Genre · Post-Rock, Psych & Now
Indie Rock
Indie-label autonomy and post-2000 guitar revival on radio and streaming.
Indie Rock prizes label autonomy, local scenes, and flexible song forms. The 2000s–2010s UK and North American revivals put Arctic Monkeys and peers back on the chronicle axis with garage edge and pop hooks.
Upstream
Downstream
- Leaf for now
Pioneer acts
Acts that opened or crystallized this sound—fused landmarks, not a separate encyclopedia.
Representative bands
- PulpSheffield, UK · 1978
- Sonic YouthNew York, USA · 1981
- The SmithsManchester, UK · 1982
- My Bloody ValentineDublin, Ireland · 1983
- The Stone RosesManchester, UK · 1983
- RadioheadAbingdon, UK · 1985
- PixiesBoston, USA · 1986
- Smashing PumpkinsChicago, USA · 1988
- BlurColchester, UK · 1988
- SlowdiveReading, UK · 1989
- Sigur RósReykjavík, Iceland · 1994
- MogwaiGlasgow, UK · 1995
- ColdplayLondon, UK · 1996
- The LibertinesLondon, UK · 1997
- The White StripesDetroit, USA · 1997
- InterpolNew York, USA · 1997
- The StrokesNew York, USA · 1998
- Explosions in the SkyAustin, USA · 1999
- Kings of LeonNashville, USA · 1999
- The KillersLas Vegas, USA · 2001
- Franz FerdinandGlasgow, UK · 2002
- Arctic MonkeysSheffield, UK · 2002
- Tame ImpalaPerth, Australia · 2007
- Fontaines D.C.Dublin, Ireland · 2017