Genre

Riot Grrrl

Riot Grrrl on LoudQuietLoud: more than 100 artists, including Bikini Kill, L7 and Dazey and the Scouts. It runs alongside queercore, grunge and garage punk.

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Hole

grunge · female vocalists · alternative rock

Bikini Kill

riot grrrl · punk · punk rock

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Destroy Boys

garage rock · punk · garage punk

L7

grunge · riot grrrl · punk

The Distillers

punk rock · punk · female vocalists

Dazey and the Scouts

queercore · punk · riot grrrl

Veruca Salt

grunge · alternative · alternative rock

The Slits

post-punk · punk · female vocalists

Bratmobile

riot grrrl · punk · female vocalists

Courtney Love

grunge · female vocalists · rock

Courtney Love

grunge · female vocalists · rock

The Raincoats

post-punk · new wave · female vocalists

Slutever

garage rock · riot grrrl · lo-fi

The Muffs

punk · punk rock · female vocalists

Album art: The Linda Lindas, Gotta Get Out

The Linda Lindas

riot grrrl · punk · punk rock

Babes in Toyland

grunge · riot grrrl · punk

Delta 5

post-punk · new wave · female vocalists

Lois

twee · indie · singer-songwriter

Lois

twee · indie · singer-songwriter

7 Year Bitch

grunge · riot grrrl · punk

Lambrini Girls

riot grrrl · garage punk · punk

Trophy Wife

indie · british · rock

Die Spitz

punk rock · garage punk · riot grrrl

Lunachicks

riot grrrl · punk · punk rock

Au Pairs

post-punk · new wave · female vocalists

Dream Wife

rock · dream pop · indie

Cheap Perfume

punk · punk rock · riot grrrl

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers

punk rock · rock · indie rock

Free Kitten

noise · riot grrrl · post-punk

Priests

post-punk · crank wave · indie rock

Team Dresch

riot grrrl · queercore · punk

Daisy Chainsaw

punk · grunge · female vocalists

Heavens to Betsy

riot grrrl · punk · female vocalists

The Julie Ruin

riot grrrl · punk · punk rock

Skating Polly

punk · punk rock · riot grrrl

The Coathangers

punk · post-punk · riot grrrl

Erase Errata

post-punk · riot grrrl · noise rock

Red Aunts

riot grrrl · punk · punk rock

Dream Nails

riot grrrl · crank wave · post-punk

Le Butcherettes

garage rock · riot grrrl · rock

Surfbort

punk · garage punk · riot grrrl

Mika Miko

punk · riot grrrl · female vocalists

Coach Party

indie rock · power pop · uk

Essential Logic

post-punk · new wave · female vocalists

Petrol Girls

punk · post-hardcore · punk rock

Panic Shack

riot grrrl · post-punk · crank wave

Upchuck

doom punk · punk rock · riot grrrl

Upchuck

doom punk · punk rock · riot grrrl

CHILDBIRTH

punk · punk rock · riot grrrl

Shoplifting

riot grrrl · experimental · seattle

Mhaol

crank wave · post-punk · noise rock

Grandmas House

post-punk · crank wave · riot grrrl

Huggy Bear

riot grrrl · punk · punk rock

HotWax

riot grrrl · post-punk · crank wave

Excuse 17

riot grrrl · punk · queercore

Potty Mouth

punk · riot grrrl · punk rock

Babe Haven

punk · hardcore · queercore

Bangs

riot grrrl · punk rock · punk

The Frumpies

riot grrrl · punk · female vocalists

Shelf Lives

garage punk · riot grrrl · crank wave

Kaia

acoustic · riot grrrl · queer

VENUS GRRRLS

punk rock · grunge · garage rock

The Bags

punk · punk rock · 77 punk

Autoclave

riot grrrl · punk · math rock

Lung Leg

riot grrrl · female vocalists · indie

Julie Ruin

riot grrrl · electronic · female vocalists

Calamity Jane

riot grrrl · grunge · punk

Cadallaca

riot grrrl · indie rock · female vocalists

The Delmonas

garage rock · garage · british

Voodoo Queens

riot grrrl · indie rock · female vocalists

Von Iva

indie rock · female vocalists · indie

eX-Girl

experimental · japanese · j-rock

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Mecca Normal

riot grrrl · indie · indie rock

Control Top

post-punk · punk rock · noise rock

The Casual Dots

riot grrrl · indie rock · female vocalists

Katastrophy Wife

riot grrrl · grunge · female vocalists

QuixOTic

female vocalists · indie · riot grrrl

The Kelley Deal 6000

lo-fi · indie · riot grrrl

Cold Cold Hearts

riot grrrl · punk · female vocalists

Spitboy

hardcore punk · punk · anarcho punk

The Spells

riot grrrl · female vocalists · indie rock

Scarce

grindcore · indie rock · rock

Frightwig

riot grrrl · punk · 80s

Barb Wire Dolls

punk · punk rock · female fronted punk

Nü Sensae

punk · noise rock · hardcore

Longstocking

queercore · riot grrrl · queer

Fifth Column

post-punk · canadian · riot grrrl

Kathleen Hanna

riot grrrl · female vocalists · indie

The Bobbyteens

garage punk · punk rock · female vocalists

Vancougar

garage rock · indie pop · canada

The Third Sex

riot grrrl · queercore · queer

Kamikaze Girls

shoegaze · grunge · garage rock

Frida Kill

punk · garage punk · hard rock

Period Pains

punk · british · riot grrrl

Star Pimp

noise · indie · noise rock

Nikki McClure

riot grrrl · indie · lo-fi

Press

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The Linda Lindas are the embodiment of a dream we’ve all shared at one time or another.
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Labels

Labels in this genre

Kill Rock Stars

Home to Bikini Kill, Bratmobile & Free Kitten

K

Home to Heavens to Betsy, Autoclave & Cadallaca

Jealous Butcher Records

Home to Team Dresch, Kaia & Calamity Jane

Suicide Squeeze Records

Home to The Coathangers, Le Butcherettes & Upchuck

Epitaph

Home to L7, The Linda Lindas & Red Aunts

Sub Pop Records

Home to L7, Babes in Toyland & Mecca Normal

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