Indie Folk

Emerged 1990.

175 artists with 8.6M combined listeners. 39% of them sit in the Indie Anthem-Folk / Indie Folk / Vancouver Indie community on the map. It shares the most artists with Indie Anthem-Folk.

Where Indie Folk sits on the map

• Indie Anthem-Folk / Indie Folk / Vancouver Indie · 69 artists (39%)
• Stomp And Holler / Chicago Indie / Indie Folk · 60 artists (34%)
• Roots Americana / Alternative Roots Rock / Icelandic Indie · 8 artists (5%)
• Pop / Singer-Songwriter Pop / Coverchill · 5 artists (3%)
• Afrikaans / South African Rock / Bluegrass · 3 artists (2%)
• Riot Grrrl / Yaoi / Dark Cabaret · 3 artists (2%)

Strongest pairings in Indie Folk

Indie Folk artists who most often share real, user-made playlists.

1. Bon Iver & Lord Huron · 161 shared playlists
2. Gregory Alan Isakov & Lord Huron · 130 shared playlists
3. Gregory Alan Isakov & Bon Iver · 118 shared playlists
4. Of Monsters And Men & Mumford & Sons · 111 shared playlists
5. The Head And The Heart & Lord Huron · 104 shared playlists
6. Of Monsters And Men & Lord Huron · 97 shared playlists
7. Ben Howard & Lord Huron · 89 shared playlists
8. The Paper Kites & Lord Huron · 88 shared playlists
9. Ben Howard & Bon Iver · 86 shared playlists
10. Iron & Wine & Bon Iver · 86 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with Indie Folk, for their size.

• Indie Anthem-Folk · 45 shared artistsBoth: Bon Iver, Ben Howard, Angus & Julia Stone
• Michigan Indie · 20 shared artistsBoth: The National, City and Colour, Xavier Rudd
• Stomp And Holler · 23 shared artistsBoth: Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters And Men, Ben Howard
• Vancouver Indie · 18 shared artistsBoth: Sleeping At Last, Seafret, Novo Amor
• Chicago Indie · 25 shared artistsBoth: Bon Iver, The National, Sufjan Stevens
• Roots Americana · 9 shared artistsBoth: Laura Marling, Father John Misty, Nathaniel Rateliff
• Folk · 5 shared artistsBoth: Shakey Graves, Brenn!, Justin Mitchell
• Ontario Indie · 4 shared artistsBoth: Patrick Watson, Lily Kershaw, Winter Aid

Artists

175 artists tagged Indie Folk, ranked by listeners.

