Genre

Indie Rock

Indie Rock on LoudQuietLoud: more than 100 artists, including Pavement, Broken Social Scene and The Raconteurs. It runs alongside neo-psychedelia, art punk and britpop.

Cover of Aghori Mhori Mei by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins

alternative rock · grunge · alternative

Cover of Seven Off the Two by Mac DeMarco

Mac DeMarco

lo-fi · indie · post-punk

Pavement

indie rock · lo-fi · indie

Cover of Remember the Humans by Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene

indie rock · indie · post-rock

Cover of Isn't It Now? by Animal Collective

Animal Collective

experimental · indie · freak folk

Cover of Help Us Stranger by The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs

rock · alternative rock · indie rock

Cover of Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? by Deerhunter

Deerhunter

shoegaze · experimental · psychedelic

Stereolab

electronic · post-rock · indie

Cover of Sequel to the Prequel by Babyshambles

Babyshambles

british · indie · indie rock

Cover of The Moldy Peaches by The Moldy Peaches

The Moldy Peaches

indie · anti-folk · lo-fi

Cover of Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized

Spiritualized

space rock · shoegaze · psychedelic

Real Estate

lo-fi · indie · surf rock

Cover of From the Pyre by The Last Dinner Party

The Last Dinner Party

indie rock · glam rock · baroque pop

Destroyer

indie · indie rock · singer-songwriter

Cover of England Is A Garden Instrumentals by Cornershop

Cornershop

indie · britpop · alternative

Cover of The Apple Drop by Liars

Liars

experimental · post-punk · noise

Cover of 13 by White Denim

White Denim

indie rock · garage rock · indie

Cover of Real Fruit Ice Cream by Lontalius

Lontalius

new zealand · indie · indie pop

Cover of Until You’re Satisfied by YONAKA

YONAKA

rock · indie rock · alternative rock

Cover of The Sonic Age by The Symposium

The Symposium

indie pop · indie · american

Cover of Felt Better Alive by Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty

british · indie · singer-songwriter

Shame

post-punk · crank wave · post-brexit new wave

Cover of Separation From The Animals by Twin Atlantic

Twin Atlantic

alternative rock · rock · scottish

Cover of Golden Years by Tocotronic

Tocotronic

indie · hamburger schule · german

Cover of Star Tiger Star Ariel by Delays

Delays

indie · britpop · indie rock

Wombo

post-punk · indie rock · art punk

Cover of Grab That Gun by The Organ

The Organ

post-punk · indie · female vocalists

Cover of Minus The Magic by Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

indie · singer-songwriter · german

Westerman

singer-songwriter · indie · indie pop

Sneaks

post-punk · crank wave · spoken word

Cover of Smashed Up My Fender by Trudy and the Romance

Trudy and the Romance

garage rock · indie rock · all

Cover of Enemies Like This by Radio 4

Radio 4

post-punk · indie rock · dance-punk

Cover of Switched‐On Seeker by Mikal Cronin

Mikal Cronin

garage rock · lo-fi · indie

Cover of SWORN by The Mary Onettes

The Mary Onettes

swedish · post-punk · indie

Afghan Whigs

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Cover of Strange Life by Howling Bells

