LatestPitchforkAug 28, 2026
Wowed Out (opens in new tab)
The My Morning Jacket frontman sounds graceful and unburdened on his latest solo album.
Genre
Indie Folk
Indie Folk on LoudQuietLoud: more than 200 artists, including Phoebe Bridgers, Beirut and Big Thief. It runs alongside contemporary folk, freak folk and folk rock.
Sufjan Stevens
4.1M listenersfolk · indie · singer-songwriter
Bon Iver
3.6M listenersfolk · indie · singer-songwriter
Elliott Smith
3M listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · indie
Iron & Wine
2.8M listenersfolk · indie · singer-songwriter
Fleet Foxes
2.6M listenersfolk · indie · folk rock
Bright Eyes
2.6M listenersindie · folk · singer-songwriter
Neutral Milk Hotel
2.3M listenersfolk · indie · lo-fi
Phoebe Bridgers
2.3M listenerssinger-songwriter · indie folk · folk
Cat Power
2.3M listenersindie · female vocalists · singer-songwriter
Alex G
2.2M listenerslo-fi · singer-songwriter · indie rock
Grizzly Bear
2.1M listenersindie · experimental · folk
The Decemberists
1.9M listenersindie · folk · indie rock
Beirut
1.8M listenersfolk · indie · indie folk
Big Thief
1.7M listenersindie rock · indie folk · folk
Andrew Bird
1.7M listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
Local Natives
1.4M listenersindie · indie rock · folk
Adrianne Lenker
1.4M listenerssinger-songwriter · indie folk · folk
Laura Marling
1.4M listenersfolk · female vocalists · singer-songwriter
City and Colour
1.2M listenersacoustic · indie · singer-songwriter
boygenius
1.2M listenersindie rock · indie folk · indie
The Mountain Goats
1.2M listenersfolk · indie · lo-fi
First Aid Kit
1.1M listenersfolk · swedish · indie
M. Ward
1.1M listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
Sharon Van Etten
1.1M listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie folk
Lucy Dacus
1M listenersindie · indie rock · folk
Alice Phoebe Lou
1M listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · indie pop
James Vincent McMorrow
966K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
Angel Olsen
918K listenersfolk · indie folk · lo-fi
Courtney Barnett
789K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · indie
Okkervil River
788K listenersfolk · indie · indie rock
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
751K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
Blind Pilot
730K listenersfolk · indie · acoustic
Joanna Newsom
725K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists
Mount Eerie
719K listenerslo-fi · folk · experimental
Midlake
674K listenersindie · indie rock · lo-fi
Damien Jurado
672K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
Fruit Bats
667K listenersindie · folk · indie pop
DeVotchKa
664K listenersfolk · gypsy · indie
Julien Baker
643K listenersindie · singer-songwriter · folk
Big Red Machine
637K listenersfolktronica · indie rock · folk
Mojave 3
630K listenersdream pop · shoegaze · folk
Whitney
609K listenersindie rock · indie · indie pop
Smog
553K listenerslo-fi · singer-songwriter · folk
Songs: Ohia
552K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · alt-country
Fionn Regan
542K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · acoustic
Horse Feathers
531K listenersfolk · indie · folk rock
Lomelda
525K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie folk
Vetiver
521K listenersfolk · indie · freak folk
Yoke Lore
513K listenersindie pop · indie · indie folk
Lissie
502K listenerssinger-songwriter · female vocalists · folk
Marika Hackman
498K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · british
S. Carey
489K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
Laura Veirs
486K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · female vocalists
Waxahatchee
484K listenerssinger-songwriter · indie · female vocalists
Lisa Hannigan
480K listenersfolk · female vocalists · singer-songwriter
Alela Diane
456K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists
Kevin Morby
451K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · lo-fi
Bowerbirds
439K listenersfolk · indie folk · indie
Deer Tick
436K listenersfolk · alt-country · indie
Conor Oberst
431K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · indie
Cameron Winter
427K listenerssinger-songwriter · chamber folk · indie folk
Dawes
424K listenersfolk · indie · folk rock
Department of Eagles
424K listenersindie · experimental · folk
Andy Shauf
406K listenersfolk · indie folk · indie
Woods
400K listenersfolk · lo-fi · freak folk
Caroline Rose
400K listenersfolk · indie · indie pop
Flower Face
400K listenersdream pop · indie · folk
MJ Lenderman
391K listenersalt-country · indie rock · slowcore
Shearwater
377K listenersfolk · indie · indie rock
Owen
370K listenersindie · acoustic · singer-songwriter
Aldous Harding
363K listenersfolk · new zealand · singer-songwriter
Chad VanGaalen
361K listenerssinger-songwriter · indie · canadian
Michael Nau
357K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
Tunng
350K listenersfolk · folktronica · electronic
Fenne Lily
327K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists
Akron/Family
326K listenersfolk · experimental · freak folk
Field Medic
320K listenersindie folk · lo-fi · indie
A.A. Bondy
309K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · alt-country
Kevin Devine
294K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · indie
Jim James
274K listenersfolk · indie · dream pop
John Grant
264K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · indie
Hop Along
257K listenersindie · indie rock · folk
Lady Lamb
254K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie folk
Tall Heights
253K listenersfolk · acoustic · american
Califone
249K listenersfolk · experimental · indie rock
Julie Byrne
242K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie folk
The Cave Singers
241K listenersfolk · indie folk · americana
Hand Habits
241K listenersfolk · indie · indie folk
Two Gallants
230K listenersfolk · indie · indie rock
The Weather Station
224K listenersfolk · canadian · singer-songwriter
Leif Vollebekk
224K listenersfolk · canadian · singer-songwriter
Basia Bulat
219K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · canadian
Joanne Robertson
215K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists
Bad Books
210K listenersindie · folk · indie rock
Helena Deland
210K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · canadian
Jessica Lea Mayfield
208K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists
Radio
On public radio, last 30 days
Last 30 days · via public radio playlists
| Rank | Album | Stations | Days on chart | Spins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN | 30 | 288 spins |
| 2 | | KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN | 28 | 136 spins |
| 3 |  | KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN | 8 | 25 spins |
| 4 |  | KCRW, KRCL, KUTX, The Current | 24 | 132 spins |
| 5 |  | KEXP, KUTX, WXPN | 7 | 27 spins |
| 6 |  | KRCL, The Current, WXPN | 1 | 3 spins |
Press
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- PitchforkAug 18, 2026
Temple Songs (opens in new tab)
Made in a backyard studio, the singer-songwriter’s latest record plays like a respite from chaos, filled with lilting melodies and hopeful reflections.
- StereogumAug 14, 2026
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- Beats Per MinuteAug 14, 2026
Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers – Lost Weekend (opens in new tab)
To anyone on the outside, the six years it’s been since Phoebe Bridgers released Punisher have been packed full of everything you could possibly want as a musician building a career.
- PitchforkAug 13, 2026
Lost Weekend (opens in new tab)
For her third solo album, Phoebe Bridgers expands and contracts, capturing experiences that are strange, solitary, and hers alone.
- PitchforkAug 11, 2026
Days (opens in new tab)
Exploring a motley array of grunge-era characters, the latest Mountain Goats album is very polished and very funny, as the band’s performances convey the same nuance and range as John Darnielle’s…
- StereogumMay 5, 2026
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