The Groove

The greatest indie rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Arcade Fire

Canada · 2001– · indie rock

38.525

Why this number?

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145

The 1975

United Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 0.986

146

The Flaming Lips

United States of America · 1983– · neo-psychedelia 0.970

147 The Jesus Lizard

United States of America · 1987– · indie rock 0.950

148

Green Day

United States of America · 1989– · punk rock 0.933

149 Би-2

Russia · 1989– · alternative rock 0.933

150 Camera Obscura

United Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 0.917

151 Travis

United Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 0.913

152 EELS

United States of America · 1995– · alternative rock 0.910

153

Talking Heads

United States of America · 1974–1991 · new wave 0.907

154 Supergrass

United Kingdom · 1993–2010 · britpop 0.894

155 Morphine

United States of America · 1990–1999 · alternative rock 0.880

156

R.E.M.

United States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 0.867

157 Jane Remover

United States of America · 2003– · hyperpop 0.860

158

The Cure

United Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 0.860

159 Gotye

Australia · 1980– · indie rock 0.854

160 Angels & Airwaves

United States of America · 2005– · alternative rock 0.836

161

New Order

United Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 0.832

162 Slowdive

United Kingdom · 1989– · shoegaze 0.825

163 American Football

United States of America · 1997– · emo 0.820

164 The Magnetic Fields

United States of America · 1990– · indie pop 0.800

165 The Replacements

United States of America · 1979–1991 · alternative rock 0.770

166 Cindy Lee

Canada · 2012– · hypnagogic pop 0.750

167 Happy Mondays

United Kingdom · 1985–1992 · indie rock 0.746

168 The Postal Service

United States of America · 2001– · electronic 0.732