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 Million Billion
- Aberfeldy
- Absolute Whores
- Action Action
- Adam Green
- Ryan Adams
- The Afghan Whigs
- Air
- The Album Leaf
- All Girl Summer Fun Band
- All-Time Quarterback
- Ambulance LTD
- American Analog Set
- Amy Millan
- An Angle
- ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
- Ani DiFranco
- Animal Collective
- The Animit
- The Anix
- The Anniversary
- The Apples In Stereo
- The Appleseed Cast
- Apollo Sunshine
- The Apse Affinity
- The Aquarium
- Arab on Radar
- Arab Strap
- The Arcade Fire
- Arch Dandy Loves BarryC
- Architecture in Helsinki
- Archers of Loaf
- Arctic Monkeys
- Arlo (not Guthrie)
- Art Brut
- Artbox
- Richard Ashcroft
- Assembly Now
- At the Drive-In
- Athlete
- Atom and His Package
- Au Revoir Simone
- Augie March
- Autolux
- The Automatic
- Azure Ray
B
- Babyshambles
- The Bamboo Kids
- Band of Horses
- Baptist Generals
- BarryC Loves Arch Dandy
- Battle
- Battles
- David Bazan
- Be Your Own Pet
- Bearsuit
- Bear Vs Shark
- Beat Happening
- Beauty Pill
- Beck
- Bedouin Soundclash
- Bell X1
- Belle & Sebastian
- Bellini
- Ben Kweller
- Ben Lee
- Beta Band
- Bettie Serveert
- Beulah
- The Bevis Frond
- Big Black
- Big Flame
- Billy Childish
- Andrew Bird
- The Birthday Massacre
- Bishop Allen
- Bitch Magnet
- Black Eyes
- Frank Black (Black Francis)
- The Black Heart Procession
- blackmail
- The Black Keys
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- The Black Swan Network
- Kevin Blechdom
- The Bled
- Bloc Party
- Blonde Redhead
- The Blood Brothers
- Blur
- Boatzz
- Bob Log III
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
- The Books
- Boss Hog
- Bound Stems
- Boy Kill Boy
- The Boy Least Likely To
- Braid
- Brainiac
- The Bravery
- The Breeders
- Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Will Brierly
- Bright Eyes
- British Sea Power
- Broadcast
- Broken Dolls
- Broken Spindles
- Broken Social Scene
- Björk
- The Brunettes
- Built to Spill
- Bulletdodgers
C
- Cable
- Cake
- Calabi Yau
- Calamine
- Calexico
- Camera Obscura
- Cansei de Ser Sexy
- capsela
- Caribou (formerly Manitoba)
- Neko Case
- Cat Power
- Cave In
- Chadwick
- Chavez
- Chin Up Chin Up
- Chisel
- Cinderpop
- Circulatory System
- Copeland
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Clearlake
- The Clientele
- Clinic
- Cloud Cult
- Codeine
- Colleen
- The Comas
- Come
- Comets On Fire
- Common Rotation
- The Concretes
- Consafos
- The Constantines
- controller.controller
- Copeland
- The Coral
- The Cribs
- Criteria
- Crooked Fingers
- Cub
- Cuff the Duke
- Cursive
D
- The Dandy Warhols
- Dance Gavin Dance
- Daphne Loves Derby
- Dappled Cities Fly
- Dashboard Confessional
- Datarock
- The Dears
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Death from Above 1979
- The Decemberists
- Deerhoof
- Derringer NO
- Del Rey
- Denali
- The Departure
- Desaparecidos
- Destroyer
- dEUS
- Devin Davis
- The Diableros
- Die to Self
- The Diminues
- The Dinner is Ruined
- Dinosaur Jr
- Dios Malos
- The Dirtbombs
- Dirty Pretty Things
- Dirty Projectors
- Discover America
- Dismemberment Plan
- The Divine Comedy
- Doctor Popular (Aka Drown Radio)
- Do Make Say Think
- Dolour
- The Donner Party
- Doves
- Dr. Dog
- Dragon red
- Dreams of Elwood
- The Dresden Dolls
- Dressy Bessy
- Drive Like Jehu
- DRUB
- Drums and Tuba
- Dwarves
- Thomas Dybdahl
E
- Earlimart
- Edison Glass
- Editors
- Eels
- Efterklang
- Eggs
- Eisley
- El Olio Wolof
- Elbow
- The Elected
- Electrelane
- Electric President
- Electric Six
- Elephant Micah
- Eleventh Dream Day
- Ella Rouge
- Elle Milano
- Eluvium
- Elytra
- Embrace (British band)
- Endless Recovery
- Ennui
- Enon
- Envelopes
- Erase Errata
- Eric's Trip
- Eric Conrad
- Escanaba Firing Line
- The Essex Green
- Even
- The Evens
- The Explosion
- Explosions in the Sky
F
- The Faint
- The Fastbacks
- Faraway Places
- Feeder
- Feist
- The FemBots
- The Fiery Furnaces
- Figurines
- Film School
- The Firebird Band
- Flaming Lips
- The Flatmates
- Flotation Toy Warning
- Flying Saucer Attack
- Folk Implosion
- The For Carnation
- For the Morning
- The Forecast
- The Format
- ¡Forward, Russia!
