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: 14,215 albums, 497 rated by the community, averaging 4.0/5, spanning 1966 to 2026, from 467 artists including Arctic Monkeys, Imagine Dragons, The Strokes.
Key artists
Albums
AM
Arctic Monkeys · 2013
★ 4.2 · 282
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys · 2006
★ 4.2 · 250
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys · 2007
★ 4.1 · 246
Night Visions
Imagine Dragons · 2012
★ 3.9 · 246
Evolve
Imagine Dragons · 2017
★ 3.8 · 60
Dookie
Green Day · 1994
★ 4.3 · 28
Room on Fire
The Strokes · 2003
★ 4.4 · 24
Comedown Machine
The Strokes · 2013
★ 3.6 · 24
Humbug
Arctic Monkeys · 2009
★ 4.0 · 23
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth · 1988
★ 4.3 · 17
The Car
Arctic Monkeys · 2022
★ 4.1 · 19
Is This It
The Strokes · 2001
★ 4.2 · 18
FAQ
- Who is the most popular indie rock artist?
- The most popular indie rock artist on Riffiter is Arctic Monkeys, rated by 880 listeners.
- What is the best indie rock album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best indie rock album on Riffiter is Room on Fire by The Strokes (4.4/5 from 24 ratings). See the full best indie rock albums ranking.
- How many indie rock albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 14,215 albums, 497 rated by the community, averaging 4.0/5. 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 2026.
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