The Groove

The greatest noise pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

My Bloody Valentine

Ireland · 1983– · shoegaze

5.950

Why this number?

The full board

2 The Jesus and Mary Chain

United Kingdom · 1984– · alternative rock 3.636

Pixies

United States of America · 1986– · alternative rock 1.766

Pavement

United States of America · 1989–2000 · indie rock 1.093

Animal Collective

United States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 0.920

Blur

United Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 0.848

7 The Magnetic Fields

United States of America · 1990– · indie pop 0.730

8 Neutral Milk Hotel

United States of America · 1989–1998 · indie rock 0.697

9 Candy Claws

United States of America · 2007– · shoegaze 0.650

The Flaming Lips

United States of America · 1983– · neo-psychedelia 0.584

11 Dinosaur Jr.

United States of America · 1984– · alternative rock 0.579

12 Jane Remover

United States of America · 2003– · hyperpop 0.553

13 Alvvays

Canada · 2011– · indie pop 0.533

Weezer

United States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 0.523

15 Cindy Lee

Canada · 2012– · hypnagogic pop 0.500

16 Crystal Castles

Canada · 2006–2017 · electronic 0.365

17 Ash

United Kingdom · 1989– · alternative rock 0.337

Poppy

United States of America · 1995– · nu metal 0.323

Oasis

United Kingdom · 1991– · britpop 0.313

20 underscores

United States of America · 2000– · indietronica 0.307

21 Spiritualized

United Kingdom · 1990– · space rock 0.259

22 Stereolab

United Kingdom · 1990– · electronic 0.227

23 Kid Indigo

United States of America · 1991– · lo-fi 0.013