List of indie rock musicians
Appearance
This is a list of indie rock artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such). This list does not include little-known local bands. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
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A
- A. Graham and the Moment Band
- A Million Billion
- Aberfeldy
- Absolute Whores
- A.C. Newman
- Action Action
- The Apples In Stereo
- The Appleseed Cast
- The Afghan Whigs
- Air
- Air Miami
- Akira
- Alamo Race Track
- The Album Leaf
- All-Time Quarterback
- Ambulance LTD
- ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
- Andrew Bird
- Animal Collective
- The Animit
- The Anix
- The Anniversary
- Anubis Spire
- Anubian Lights
- Apollo Sunshine
- Arab Strap
- Arab On Radar
- The Arcade Fire
- Architecture in Helsinki
- Archers of Loaf
- Arctic Monkeys
- Arm Of Roger
- Arson Welles
- Artbox
- Art Brut
- Ashtabula
- At the Drive-In
- Athlete (Band)
- Atom and His Package
- Augie March
- Autolux
- The Automatic
- Azure Ray
B
- Babyshambles
- The Bamboo Kids
- Baptist Generals
- Battle
- David Bazan
- Bearsuit
- Beat Happening
- Beck
- Bell X1
- Belle & Sebastian
- Bellini
- The Bevis Frond
- Beta Band
- Bettie Serveert
- Beulah
- Be Your Own Pet
- Beauty Pill
- Bedouin Soundclash
- Big Black
- Big Flame
- Big Yellow
- Billy Childish
- Bishop Allen
- Bitch Magnet
- Blacktop
- Black Casual
- Black Eyes
- Frank Black
- The Black Keys
- The Black Heart Procession
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- The Bled
- Bloc Party
- Blonde Redhead
- Blues Brother Castro
- Bouncing Souls
- The Books
- The Blood Brothers
- Blue October
- Blur
- Blood Thirsty Lovers
- Boards Of Canada
- Boatzz
- Bob Log III
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
- Boss Hog
- Both Of Us Gonna Die Tomorrow!
- Bound Stems
- Boxhead Ensemble
- The Boy Least Likely To
- Boy Kill Boy
- Braid
- Brainiac
- The Bravery
- The Breeders
- Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Will Brierly
- Bright Eyes
- British Sea Power
- Broken Social Scene
- Broken Dolls
- Built to Spill
- Bumpiss
- Butterglory
- Butthole Surfers
C
- Cake
- Calabi Yau
- Calamine
- Calexico
- Camera Obscura
- Cansei de Ser Sexy
- capsela
- Caribou (formerly Manitoba)
- Cars Can Be Blue
- Carter USM
- Cat Power
- Cave In
- Cavil at Rest
- Chadwick
- Champ!
- Chavez
- Chisel
- Chin Up Chin Up
- Copeland
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Clearlake
- The Clears
- The Clientele
- Cloud Cult
- Common Rotation
- Compulsive Gamblers
- Coparck
- The Coral
- Crooked Fingers
- The Cribs
- The Coctails
- Codeine
- Colleen
- The Comas
- Come
- Comets On Fire
- The Constantines
- The Cool Jerks
- Craving
- Criteria
- Cub
- Cursive
- Cast
D
- Damien Rice
- The Dandy Warhols
- Daphne Loves Derby
- Dappled Cities Fly
- Datarock
- The Daycare Swindlers
- The Dears
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Death from Above 1979
- Decehedron
- The Decemberists
- Deerhoof
- Denali
- Del Rey
- The Deleted Scenes
- The Departure
- Desaparecidos
- Des Ark
- Despistado
- Destroyer
- dEUS
- Die to Self
- Ani DiFranco
- The Dinner is Ruined
- Dinosaur Jr
- Dios (Malos)
- The Dirtbombs
- Dirty Projectors
- Dirty Pretty Things
- Discover America
- Dismemberment Plan
- The Divine Comedy
- Dr. Dog
- The Dresden Dolls
- Dreams of Elwood
- Drive Like Jehu
- DRUB
- Doctor Popular (Aka Drown Radio)
- Do Make Say Think
- Dolour
- The Donner Party
- Doves
- Dragon Red
- Dressy Bessy
- Dwarves
E
- Earlimart
- Edison Glass
- Editors
- Eels
- Eggs
- Eisley
- Elbow (band)
- The Elected
- Electric President
- Electric Six
- Elephant Micah
- Eleventh Dream Day
- Elle Milano
- El Olio Wolof
- Eluvium
- Elytra
- Embrace (British band)
- Engine Down
- Ennui
- Enon
- Eric's Trip
- Escanaba Firing Line
- The Evens
- The Explosion
- Explosions in the Sky
F
- The Faint
- Faraway Places
- The Fastbacks
- Felt
- Feeder
- Feist
- The Fiery Furnaces
- Film School
- Flaming Lips
- The Flatmates
- Flyleaf
- Folk Implosion
- For the Morning
- The Format
- ¡Forward, Russia!
