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: 22,561 albums, 1,036 rated by the community, averaging 3.9/5, spanning 1966 to 2027, from 609 artists including Arctic Monkeys, Imagine Dragons, Mitski.
Key artists
Albums
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Arctic Monkeys · 2013
★ 4.1 · 853
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys · 2006
★ 4.2 · 789
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys · 2007
★ 4.1 · 778
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Ed Sheeran · 2011
★ 3.6 · 756
Puberty 2
Mitski · 2016
★ 4.2 · 401
Bury Me at Makeout Creek
Mitski · 2014
★ 4.1 · 394
Be the Cowboy
Mitski · 2018
★ 4.2 · 364
Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing
The Neighbourhood · 2018
★ 4.1 · 362
Stranger in the Alps
Phoebe Bridgers · 2017
★ 4.1 · 329
Hatful of Hollow
The Smiths · 1984
★ 4.1 · 266
I Love You
The Neighbourhood · 2013
★ 3.3 · 222
Trick
Alex G · 2012
★ 4.2 · 202
FAQ
- Who is the most popular indie rock artist?
- The most popular indie rock artist on Riffiter is Arctic Monkeys, rated by 2,676 listeners.
- What is the best indie rock album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best indie rock album on Riffiter is Live Versions by Tame Impala (4.6/5 from 12 ratings). See the full best indie rock albums ranking.
- How many indie rock albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 22,561 albums, 1,036 rated by the community, averaging 3.9/5. 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 1966 to 2027.
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