- Foundry Field Recordings
- Fountains of Wayne
- The Frames
- The Fratellis
- The Frauds
- Franz Ferdinand
- Free Kitten
- The French Kicks
- Frente
- Friends Of Dean Martinez
- Frog Eyes
- The Frogs
- Frou Frou
- Fuck
- Fugazi
- The Futureheads
G
- Galaxie 500
- The Gamits
- Ganesha
- Gang Gang Dance
- Gertie Fox
- Get Him Eat Him
- Ghost Aquarium
- Giant Drag
- The Giggles
- John Gillam
- The Girl Pool ('95-98 Athens, GA)
- Girls Against Boys
- The Go! Team
- Go!Go!7188
- God is an Astronaut
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Holly Golightly
- The Good
- The Good Life (band)
- Matthew Good (Matthew Good Band)
- Grandaddy
- Grates
- Gravy Train!!!!
- Green Arrows
- Green Magnet School
- The Green Revolution
- Grifters
- Guided By Voices
- Lys Guillorn
- Guster
- Jim Guthrie
H
- Half Japanese
- Half-Handed Cloud
- The Halo Benders
- Hard Candy
- HARD-Fi
- The Hard Lessons
- Juliana Hatfield
- Headlights
- Headphones
- Heavens
- Heavenly
- Helium
- Hella
- Her Space Holiday
- He's a Cop?!
- The Hidden Cameras
- The High School Geordies
- The High Violets
- The Hippos
- His Name Is Alive
- Holy Hail
- The Honorary Title
- Hood
- Hot Hot Heat
- The Hot Monkey
- HORSE the band
- The House of Love
- Brodie Foster Hubbard
- Hum
- Hüsker Dü
- Husky Rescue
- Hydrophonica
I
- I Am the Avalanche
- I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
- Icebird
- Icewater Scandal
- Idiot Pilot
- Idlewild
- Immaculate Machine
- Imogen Heap
- Impár
- Innaway
- The (International) Noise Conspiracy
- Interpol
- Inviolet Row
- The Invisibles
- Ionics, The
- Iron & Wine
- Islands
J
- Jack Folz
- J Mascis and the Fog
- J*A*N feat. U.D.S.S.R
- Jale
- James
- Jawbox
- Jejune
- Jeniferever
- The Jesus Lizard
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Jets to Brazil
- Jets Overhead
- The Jettys
- Joan of Arc
- Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves
- Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
- June of 44
K
Kaizers Orchestra
- KaitO
- Karate
- Kasabian
- Keith and the Marzipan Soldiers
- Key Witness
- Killing Heidi
- The Killers
- The Kills
- Kimya Dawson
- King Cobb Steelie
- King of the Slums
- Kings of Convenience
- Kings of Leon
- Knapsack
- The Kooks
- Koufax
L
- The La's
- The Ladybug Transistor
- Ladytron
- Lali Puna
- Lambchop
- Larrikin Love
- The Late B.P. Helium
- Lawrence
- LCD Soundsystem
- Le Tigre
- Les Savy Fav
- Letter Kills
- Levitation
- Jenny Lewis
- Liars
- The Libertines
- Lightning Bolt
- The Like
- Limbeck
- The Limes
- The Little Flames
- The Little Killers
- The Little Ones
- Lodger
- Lolita Bras
- The Long Blondes
- The Long Winters
- Los Hermanos
- Louis XIV
- Love Puddi
- The Lovely Feathers
- Low
M
- M83
- Mae
- MAGDALEINA
- The Magic Numbers
- Magneta Lane
- Magnetic Fields
- Magnolia Sage
- The Make-Up
- Making April
- Stephen Malkmus