Howling Bells

indie · female vocalists · indie rock

Cover of BAND AGE by Sophia

Sophia

martial industrial · dark ambient · singer-songwriter

Cover of Excuseer meneer by Peggy

Peggy

zouk · indie · pop

Guards

lo-fi · indie · indie pop

Cover of Ken & Drew's Lost Cassette Covers by Hazel

Hazel

grunge · portland · alternative rock

Bodega

post-punk · crank wave · indie rock

Cover of Talking Machine by The Wytches

The Wytches

psychedelic rock · psychedelic · indie rock

Habibi

garage rock · lo-fi · female vocalists

Froth

garage rock · psychedelic rock · shoegaze

Cover of Rajan by Night Beats

Night Beats

garage rock · psychedelic rock · psychedelic

Cover of Middle Spoon by Cheekface

Cheekface

indie rock · post-punk · power pop

Goon

ska · breakbeat · electronic

American Music Club

indie rock · alt-country · slowcore

Cover of The Cradle by Colour Revolt

Colour Revolt

indie · indie rock · experimental

Cover of La Caverne by Malajube

Malajube

canadian · indie rock · indie

Cover of Strange Dance by Philip Selway

Philip Selway

singer-songwriter · indie · folk

Cover of There Is a Way by Dananananaykroyd

Dananananaykroyd

indie rock · post-hardcore · indie

Matt Johnson

post-punk · alternative · funk

Greg Freeman

indie rock · alt-country · americana

Cover of Inherit by Free Kitten

Free Kitten

noise · riot grrrl · post-punk

The Amazing

psychedelic folk · folk · swedish

Cover of Heaven by Dilly Dally

Dilly Dally

garage rock · grunge · indie

Future of the Left

noise rock · alternative rock · punk

Imperial Teen

indie · indie rock · indie pop

Cover of HLLLYH by The Mae Shi

The Mae Shi

experimental · noise rock · indie

Cover of Live at Dead Lake by Hot Club de Paris

Hot Club de Paris

indie · british · indie rock

Cover of Make It Up by Feet

Feet

indie · folk · silesia

Cover of Everyday I Said a Prayer for Kathy and Made a One Inch Square by Wheat

Wheat

indie · indie rock · alternative

Cover of II by Blackmail

Blackmail

german · indie · alternative

Cover of Blown by TTSSFU

TTSSFU

shoegaze · indie · dream pop

Cover of Point the Flashlight and Walk by Told Slant

Told Slant

emo · indie rock · lo-fi

Cover of Turn the Lights Out by The Ponys

The Ponys

indie rock · garage rock · indie

Stuck

post-punk · noise rock · crank wave

The Czars

indie · indie pop · indie rock

Chalk

post-punk · noise rock · industrial rock

Krill

indie rock · lo-fi · noise rock

Sharks

punk · hardcore · rock

The Kissaway Trail

danish · indie · indie pop

Cover of Floats by Floats

Floats

indie rock · indie pop · shoegaze

Cover of You Heartbreaker, You by Jehnny Beth

Jehnny Beth

post-punk · france · french

Cover of Chroma by Mt. Eddy

Mt. Eddy

indie rock · doo punk · doo-punk

Cover of Welcome to Bobby's Motel by Pottery

Pottery

indie rock · dance-punk · art punk

PINS

ukrainian · alternative metal · alternative

Cover of Party Album by Famous

Famous

post-punk · crank wave · new wave

Cover of Flemish Altruism (Constituent Parts 1993-1996) by A Minor Forest

A Minor Forest

math rock · post-rock · 12

Cover of Buncha Beans by King Kong

King Kong

reggae · dancehall · dub

Cover of The Audition by Moon King

Moon King

dream pop · shoegaze · dream punk

Cover of Debut Album by Sammy

Sammy

lo-fi · indie · indie rock

Cover of Diamond Rugs by Diamond Rugs

Diamond Rugs

garage rock · rock · lo-fi

Cover of Dark Blue by Clearlake

Clearlake

indie rock · indie · british

Cover of Hologram Jams by Jaguar Love

Jaguar Love

experimental · post-hardcore · indie

Cover of We Live in Rented Rooms by East River Pipe

East River Pipe

lo-fi · indie · singer-songwriter

Cover of Denton After Sunset by Teenage Cool Kids

Teenage Cool Kids

indie rock · punk · pop punk

Concrete Knives

french · indie · france

Cover of Take It From the Dead by Acid Dad

Acid Dad

psychedelic rock · garage rock · post-punk

Monade

dream pop · french · indie

Cover of Bin Juice by The Lovely Eggs

The Lovely Eggs

lo-fi · garage rock · british

Cover of Let It All In by Arbouretum

Arbouretum

psychedelic · folk · indie rock

Cover of East Two + 7 by The Sun

The Sun

indie rock · alternative · indie

Cover of Fake Noise From a Box of Toys by The Autumns

The Autumns

shoegaze · indie · dream pop

Cover of No Control by Turbo Fruits

Turbo Fruits

nashville · indie · kickasstic

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Indie Rock artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Remember the Humans Broken Social Scene KRCL, KUTX, The Current · 5 days on chart	KRCL, KUTX, The Current	5	20 spins
2	All Inside Aquarium BODEGA KCRW, KEXP, KUTX · 2 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX	2	7 spins

Press

Recently reviewed

LatestClashSep 3, 2026

Chat Pile – Who Loves The Sun (opens in new tab)

Few new bands have captured the zeitgeist of the 2020s like Chat Pile.

PitchforkAug 26, 2026
Hazel Eyes (opens in new tab)
The pop star’s new album trades aesthetic sleekness for a more organic sound, telling a real-life love story through sophisticated, romantic songs that tap jazz, blues, soul, and Feist.
Shop Hazel
Beats Per MinuteAug 24, 2026
Album Review: The Afghan Whigs – Soft Control (opens in new tab)
“He’s all thin now, and he wears these little tight suits, and he’s got these grandpa reading glasses, like, ‘Hey, I can’t do nothing to nobody no more.
Shop Afghan Whigs
PitchforkAug 3, 2026
Podium (opens in new tab)
On its sixth album and first since viral success, the L.A.
Shop Cheekface

Labels

Labels in this genre

City Slang

Home to Broken Social Scene, White Denim & Radio 4

Rough Trade

Home to Babyshambles, Delays & The Sun

Merge Records

Home to Destroyer, American Music Club & Imperial Teen

Bella Union

Home to White Denim, Howling Bells & The Czars

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