Eno The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	The Current, WXPN	1	3 spins

Press

Recently reviewed

LatestPitchforkAug 17, 2026

Cannonball (opens in new tab)

The debut album from the UK sextet artfully weaves post-punk experimentation with promising strides toward open-hearted pop songwriting.

Shop Man/Woman/Chainsaw

PitchforkAug 14, 2026
You Say I Romanticize (opens in new tab)
On its third album, the Kansas-by-way-of-Boston duo adds a growly, gritty new density to its airtight art-punk songs.
Shop Sweeping Promises

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