- Man Man
- Aimee Mann
- Mando Diao
- Maria Taylor
- Marine Research
- The Mark Inside
- Mary Beth Abella
- Mates of State
- Matmos
- Maximo Park
- The Mayde Creeks
- Mazarin
- Mean Red Spiders
- Mclusky
- MC Steinberg
- Meneguar
- The Mercury Program
- Mercury Rev
- Metric
- Mew
- The Microphones
- Mineral
- The Minus 5
- Minus the Bear
- Minimum
- The Miracle Legion
- The Miracle Workers
- Modest Mouse
- Mogwai
- Moi Caprice
- The Moldy Peaches
- Mombojó
- Moneen
- Monopoli
- Monsters Are Waiting
- Moonbabies
- The Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band
- Moptop
- Morningwood
- Morrissey
- Mosquitos
- The Most Serene Republic
- Motion City Soundtrack
- The Mountain Goats
- Moving Units
- Múm
- Mumpsy
- Murat J.L.
- Murder by Death
- My Getaway
- My Morning Jacket
- Myslovitz
- Mystery Jets
N
- Nada Surf
- Namelessnumberheadman
- Napalm Enema
- Nate Denver's Neck
- The National
- The Nein
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- The New Pornographers
- The New Year
- A.C. Newman
- Nine Black Alps
- A Northern Chorus
- The Notwist
- Nova Social
- Now It's Overhead
O
- Oakley Hall
- Occasional Saint
- Ocean Alexander
- Of Montreal
- Office (band)
- OK Go
- Okkervil River
- Will Oldham
- Olivia Tremor Control
- On! Air! Library!
- Oranger
- Orange Drink
- Orange Lake
- The Organ
- The Others
- Ours to Destroy
- Out Hud
- Over It
- Owls
P
- P:ano
- The Paddingtons
- Palace
- The Palace Brothers
- Paramore
- The Pastels
- Patterson's Curse
- Pavement
- Pedro the Lion
- Pelican
- People in Planes
- The Perishers
- Perfect Freak
- Pernice Brothers
- Liz Phair
- Phantom Planet
- Grant-Lee Phillips
- Phoenix
- Piano Magic
- Piebald
- Pilate
- Pinback
- The Pink Spiders
- Pixies
- PJ Harvey
- Placebo
- Playing At Trains
- Polvo
- Polyphonic Spree
- The Ponys
- The Popguns
- Portastatic
- The Postal Service
- Pram
- Sam Prekop
- Preston School Of Industry
- Pretty Flowers
- Pretty Girls Make Graves
- Archer Prewitt
- Primal Scream
- The Primitives
- Protein
- Pussy Galore
Q
R
- Rachel's
- The Raconteurs
- Radiohead
- The Rakes
- The Rapture
- Ratatat
- The Raymond Brake
- Razorlight
- Red Animal War
- Red House Painters
- Red Lipstick Letter
- Red Monday
- The Red Paintings
- Red Sparowes
- Redlaine
- The Redwings
- Reeve Oliver
- Refused
- The Reigning Sound
- Ike Reilly
- Reindeer Section
- Reliquary
- The Reputation
- The Retrogrades
- Revolutionary Hydra
- Rheostatics
- Damien Rice
- Rilo Kiley
- Ringside
- Rivers & Mountains
- The Roaring 20's
- The Robot Ate Me
- Rocket from the Crypt
- Rockets and Bluelights
- Rodan
- The Rogers Sisters
- Rogue Wave
- Rooftop Suicide Club
- Rookie of the Year
- The Rosebuds
- Ross Golan and Molehead
- Royal City
- Royal Trux
S
- Stephanie Sadowski
- The Salteens
- Sarge
- The Sames
- Saucy Monky
- Say Hi To Your Mom
- Scarling.