1. Mumford & Sons1.1M listeners · Stomp And Holler
2. Of Monsters And Men559.8K listeners · Stomp And Holler
3. Bon Iver548.6K listeners
4. Ben Howard526.9K listeners · Stomp And Holler
5. Angus & Julia Stone443.7K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
6. The National339.8K listeners · Chicago Indie
7. Sufjan Stevens269.5K listeners · Chicago Indie
8. Damien Rice239.2K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
9. Phoebe Bridgers206.3K listeners · Chicago Indie
10. Death Cab for Cutie200.3K listeners
11. Noah Kahan197.1K listeners
12. Band of Horses178.0K listeners · Chicago Indie
13. Cat Power169.7K listeners
14. Fleet Foxes165.4K listeners · Chicago Indie
15. Sleeping At Last151.8K listeners · Pop
16. John Butler Trio147.2K listeners
17. Lizzy McAlpine130.5K listeners · Pop
18. Patrick Watson120.5K listeners · Pop
19. José González120.1K listeners
20. Lord Huron119.7K listeners · Pop
21. Daniela Andrade112.7K listeners · Coverchill
22. Iron & Wine108.8K listeners
23. Ray LaMontagne95.9K listeners
24. SYML95.2K listeners
25. Leon Bridges93.9K listeners
26. City and Colour90.6K listeners · Michigan Indie
27. Laura Marling89.3K listeners · Folk Rock
28. Seafret85.6K listeners · Pop
29. Young the Giant75.5K listeners · Oxford Indie
30. Xavier Rudd72.1K listeners
31. Big Thief72.0K listeners · Chicago Indie
32. Novo Amor68.8K listeners
33. Adrianne Lenker67.6K listeners
34. Tom Rosenthal66.5K listeners · Pop
35. The Tallest Man on Earth66.3K listeners · Stomp And Holler
36. Boygenius64.0K listeners
37. Noah And The Whale61.5K listeners
38. Radical Face55.4K listeners · Chicago Indie
39. Father John Misty52.2K listeners · Chicago Indie
40. November Ultra52.0K listeners
41. Bright Eyes48.3K listeners
42. The Decemberists46.9K listeners
43. The Head And The Heart45.4K listeners · Stomp And Holler
44. Manchester Orchestra42.5K listeners · Rock
45. The Paper Kites41.7K listeners
46. Gregory Alan Isakov41.5K listeners
47. Jeremy Loops41.5K listeners · South African Rock
48. Neutral Milk Hotel41.1K listeners · Chicago Indie
49. Amber Run37.0K listeners · Pop
50. Anna Calvi36.9K listeners
51. Hollow Coves36.5K listeners
52. Bear's Den32.7K listeners
53. Matthew Mole31.2K listeners
54. flora cash28.7K listeners · Vancouver Indie
55. Dope Lemon28.4K listeners · Indietronica
56. Angus Stone25.5K listeners
57. Roo Panes21.3K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
58. Alexi Murdoch20.5K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
59. The Oh Hellos20.1K listeners · Stomp And Holler
60. Sons Of The East18.4K listeners
61. Phosphorescent18.0K listeners · Chicago Indie
62. The Mountain Goats17.8K listeners · Folk Punk
63. Johnny Flynn14.2K listeners
64. Shakey Graves13.5K listeners · Stomp And Holler
65. Nathaniel Rateliff13.0K listeners · Stomp And Holler
66. Sophie Zelmani12.8K listeners · Pop Rock
67. The Milk Carton Kids12.1K listeners · Michigan Indie
68. Mogli11.9K listeners
69. The Dodos11.7K listeners
70. Anna Leone11.7K listeners
71. Trevor Hall11.5K listeners · Neo Mellow
72. Blind Pilot11.5K listeners · Stomp And Holler
73. Sarah Jaffe11.0K listeners
74. Lily Kershaw10.2K listeners
75. Charlie Cunningham10.1K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
76. Chance Peña10.0K listeners
77. Mon Rovîa9.8K listeners · Stomp And Holler
78. Caamp9.7K listeners · Stomp And Holler
79. Volcano Choir9.7K listeners
80. Blanco White9.5K listeners
81. Lucius9.4K listeners
82. Ocie Elliott9.4K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
83. Ziggy Alberts9.3K listeners
84. Rhythms Del Mundo8.9K listeners · Stomp And Holler
85. Amistat8.7K listeners
86. The Microphones7.4K listeners
87. Dustin Tebbutt7.2K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
88. Freelance Whales6.6K listeners
89. Watchhouse6.6K listeners
90. Sarah Jarosz6.1K listeners
91. Anthony Lazaro5.6K listeners · Pop
92. Aron Wright4.9K listeners
93. Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners4.8K listeners
94. Harrison Storm4.8K listeners
95. Yoke Lore4.4K listeners · Indietronica
96. Winter Aid4.4K listeners
97. Neil Halstead4.3K listeners
98. Jon and Roy4.2K listeners
99. Jack Conte4.0K listeners
100. Paris Jackson3.6K listeners
101. Hayden Calnin3.4K listeners
102. Hazlett3.2K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
103. Brenn!3.1K listeners
104. Rayland Baxter3.0K listeners
105. Allman Brown3.0K listeners
106. Pedro the Lion2.9K listeners
107. Old Sea Brigade2.7K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
108. Calum Graham2.7K listeners
109. Rosie Carney2.6K listeners
110. Hermitage Green2.6K listeners
111. Tomo2.3K listeners · Spanish Pop
112. Nathan Ball2.2K listeners
113. Skullcrusher2.1K listeners · Pov: Indie
114. Medium Build2.0K listeners
115. Dave Thomas Junior1.9K listeners · Indie Pop
116. The Shacks1.8K listeners
117. Field Medic1.7K listeners
118. Woodlock1.7K listeners
119. Lomelda1.7K listeners
120. The Blasting Company1.7K listeners
121. Ryan Harris1.2K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
122. Cody Francis1.2K listeners
123. Aurora Vibes1.0K listeners
124. Victor Lundberg1.0K listeners · Pop
125. The National Forest1.0K listeners
126. The Dreggs1.0K listeners · Stomp And Holler
127. Black Match1.0K listeners
128. Justin Mitchell1.0K listeners · Singer-Songwriter
129. Sierra Eagleson1.0K listeners · Rock
130. Salt Tree1.0K listeners
131. Chequerboard1.0K listeners
132. sød ven1.0K listeners · Indie Anthem-Folk
133. Logan Bowden1.0K listeners
134. Big Head Todd & The Monsters1.0K listeners
135. Melancholia1.0K listeners
136. Method In Madness1.0K listeners
137. Children of Indigo1.0K listeners · Indie Pop
138. World Cafe1.0K listeners
139. Anna Graves1.0K listeners · Rock
140. Hunter Metts1.0K listeners
141. Jake Etheridge1.0K listeners · Pop
142. Zach Winters1.0K listeners · Indie Pop
143. Austin Basham1.0K listeners
144. Jesse Taylor1.0K listeners
145. Pony Bradshaw1.0K listeners
146. Joel Ansett1.0K listeners
147. Michael Barrow & the Tourists1.0K listeners · Indie Pop
148. Middle Brother1.0K listeners · Stomp And Holler
149. Jessie Reid1.0K listeners
150. Thomas LaVine1.0K listeners
151. LULLANAS1.0K listeners
152. Emory Duncan1.0K listeners
153. Jack Botts1.0K listeners
154. Louis Island1.0K listeners · Pop
155. Calle Lehmann1.0K listeners · Dance Pop
156. Tay Oskee1.0K listeners · Indie Pop
157. Mimicking Birds1.0K listeners
158. Bendigo Fletcher1.0K listeners
159. The Hope Arsenal1.0K listeners
160. Michael Dunstan1.0K listeners
161. Freight Train Foxes1.0K listeners
162. We Are All Fossils1.0K listeners
163. Wilfred1.0K listeners
164. Logan and Isabel1.0K listeners
165. Lee Vyborny1.0K listeners
166. Toby Johnson1.0K listeners
167. East Love1.0K listeners
168. Rod Coote1.0K listeners
169. Ocean Eyes1.0K listeners
170. GIO DARA1.0K listeners · Pop
171. Mighty Poplar1.0K listeners
172. Marisa Anderson1.0K listeners
173. Covenhoven1.0K listeners
174. Sun June1.0K listeners
175. Tyler Brown Williams1.0K listeners