Alternative Rock Bands A to Z

Find every band and artist profile on The Alternative One, from grunge and post-punk pioneers to the indie, synth-pop and modern rock acts on our charts today. Each profile covers the band’s story, genre, every studio album and the songs to start with.

Jump to a letter, or scroll the full list below. New profiles are added as we feature more of the artists we play.

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• The 1975 – Alternative rock, indie pop, synth-pop, pop rock

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• The Airborne Toxic Event – Indie rock, alternative rock, orchestral rock
• Alice in Chains – Grunge, alternative metal, hard rock
• Arcade Fire – Indie rock, art rock, baroque pop, dance-rock
• Arctic Monkeys – Indie rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock, lounge pop

B

• Bastille – Indie pop, alternative rock, electronic pop
• Beck – Alternative rock, anti-folk, lo-fi, alternative hip-hop, funk, folk rock
• The Black Keys – Blues rock, garage rock revival, alternative rock
• Blink-182 – Pop-punk, punk rock, alternative rock
• Blur – Britpop, alternative rock, indie rock, art rock

C

• Cage the Elephant – Alternative rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock, garage rock, punk blues
• Clan of Xymox – Darkwave, gothic rock, coldwave, synth-pop
• Cold War Kids – Indie rock, alternative rock, blues rock
• The Cure – Post-punk, gothic rock, new wave, alternative rock

D

• Depeche Mode – Synth-pop, new wave, electronic rock, alternative

F

• Florence + The Machine – Indie rock, art pop, baroque pop, soul
• Fontaines D.C. – Post-punk, indie rock, alternative rock
• Foo Fighters – Alternative rock, modern rock, post-grunge
• Franz Ferdinand – Indie rock, post-punk revival, dance-punk, art rock
• Future Islands – Synth-pop, new wave, indie rock

G

• Green Day – Punk rock, pop-punk, alternative rock

I

• Interpol – Post-punk revival, indie rock

J

• Joy Division – Post-punk, gothic rock, new wave

K

• The Killers – Alternative rock, post-punk revival, new wave, heartland rock

L

• LCD Soundsystem – Dance-punk, electronic rock, post-punk revival, indie
• Lords of the New Church – Post-punk, gothic rock, punk

M

• M83 – Dream pop, synth-pop, shoegaze, electronic, ambient
• MGMT – Indie pop, synth-pop, psychedelic pop, indie rock, electronic rock
• The Midnight – Synthwave, synth-pop, electronic rock
• Muse – Alternative rock, electronic rock, progressive rock, space rock

N

• The National – Indie rock, post-punk, chamber rock
• New Order – Post-punk, synth-pop, alternative dance, new wave
• Nine Inch Nails – Industrial rock, alternative rock, electronic rock, industrial metal
• Nirvana – Grunge, alternative rock, punk rock

P

• Pearl Jam – Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock
• Phoebe Bridgers – Indie rock, indie folk, emo, chamber pop
• Pixies – Alternative rock, indie rock, noise pop, punk rock
• Pulp – Britpop, art rock, indie pop, post-punk, alternative rock

R

• R.E.M. – Alternative rock, college rock, jangle pop, folk rock, post-punk
• Radiohead – Alternative rock, art rock, electronic, experimental
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – Funk rock, alternative rock, rap rock
• The Replacements – Alternative rock, punk rock, power pop, college rock

S

• Screaming Trees – Grunge, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Alternative rock, shoegaze, dream pop, hard rock
• The Smiths – Indie rock, indie pop, jangle pop, post-punk, alternative rock
• Sonic Youth – Noise rock, alternative rock, indie rock, experimental rock
• Soundgarden – Grunge, alternative metal, hard rock
• The Stone Roses – Madchester, alternative rock, indie rock, baggy, neo-psychedelia
• The Strokes – Indie rock, garage rock revival, post-punk revival

T

• Talking Heads – New wave, post-punk, art pop, art punk, funk rock
• Tame Impala – Psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, indie rock, synth-pop, neo-psychedelia

V

• Vampire Weekend – Indie rock, indie pop, baroque pop, chamber pop

W

• Weezer – Alternative rock, power pop, pop rock, pop-punk
• White Lies – Post-punk revival, indie rock, synth-rock
• The White Stripes – Alternative rock, garage rock, blues rock, indie rock, punk blues

Y

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Indie rock, art punk, garage rock revival, synth-pop

Frequently asked questions

How many bands are covered?

We currently profile 56 bands and artists, from 1980s post-punk and college rock to today

How do you choose which bands to profile?

We profile bands we play on The Alternative One and the artists behind our charts.