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  • Aldous Harding

    Aldous HardingAlternative Folk2014About Aldous HardingSinger/songwriter from New Zealand who deals in minimalist and slightly gothic contemporary folk.Full AllMusic BioAlbum LinksTrack…

  • The Alchemist

    Grace EngerPop2024About Grace EngerNew Jersey songwriter who blends reflective adult alternative pop and textured indie rock on her passionate, vulnerable…

  • Albert Niland – EP

    Albert NilandAlternative2011About Albert NilandAlbert Niland is a singer/songwriter from Galway in Ireland, he is well known for doing an acoustic…

  • Albatross

    HalouElectronic2006About HalouUnlike many of the colder-sounding tunes that are prevalent in electronica music, Halou’s sound is infused with plenty of…

  • Alas I Cannot Swim

    Laura MarlingAdult Alternative2007About Laura MarlingBritish singer/songwriter who rose to prominence amid the indie folk boom, known for her smart, confessional…

  • Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles

    Alan Sparhawk & Trampled by TurtlesAlternative2025About Alan SparhawkCo-founder of the visionary minimalist indie band Low who has continued making experimental…

  • Air: Aquarius’ Songs – EP

    BirdyAlternative2022About BirdyEnglish singer and songwriter whose airy, melancholy pop has topped the charts in parts of Europe and Australia.Full AllMusic…

  • Air Between Us

    Coral GriefAlternative2025About Coral Grief Coral Grief is the Seattle-based dream pop project of Lena Farr-Morrissey (vocals, bass, synth) Sam Fason…

  • AI Killed the Rockstar

    Love AngelesRock2024About Love AngelesLove Angeles was started many many years ago by 2 friends living together. Both would write songs…

  • Ahem – EP

    Altered by MomAlternative2023About Altered by Mom Altered by Mom is a Toronto-based, female-fronted “posi-vibes” alt-rock band known for high-energy shows, infectious…

  • Ahead Of You Forever – EP

    Racing GlaciersAlternative2014About Racing GlaciersRacing Glaciers are an English rock band which formed in the summer of 2012.Album LinksTrack Video

  • Agrimony

    Laura ReznekFolk2021About Laura ReznekAgrimony is the new record from Canadian-born, UK-based musician Laura Reznek.  … In the world of plant healing,…

  • Ages

    White VioletRock2016About White VioletBedtime, folky, dream pop centered round the songs and vocals of writer and guitarist Nate Nelson.Full AllMusic…

  • Agenda – EP

    Pet Shop BoysPop2019About Pet Shop BoysInventive British duo who conquer commercial and critical terrain with an unerring flair for lush,…

  • Agate Lines (A retrospective)

    AreaAlternative1989About AreaFormed in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, Area borrowed the ethereal dream-pop sound of Britain’s 4AD label while adding their own distinctively…

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I realized how woefully out of date I was, musically speaking, when I searched for artists similar to Chvrches and didn’t recognize any of them. I’d been listening to music I already owned for … well … never mind how many years.