Indie / Artists

Genres are overrated! Tags are how music is pigeonholed these days. Whatever the tag is; be it a traditional genre, slang, prose or just a fleeting thought, the following list of artists are those that are considered to be "Indie":

  1. Death Cab for CutieDeath Cab for Cutie
  2. Belle and SebastianBelle and Sebastian
  3. Modest MouseModest Mouse
  4. Bright EyesBright Eyes
  5. Arctic MonkeysArctic Monkeys
  6. Sufjan StevensSufjan Stevens
  7. Elliott SmithElliott Smith
  8. The SmithsThe Smiths
  9. The KillersThe Killers
  10. Bloc PartyBloc Party
  11. Arcade FireArcade Fire
  12. Tegan and SaraTegan and Sara
  13. The ShinsThe Shins
  14. The DecemberistsThe Decemberists

More artists…

  1. The Kooks
  2. Franz Ferdinand
  3. The National
  4. Interpol
  5. Cat Power
  6. The xx
  7. Broken Social Scene
  8. Phoenix
  9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  10. Metric
  11. Vampire Weekend
  12. Eels
  13. Snow Patrol
  14. Spoon
  15. Kasabian
  16. MGMT
  17. Pavement
  18. Florence + the Machine
  19. The Strokes
  20. Editors
  21. Band of Horses