Genre
Indie Rock
Indie rock is guitar music raised on independent labels: scrappy, melodic, and suspicious of gloss. Its lineage runs from 1980s underground (Sonic Youth, Pixies) through 1990s lo-fi (Pavement) to the 2000s revival of the Strokes and Arctic Monkeys.
Indie Rock on Riffiter: 956 albums, 17 rated by the community, averaging 3.5/5, spanning 1971 to 2026, from 188 artists including Neutral Milk Hotel, Franz Ferdinand, Mumford & Sons.
Key artists
Albums
Sleep Well Beast
The National · 2017
★ 4.0 · 4
Ricochet
Snail Mail · 2026
★ 3.3 · 2
Welcome to the New
MercyMe · 2014
★ 3.5 · 2
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney · 1997
★ 5.0 · 1
Hozier
Hozier · 2014
★ 4.0 · 1
The Best Of
Joy Division · 2008
★ 3.0 · 1
Buddha
blink-182 · 1993
★ 2.0 · 1
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Big Thief · 2022
★ 4.5 · 1
Remission
Mastodon · 2002
★ 1.5 · 1
Singles Box '81 - '85
Duran Duran · 2005
★ 2.5 · 1
Lazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)
Bonobo · 2025
★ 3.0 · 1
Remote Echoes
Duster · 2023
★ 3.5 · 1
Make the Best of It
Have Mercy · 2017
★ 4.5 · 1
Telephone
The Districts · 2012
★ 4.0 · 1
Conditions
The Temper Trap · 2009
★ 3.5 · 1
Cost Of Living Adjustment
Cola · 2026
★ 4.0 · 1
+3
Samba Jean-Baptiste · 2026
★ 3.5 · 1
Zopilote Machine
The Mountain Goats · 1994
Django Django
Django Django · 2012
Bottle It In
Kurt Vile · 2018
Rocket
Alex G · 2017
Hits to the Head
Franz Ferdinand · 2022
Patient Number 9 (feat. Jeff Beck)
Ozzy Osbourne · 2022
Blame It On My Youth
blink-182 · 2019
Times to Die
Car Seat Headrest · 2015
Somniloquy
Pram · 2001
Everybody Makes Mistakes
Shearwater · 2002
Impose
Grivo · 2026
Both Ways Open Jaws
The Dø · 2011
The Balcony
Catfish and the Bottlemen · 2014
Dark Eyes
Half Moon Run · 2012
The Ride
Catfish and the Bottlemen · 2016
Unknown Pleasures (Collector's Edition)
Joy Division · 2007
Thank You
Stone Temple Pilots · 2003
Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master)
Joy Division · 1979
Ash & Ice
The Kills · 2016
Oh, What a Life
American Authors · 2014
The OOZ
King Krule · 2017
Johannesburg
Mumford & Sons · 2016
b'lieve i'm goin down...
Kurt Vile · 2015
Twin Fantasy
Car Seat Headrest · 2011
Substance
Joy Division · 1988
The Human Fear
Franz Ferdinand · 2025
Holiday
Green Day · 2005
Blues for the Red Sun
Kyuss · 1992
the record
boygenius · 2023
Live Vol. 1
Parcels · 2020
Remind Me Tomorrow
Sharon Van Etten · 2019
The Balance
Catfish and the Bottlemen · 2019
Closer (40th Anniversary; 2020 Digital Master)
Joy Division · 2007
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys · 2005
Wish You Were Here 50
Pink Floyd · 2025
Two Hands
Big Thief · 2019
Future Present Past
The Strokes · 2016
And Their Name Was Treason
A Day to Remember · 2005
Tiny Music... Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop
Stone Temple Pilots · 1996
Jubilee
Japanese Breakfast · 2021
U.F.O.F.
Big Thief · 2019
Lush
Snail Mail · 2018
MANTRA
Bring Me the Horizon · 2018
FAQ
- Who is the most popular indie rock artist?
- The most popular indie rock artist on Riffiter is Neutral Milk Hotel, rated by 9 listeners.
- What is the best indie rock album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best indie rock album on Riffiter is Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney (5.0/5 from 1 rating). See the full best indie rock albums ranking.
- How many indie rock albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 956 albums, 17 rated by the community, averaging 3.5/5. Browse them all on the indie rock albums page.
- When was indie rock's most active era?
- By community ratings, the most active era for indie rock on Riffiter is the 2010s. Its catalogue here spans 1971 to 2026.
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