- Fountains of Wayne
- The Frames
- Franz Ferdinand
- The Fray
- The French Kicks
- Friends Of Dean Martinez
- Frog Eyes
- The Frogs
- Frou Frou
- Fuck
- Fugazi
- The Futureheads
- Frente
G
- Ganesha
- Gang Gang Dance
- Get Him Eat Him
- Gertie Fox
- Ghost Aquarium
- Giant Drag
- The Giggles
- The Girl Pool ('95-98 Athens, GA)
- Girls Against Boys
- The Go! Team
- Go!Go!7188
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- The Good Life
- Graham Coxon
- Grandaddy
- Grant Lee Phillips
- Grates
- Gravy Train!!!!
- Green Arrows
- Green Magnet School
- The Green Revolution
- Grifters
- Guided By Voices
- Lys Guillorn
- Guster
H
- Half Japanese
- The Halo Benders
- Hard Candy
- Hard-Fi
- The Hard Lessons
- Headlights
- Headphones
- Heavenly
- Helium
- Hella
- Her Space Holiday
- He's a Cop?!
- The Hidden Cameras
- The Hippos
- Hood
- Holy Hail
- The Honorary Title
- Hot Hot Heat
- The Hot Monkey
- HORSE the band
- The House of Love
- Brodie Foster Hubbard
- Hüsker Dü
- Hydrophonica
I
- I Am the Avalanche
- I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
- Icewater Scandal
- Icebird
- Idiot Pilot
- idlewild
- Ionics, The
- The (International) Noise Conspiracy
- Impár
- Interpol
- Inviolet Row
- The Invisibles
- Iron & Wine
- Ike Reilly
J
- Juliana Hatfield
- J Mascis and the Fog
- J*A*N feat. U.D.S.S.R
- Jale
- Jawbox
- Jejune
- Jenny Lewis
- The Jesus & Mary Chain
- The Jesus Lizard
- Jets to Brazil
- The Jettys
- Joan of Arc
- John Frusciante
- John Vanderslice
- Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves
- Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
- James
- John Gillam
K
- Kaiser Chiefs
- KaitO
- Karate
- Kasabian
- Keane
- Keith and the marzipan soldiers
- Killing Heidi
- The Kills
- The Killers
- King Cobb Steelie
- Kings of Convenience
- Kings of Leon
- King of the Slums
- Knapsack
- The Kooks
- Koufax
L
- LCD Soundsystem
- The La's
- Lawrence
- Le Tigre
- Les Savy Fav
- Letters Kills
- Levitation
- Liars
- The Libertines
- Lightning Bolt
- The Like
- Limbeck
- The Limes
- The Little Flames
- The Little Killers
- Liz Phair
- Louis XIV
- Lolita Bras
- The Long Blondes
- The Long Winters
- Los Hermanos
- Lodger
- Love Puddi
- Low
M
- M83
- Mae
- The Magic Numbers
- Magnetic Fields
- Magnolia Sage
- The Make-Up
- MAGDALEINA
- Stephen Malkmus
- Mando Diao
- Marine Research
- The Mark Inside
- Maximo Park
- Mazarin
- Edwin McCain
- Metric
- Mercury Rev
- Mew
- The Microphones
- The Minus 5
- Minus The Bear
- The Miracle Workers
- Modest Mouse
- Mogwai
- The Moldy Peaches
- Moneen
- Monopoli
- Moonbabies
- The Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band
- Moptop
- Morrissey
- Mosquitos
- The Most Serene Republic
- The Mountain Goats
- Moving Units
- Murat J.L.
