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Best indie folk artists of the 2010s

Streaming rewrote every incentive underneath a record: its length, its release date, whether it needed a single at all. Trap production became pop's default rhythm, and a lot of the decade's best artists arrived through a laptop rather than a label.

Everyone who released a indie folk album in the 2010s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Faye Webster№ 1Faye Webster3 albums here4.2Weighted score4.3 avg · 17 ratings
  1. 2The Low AnthemThe Low Anthem3 albums here4.04.0 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3Noah and the WhaleNoah and the Whale2 albums here3.73.2 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4Angel OlsenAngel Olsen5 albums here3.52.8 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5Squirrel FlowerSquirrel Flower1 album here3.22.7 avg · 6 ratings
  5. 6Phoebe BridgersPhoebe Bridgers1 album here3.02.7 avg · 15 ratings
  6. 7Dry the RiverDry the River4 albums here2 ratings
  7. 8Peter BroderickPeter Broderick19 albums here2 ratings
  8. 9The DodosThe Dodos4 albums here2 ratings
  9. 10Andy ShaufAndy Shauf2 albums here1 rating
  10. 11Kevin KaarlKevin Kaarl2 albums here
  11. 12Ben&BenBen&Ben1 album here
  12. 13Family of the YearFamily of the Year3 albums here
  13. 14The Paper KitesThe Paper Kites4 albums here
  14. 15Lucy RoseLucy Rose8 albums here
  15. 16LissieLissie7 albums here
  16. 17The Oh HellosThe Oh Hellos2 albums here
  17. 18Evdeki SaatEvdeki Saat1 album here
  18. 19Matthew and the AtlasMatthew and the Atlas5 albums here
  19. 20Milo GreeneMilo Greene3 albums here
  20. 21Alexander EbertAlexander Ebert5 albums here
  21. 22Richy Mitch & The Coal MinersRichy Mitch & The Coal Miners3 albums here
  22. 23FloristFlorist3 albums here
  23. 24Sam AmidonSam Amidon6 albums here
  24. 25Strand of OaksStrand of Oaks7 albums here
  25. 26The Cave SingersThe Cave Singers3 albums here
  26. 27Old Sea BrigadeOld Sea Brigade1 album here
  27. 28Wild RiversWild Rivers1 album here
  28. 29Y La BambaY La Bamba4 albums here
  29. 30Beta RadioBeta Radio3 albums here
  30. 31Christian Lee HutsonChristian Lee Hutson1 album here
  31. 32The Ballroom ThievesThe Ballroom Thieves3 albums here
  32. 33Rainbow GirlsRainbow Girls4 albums here
  33. 34The Watson TwinsThe Watson Twins3 albums here
  34. 35Ethan GruskaEthan Gruska1 album here
  35. 36The Talking BugsThe Talking Bugs1 album here
  36. 37Allegra KriegerAllegra Krieger1 album here
  37. 38The MaesThe Maes4 albums here
  38. 39HoundmouthHoundmouth2 albums here

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