The albums that define
indie rock.
Our picks for where to start with indie rock — with a one-line read on why each one matters.
Top indie rock artists
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The indie rock essentials
Twenty-four picks. Press play on any of them.
Arctic Monkeys
Suck It and See
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XXXTentacion
Skins
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Pixies
Doolittle
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Pixies
Surfer Rosa
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
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Slowdive
Souvlaki
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Gustavo Cerati
Amor Amarillo
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Blur
Modern Life Is Rubbish
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Blur
Leisure
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Blur
The Great Escape
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Blur
The Magic Whip
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Blur
Parklife
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Blur
13
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Blur
The Ballad of Darren
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Blur
Blur
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Placebo
Without You I'm Nothing
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L'Arc-en-Ciel
Butterfly
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Weezer
Pinkerton
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Weezer
Weezer
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Weezer
Weezer
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Weezer
Raditude
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Weezer
Weezer
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Weezer
Death to False Metal
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Weezer
Make Believe
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Gorillaz
D-Sides
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Gorillaz
Demon Days
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Guided by Voices
Welshpool Frillies
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Guided by Voices
Universe Room
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Guided by Voices
Strut of Kings
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Haloo Helsinki!
Kiitos ei ole kirosana
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Haloo Helsinki!
III
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Haloo Helsinki!
Haloo Helsinki!
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Haloo Helsinki!
Helsingistä maailman toiselle puolen – Parhaat 2007–2012
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Haloo Helsinki!
Enemmän kuin elää
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Sakanaction
Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works
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Sakanaction
834.194
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Sakanaction
Kikuuiki
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Sakanaction
Shin-Shiro
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Sakanaction
Night Fishing
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Sakanaction
Go to the Future
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Sakanaction
Documentaly
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Sakanaction
Sakanazukan
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Tegan and Sara
So Jealous
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Tegan and Sara
This Business of Art
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Tegan and Sara
Heartthrob
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Tegan and Sara
If It Was You
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Tegan and Sara
Under Feet Like Ours
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Tegan and Sara
Love You to Death
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Tegan and Sara
Hey, I'm Just Like You
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Tegan and Sara
Sainthood
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