The Groove

The greatest post-punk revival artists of all time

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

No. 1

The National

United States of America · 1999– · indie rock

4.786

Why this number?

The full board

Arctic Monkeys

United Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 4.001

The Strokes

United States of America · 1998– · indie rock 3.538

Franz Ferdinand

United Kingdom · 2001– · indie rock 3.304

5 Sleater‐Kinney

United States of America · 1994– · indie rock 2.607

The Killers

United States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 2.564

7 Bloc Party

United Kingdom · 1999– · indie rock 2.449

8 Interpol

United States of America · 1997– · indie rock 2.372

Arcade Fire

Canada · 2001– · indie rock 1.778

10 Wet Leg

United Kingdom · 2019– · indie rock 1.271

11 Editors

United Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 1.120

12 LCD Soundsystem

United States of America · 2001– · dance-punk 1.110

13 Two Door Cinema Club

United Kingdom · 2007– · post-punk revival 1.107

14 Metric

Canada · 1998– · indie rock 0.998

Paramore

United States of America · 2004– · alternative rock 0.890

Suede

United Kingdom · 1989– · britpop 0.844

17 Phoenix

France · 1999– · indie rock 0.722

18 Kasabian

United Kingdom · 1997– · indie rock 0.421

19 MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS

Japan · 2002– · indie rock 0.346

20 Panic! at the Disco

United States of America · 2004–2023 · pop rock 0.231

Sonic Youth

United States of America · 1981–2011 · alternative rock 0.211