- The Scene Aesthetic
- Scrawl
- The Screws
- The Sea And Cake
- Sebadoh
- Secret Machines
- The Sequins
- The Servant
- Servotron
- Seton Hotel
- She Wants Revenge
- Sherwood
- The Shins
- Shipping News
- Shitdisco
- Shonen Knife
- Shout Out Louds
- Shudder to Think
- The Sick Lipstick
- Sigur Rós
- Silkworm
- The Silver Jews
- A Silver Mt. Zion
- Silversun Pickups
- Simple Kid
- The Simple Ones
- Sinombre
- Sister Ray
- The Six Parts Seven
- The Skate Party
- Skydiggers
- Sleater-Kinney
- Slint
- Slowlands
- Slumber Party
- Small (band) (aka Small 23)
- Small Factory
- Elliott Smith
- The Smiths
- Smog
- Smoosh
- Smudge
- Snot Patties
- Snow Patrol
- The Softies
- Soltero
- Sondre Lerche
- Sonic Youth
- Sons and Daughters
- Soul-Junk
- Soular
- The Sounds
- Sounds like Violence
- South Filthy
- Soybonilla
- Space
- The Spaceshits
- Sparklehorse
- Sparta
- Spearmint
- Regina Spektor
- The Spinanes
- The Spinto Band
- Spiritualized
- Spoon
- The Starlight Mints
- Stars
- Starflyer 59
- Starsailor
- Stay/Go
- stellastarr*
- Stephen Covell
- Stereo Total
- Stereolab
- Sufjan Stevens
- Suit of Lights
- The Stills
- Strapping Fieldhands
- Straylight Run
- The Strokes
- The Subways
- Sunday's Best
- Sun Kil Moon
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- Sunset Rubdown
- Sunset Valley
- The Sunshine Fix
- Super Furry Animals
- Superchunk
- Supergrass
- Swell
- Swirlies
- Swords (formerly Swords Project)
- The Swinging Field
T
- Talkdemonic
- Tammany Hall NYC
- Tapes 'n Tapes
- Tav Falco's Panther Burns
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
- Tegan and Sara
- Telekinesis For Cats
- Tender Trap
- Test Icicles
- These Arms Are Snakes
- Thinking Fellers Union Local #282
- This Is Exploding
- Three Mile Pilot
- The Thrills
- Those Transatlantics
- Tokyo Police Club
- This Blue Holiday
- Throwing Muses
- Thrush Hermit
- Thunderbirds Are Now!
- Tiger Trap
- Tilly and the Wall
- Tin Bangs
- Tortoise
- Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
- Tree People
- The Triangles
- True Rumor
- Tsunami
- Tsunami Bomb
- Turn
- TV on the Radio
- Twilight Singers
- Twothirtyeight
U
V
- John Vanderslice
- Chad VanGaalen
- Velocity Girl
- Versus
- Vertego
- Veruca Salt
- The Verve
- The Very Hush Hush
- VHS or Beta
- Victory At Sea
- Viva Voce
- The Voices
- The Von Bondies
- Voxtrot
W
- The Walkmen
- Walter the Orange Ocean
- Waterdeep
- Watson
- Wckr Spgt
- We Are Scientists
- We Ragazzi
- The Weakerthans
- The Wedding Present
- Wheat
- Jim White
- White Rose Movement
- The White Stripes
- Wilco
- Wilderness
- Wintersleep
- Patrick Wolf
- Wolf Eyes
- Wolf Parade
- The Wonder Stuff
- Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice
- The Wrens
- The View
X
Y
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Yo La Tengo
- The Young Leaves
- The Young Knives
- The Young People
- The Young Werewolves
- Youth Group
- Pete Yorn