The Groove

The greatest post-rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Canada · 1994– · post-rock

63.485

Why this number?

The full board

Sigur Rós

Iceland · 1994– · post-rock 47.162

Swans

United States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 13.124

4 Explosions in the Sky

United States of America · 1999– · post-rock 12.786

5 Slint

United States of America · 1986–1992 · post-rock 8.477

6 Sadistic Divine

Iran · 2015– · post-rock 7.279

7 MONO

Japan · 1999– · post-rock 6.534

8 Talk Talk

United Kingdom · 1981–1991 · post-rock 6.430

9 Mogwai

United Kingdom · 1995– · post-rock 6.133

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 3.820

11 Tortoise

United States of America · 1990– · post-rock 2.940

12 Unwound

United States of America · 1991– · post-hardcore 2.815

Porcupine Tree

United Kingdom · 1987– · progressive rock 2.676

14 Neurosis

United States of America · 1985– · post-metal 2.193

15 Russian Circles

United States of America · 2004– · post-rock 2.050

16 American Football

United States of America · 1997– · emo 1.919

17 Black Country, New Road

United Kingdom · 2018– · post-rock 1.639

18 Stereolab

United Kingdom · 1990– · electronic 1.480

Opeth

Sweden · 1990– · progressive metal 1.383

Boris

Japan · 1992– · drone 1.240

21 Deafheaven

United States of America · 2010– · blackgaze 1.165

65daysofstatic

United Kingdom · 2001– · post-rock 1.134

23 Amenra

Belgium · 1999– · sludge metal 1.100

24 Slowdive

United Kingdom · 1989– · shoegaze 1.091

25 Public Service Broadcasting

United Kingdom · 2010– · rock 1.013

26 Have a Nice Life

United States of America · 2000– · shoegaze 0.993

27 world’s end girlfriend

Japan · 1975– · electronic 0.950

28 Jane Remover

United States of America · 2003– · hyperpop 0.860

29 Battles

United States of America · 2002– · math rock 0.840

Coldplay

United Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 0.828

31 Built to Spill

United States of America · 1992– · indie rock 0.780

32 toe

Japan · 2000– · math rock 0.760

33 WILLOW

United States of America · 2000– · rock 0.730

Nine Inch Nails

United States of America · 1988– · industrial 0.700

Sonic Youth

United States of America · 1981–2011 · alternative rock 0.662

36 Coma

Poland · 1998– · hard rock 0.660

37 Manchester Orchestra

United States of America · 2005– · folk rock 0.657

38 Foals

United Kingdom · 2005– · indie rock 0.629

39 The Smile

United Kingdom · 2021– · rock 0.600

Agalloch

United States of America · 1995– · black metal 0.567

Riverside

Poland · 2001– · progressive rock 0.553

42 Broken Social Scene

Canada · 1999– · indie rock 0.525

43 Thom Yorke

United Kingdom · 1968– · electronic 0.498

44 The Antlers

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 0.471

45 フィッシュマンズ

Japan · 1987– · neo-psychedelia 0.422

46 TV on the Radio

United States of America · 2001– · indie rock 0.415

47 envy

Japan · 1992– · rock 0.400

48 Tricky

United Kingdom · 1968– · trip hop 0.388