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

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The Chemical Brothers

United Kingdom · 1989– · big beat 0.373

50 of Montreal

United States of America · 1996– · indie rock 0.350

51 Echo & the Bunnymen

United Kingdom · 1978– · rock 0.346

52 Doves

United Kingdom · 1998– · indie rock 0.313

53 Foster the People

United States of America · 2009– · alternative rock 0.308

54 Dua Lipa

United Kingdom · 1995– · dance-pop 0.300

Brian Eno

United Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 0.293

56 David Byrne

United States of America · 1952– · art rock 0.293

Aerosmith

United States of America · 1970– · hard rock 0.291

58 The Cult

United Kingdom · 1983– · hard rock 0.284

59 The Coral

United Kingdom · 1996– · indie rock 0.271

60 Happy Mondays

United Kingdom · 1985–1992 · indie rock 0.249

61 Ratatat

United States of America · 2001– · electronic 0.242

Madonna

United States of America · 1958– · pop 0.222

63 Miley Cyrus

United States of America · 1992– · pop rock 0.200

64 Empire of the Sun

Australia · 2006– · new wave 0.200

65 Primal Scream

United Kingdom · 1982– · rock 0.187