- Murder By Death
- The Music
- Mystery Jets
- My Bloody Valentine
- My Morning Jacket
- Myslovitz
N
- Nada Surf
- Napalm Enema
- Nate Denver's Neck
- [[The National[[1]]
- The Nein
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- The New Pornographers
- The New Year
- Nine Black Alps
- The Notwist
- Nova Social
- Now It's Overhead
O
- Ocean Colour Scene
- Occasional Saint
- Ocean Alexander
- Of Montreal
- Okkervil River
- Will Oldham
- Olivia Tremor Control
- Orange Drink
- Orange Lake
- The Others
- Ours to Destroy
- Out Hud
- Owls
- OK Go
- The Organ
- Orson
P
- The Paddingtons
- Palace
- The Palace Brothers
- Paramore
- The Pastels
- Patterson's Curse
- Pavement
- Pedro the Lion
- The Perishers
- Phantom Planet
- Perfect Freak
- Pernice Brothers
- Piano Magic
- Piebald
- Pilate
- Pinback
- Pixies
- PJ Harvey
- Placebo
- Polyphonic Spree
- The Popguns
- Portastatic
- The Postal Service
- Sam Prekop
- Preston School Of Industry
- Pretty Flowers
- Pretty Girls Make Graves
- The Primitives
- Primal Scream
- Protein
- Pussy Galore
Q
R
- Rachel's
- Radiohead
- The Rakes
- The Rapture
- Razorlight
- Ratatat
- Red Animal War
- Red House Painters
- Red Lipstick Letter
- Red Monday
- Redlaine
- The Redwings
- Refused
- The Reigning Sound
- Reindeer Section
- Reliquary (band)
- The Reputation
- The Retrogrades
- Revolutionary Hydra
- Rheostatics
- Reeve Oliver
- Ride
- Rilo Kiley
- Ringside
- Rivers & Mountains
- The Roaring 20's
- The Robot Ate Me
- Rocket from the Crypt
- Rockets and Bluelights
- Rodan
- Rogue Wave
- Rooftop Suicide Club
- The Rosebuds
- Ross Golan and Molehead
- Royal City
- Royal Trux
- Ryan Adams
S
- Stephanie Sadowski
- Sarge
- Saucy Monky
- Say Hi To Your Mom
- The Sea And Cake
- Scarling.
- Scrawl
- The Screws
- Sebadoh
- Secret Machines
- The Sequins
- The Servant
- Servotron
- She Wants Revenge
- The Shins
- Shonen Knife
- Shout Out Louds
- Shudder to Think
- The Sick Lipstick
- Sigur Rós
- Silkworm
- The Silver Jews
- Silverstein
- Simple Kid
- The Simple Ones
- Sinombre
- Sister Ray
- The Six Parts Seven
- The Skate Party
- Skydiggers
- Sleater-Kinney
- Slint
- Slowdive
- Slumber Party
- Small Factory
- Smoosh
- The Softies
- The Smiths
- Elliott Smith
- Smog
- Snow Patrol
- Snot Patties
- Soltero
- Sondre Lerche
- Sonic Youth
- Sons and Daughters
- Soul-Junk
- Soular
- Sounds like Violence
- South Filthy
- Soybonilla
- Space
- Spaceshits
- Sparklehorse
- Spearmint
- The Spinanes
- The Spinto Band
- Spiritualized
- Spoon
- The Starlight Mints
- Stars
- Starsailor
- Stay/Go
- Stereo Total
- Stereolab
- Stereophonics
- The Stills
- The Stone Roses
- Strapping Fieldhands
- Straylight Run
- The Strokes
- The Subways
- Sufjan Stevens
- Sunday's Best
- Sun Kil Moon
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- Sunset Rubdown
- Sunset Valley
- Super Furry Animals
- Superchunk
- Swell
- Swirlies
T
- Tammany Hall NYC
- Tapes 'n Tapes
- Tav Falco's Panther Burns
- Tegan and Sara
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
- Tenacious D
- Test Icicles
- The Forecast
- The Ionics
- These Arms Are Snakes
- Thinking Fellers Union Local #282
- This Is Exploding
- Thousand Foot Krutch
- Three Mile Pilot
- The Thrills
- Throwing Muses
- Thrush Hermit
- Tiger Trap
- Tilly and the Wall
- Tortoise
- Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
- Train (band)
- Treble Charger
- Tree People
- True Rumor
- Tsunami
- Tsunami Bomb
- Turn
- TV On the Radio
- Twothirtyeight
U
V
- Velocity Girl
- Versus
- Vertego
- Veruca Salt
- The Verve
- The Very Hush Hush
- VHS or Beta
- The Von Bondies
- Voxtrot
- The Vines
W
- The Walkmen
- Walter the Orange Ocean
- Waterdeep
- Watson
- Wckr Spgt
- We Are Scientists
- The Weakerthans
- The Wedding Present
- White Rose Movement
- The White Stripes
- Wilco
- Wintersleep
- Wilderness
- Wolf Eyes
- Wolf Parade
- Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice
- The Wrens