The Groove

The greatest neo-psychedelia artists of all time

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

No. 1

Animal Collective

United States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia

12.283

Why this number?

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25 The Verve

United Kingdom · 1989–2009 · britpop 0.822

26 Lenny Kravitz

United States of America · 1964– · rock 0.805

27 Warpaint

United States of America · 2004– · alternative dance 0.800

28 Built to Spill

United States of America · 1992– · indie rock 0.780

29 Super Furry Animals

United Kingdom · 1993– · rock 0.777

Prince

United States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 0.690

31 The Revolution

United States of America · 1979–1986 · funk 0.690

Grimes

Canada · 1988– · synth-pop 0.662

33 Avey Tare

United States of America · 1979– · experimental 0.640

34 The Smile

United Kingdom · 2021– · rock 0.600

35 Portugal. The Man

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 0.585

36 Pulp

United Kingdom · 1978– · britpop 0.568

37 Big Thief

United States of America · 2015– · indie rock 0.567

38 Travis Scott

United States of America · 1991– · trap 0.565

Stone Temple Pilots

United States of America · 1990– · alternative rock 0.548

40 Cardiacs

United Kingdom · 1977–2020 · art rock 0.524

41 Spiritualized

United Kingdom · 1990– · space rock 0.518

42 Thom Yorke

United Kingdom · 1968– · electronic 0.498

43 My Bloody Valentine

Ireland · 1983– · shoegaze 0.496

44 The Stone Roses

United Kingdom · 1984–2017 · indie rock 0.473

The Black Keys

United States of America · 2001– · blues rock 0.467

46 Kasabian

United Kingdom · 1997– · indie rock 0.421

47 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

United Kingdom · 2011– · rock 0.400

Beastie Boys

United States of America · 1979–2014 · hip hop 0.399