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  Belle and Sebastian

  (1,308,950 listeners)

  indie, indie pop, alternative, indie rock

  Belle and Sebastian is a band from Glasgow. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band has an intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and '60s pop. Murdoch has a gift not only for whimsy and surrealism, but also for odd, unsettling lyrical detail which keeps the songs grounded in a tangible reality.

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  Cat Power

  (1,211,883 listeners)

  indie, female vocalists, singer-songwriter, folk

  Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on 21 January 1972.

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  Chavez

  (27,304 listeners)

  math rock, indie rock, indie, noise rock

  Chavez were/are a Math Rock/Indie band from New York fronted by guitarist/vocalist Matt Sweeney. Theirs is a relatively poppy style with 4-minute songs usually in a recognisable verse/chorus structure. This poppiness is augmented with complex rhythm/vocal interplay and novel, sometimes uncomfortable guitar sounds.

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  Cold Cave

  (79,369 listeners)

  electronic, experimental, darkwave, cold wave

  Cold Cave is an experimental synthpop group that formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 2005 and is now based in Manhattan.

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  Come

  (13,597 listeners)

  indie rock, indie, noise rock, alternative

  There are two bands under the name of Come: (1) An American indie rock band. (2) A British experimental band founded by William Bennett, who would later go on to form the very influential band Whitehouse.

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  Esben And The Witch

  (54,470 listeners)

  post-punk, electronic, experimental, indie

  Esben and the Witch are a three piece indie rock band from Brighton, England. The band members are Rachel Davies, Daniel Copeman and Thomas Fisher. According to Songfacts, the trio named themselves after a Danish fairytale.

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  Fucked Up

  (136,272 listeners)

  hardcore, hardcore punk, punk, canadian

  Fucked Up is a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001.

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  Girls

  (422,684 listeners)

  lo-fi, indie, indie pop, indie rock

  There are several bands called Girls: 1) an American indie rock band from San Francisco featuring Christopher Owens formed in 2007 2) a 70s all-female rock band from Japan 3) a swedish synthpop/disco band featuring Paul Rein 4) a 70s American West Coast punk band associated with The Screamers

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  Guided by Voices

  (350,517 listeners)

  lo-fi, indie, indie rock, rock

  Guided by Voices is an indie rock band which formed in Dayton, Ohio, United States in 1983. The band's lineup has changed constantly throughout the band's history, with its only constant member being singer/songwriter Robert Pollard.

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  Guitar Wolf

  (43,711 listeners)

  punk, japanese, garage punk, rock

  The band Guitar Wolf (ギターウルフ), founded in Nagasaki, Japan in 1987, are known for their piercing vocals and extremely loud style of garage punk that emphasized heavy distortion. They coined the phrase "Jett Rock 'n' Roll", a homage to rocker Joan Jett, which they also use to describe their musical style - an energetic cross between The Ramones, rockabilly, classic punk, and noise rock.

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  Harlem

  (91,648 listeners)

  rock, blues rock, polish, garage rock

  There are five bands that go by the name Harlem. 1.) Harlem is an Austin (by way of Nashville) thrash-trash-punk band covered in barbecue sauce and feathers. http://www.myspace.com/harlemduh

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  Jeffrey Joe Jensen

  (0 listeners)

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  Kurt Vile

  (154,919 listeners)

  lo-fi, psychedelic, indie, bedroom pop

  Kurt Vile is a guitarist and singer from Philadelphia. He was previously the lead guitarist in the band The War on Drugs and also has a burgeoning solo career. He was signed by Matador Records in May 2008 as a solo artist.

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  Liz Phair

  (396,580 listeners)

  female vocalists, alternative, rock, singer-songwriter

  Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She was a cornerstone in the underground early '90s indie rock movement for her songcraft and DIY ethics. Her sound developed at the turn of the century into something more akin to pop or adult contemporary.

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  Pavement

  (771,957 listeners)

  indie, indie rock, lo-fi, alternative

  Pavement are an American indie rock band. Although they experienced only moderate commercial success, they achieved a significant cult following, and their music has been a major influence on many bands of the late 1990s and beyond.

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  Perfume Genius

  (110,412 listeners)

  ambient, singer-songwriter, indie, experimental

  Mike Hadreas, also known as Perfume Genius is a singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington, US. Perfume Genius began when he moved from New York to his mother's home in Everett, WA. In these relatively isolated conditions, Hadreas felt a compulsion to make music and began composing fragile yet brutally honest songs on the piano.

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  Shearwater

  (211,345 listeners)

  folk, indie, indie rock, alt-country

  Shearwater was formed by two bandmembers of Austin, TX's Okkervil River. Okkervil's singer and guitarist, Will Sheff, and back-up vocalist and accordion/keyboard player, Jonathan Meiburg formed Shearwater so they could write softer, more folk-influenced music. Band members today include Jonathan Meiburg, Thor Harris, Kim Burke, Jordan Geiger, and Kevin Schneider.

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  Sonic Youth

  (1,269,751 listeners)

  alternative, experimental, post-punk, indie

  Sonic Youth is an influential experimental rock band which formed in New York City, New York, United States in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore (vocals, guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Steve Shelley (drums) and Mark Ibold (bass).

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  Spoon

  (1,134,683 listeners)

  indie, indie rock, alternative, rock

  Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed in late 1993 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. Current members also include: Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals) and Rob Pope (bass, backing vocals - replaced Joshua Zarbo in 2007).

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  Superchunk

  (136,163 listeners)

  indie rock, indie, alternative, post-punk

  Superchunk is an indie rock band which formed in 1989 in the college town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. The band consists of Mac McCaughan (vocals, guitar), Laura Ballance (bass), Jim Wilbur (guitar) and Jon Wurster (drums).

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  Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

  (373,698 listeners)

  indie, indie rock, rock, punk

  Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are an indie/punk band, with roots in traditional rock. They formed while Leo was living in Washington, DC, but now have members based around the northeast United States. Leo came from Bloomfield, New Jersey.

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  The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

  (163,859 listeners)

  rock, blues, blues rock, alternative

  The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is an American garage rock band, which was formed in New York in 1990.

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  The New Pornographers

  (561,629 listeners)

  indie, indie rock, canadian, indie pop

  The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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  Times New Viking

  (97,920 listeners)

  lo-fi, noise rock, noise, noise pop

  Times New Viking is an indie band which formed in Columbus, Ohio, United States in 2005. The band consists of Jared Phillips (guitar), Beth Murphy (keyboards, vocals) and Adam Elliott (drums, vocals).

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  Yo La Tengo

  (752,505 listeners)

  indie, indie rock, alternative, indie pop

  Yo La Tengo is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, vocals), and James McNew (bass, vocals).