The Groove

The greatest garage punk artists of all time

10 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

Boris

Japan · 1992– · drone

1.444

Why this number?

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2 Amyl and the Sniffers

Australia · 2016– · garage punk 1.200

3 The Hives

Sweden · 1993– · garage rock 0.986

4 The Cramps

United States of America · 1976–2009 · psychobilly 0.850

5 Sleater‐Kinney

United States of America · 1994– · indie rock 0.587

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Australia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 0.475

7 Yeah Yeah Yeahs

United States of America · 2000– · indie rock 0.463

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Australia · 1983– · alternative rock 0.445

9 IDLES

United Kingdom · 2009– · post-punk 0.380

10 Supergrass

United Kingdom · 1993–2010 · britpop 0.369