The Groove

The greatest freak folk artists of all time

6 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

This board is decided by who has rated so far. That is not a verdict on this corner of the record — it is the shape of who has voted. Rate what you love and the number moves.

No. 1

Animal Collective

United States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia

3.084

Why this number?

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Grimes

Canada · 1988– · synth-pop 0.662

3 David Crosby

United States of America · 1941–2023 · folk rock 0.243

4 Panda Bear

United States of America · 1978– · electronic 0.213

5 Avey Tare

United States of America · 1979– · experimental 0.213

6 Kid Indigo

United States of America · 1991– · lo-fi 0.038