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experimental indie

Last updated: Sun Oct 26 2025 06:27:53 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Description

Experimental indie pushes beyond conventional song structures and production techniques, blending lo-fi aesthetics with ambitious sonic exploration. Artists in this space prioritize creative risk-taking over commercial appeal, often incorporating unconventional instrumentation, abstract lyrics, and atmospheric textures. The tag represents a DIY ethos meeting artistic adventurousness, where bedroom producers and small-label acts challenge listeners' expectations of what indie music can be.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
95		1987-05	Momus	The Poison Boyfriend	alternative alternative pop art pop avant-pop baroque pop britain british british underground britpop chamber pop electronic electronic pop experimental indie indie pop indie rock japan one man band one man project scotland scottish singer-songwriter soul	scottish # 23 avant-pop # 55 electronic pop # 77 scotland # 79 britain # 90 one man band # 95 one man project # 96 british underground # 99
75		1994	Grandaddy	Complex Party Come Along Theories	bedroom pop emo experimental indie indie pop indie rock indietronica lo-fi lo-fi indie noise pop noise rock pop punk pop rock	lo-fi indie # 53
41		1994	bugskull	Phantasies & Senseitions	experimental indie
55		1998	Metro Luminal	Sinus	acid rock alternative alternative dance alternative pop alternative rock art rock avant-rock dance electronic electronica estonia estonian europe european experimental indie experimental rock indie dance indie electronic indie rock indietronica instrumental instrumental rock post-rock psychedelic rock synth rock	avant-rock # 32 synth rock # 32 indie dance # 54 estonian # 60 estonia # 76
92		1999	Ten In The Swear Jar	My Very Private Map	art rock experimental indie indie rock
81		1999-11-23	Furthermore	Flourescent Jellyfish	experimental indie
86		1999-11-23	Furthermore	Fluorescent Jellyfish	experimental indie
61		2001-04-26	Bed.	ame_to_wonder.ep	asia electronic experimental indie folktronica japan japanese organic electronica	organic electronica # 72
6		2003	Clinker	Clinker	alternative rock british experimental indie experimental pop indie dance indie rock london	indie dance # 26
9		2003	Big Sexy Shaq	My Autobiography: Cowboy Kirk Roughin's Puts On A Show	avant-garde jazz avant-pop contemporary classical experimental indie experimental noise experimental pop harsh noise noise	experimental noise # 68
84		2003-01-01	Sore Eros	beko_10	america american american underground experimental indie freak folk lo-fi new weird america singer-songwriter usa	new weird america # 36 america # 56 american underground # 67
74		2003-12-23	Dudley	Seasonal LP	alternative alternative rock experimental indie france indie pop
26		2004	Atarix	sadoru state	ambient ambient noise electronic experimental indie experimental noise glitch lobit noise russian	ambient noise # 28 lobit # 39 experimental noise # 74
49		2004-06-01	State Shirt	Don't Die	alternative pop alternative rock america american american underground california electronic experimental indie experimental rock hip-hop indie rock indietronica los angeles singer-songwriter soft rock usa	american underground # 14
66		2005	Wavering Saints	Collusion e.p.	alternative american indie experimental indie indie rock lo-fi lo-fi indie slowcore	american indie # 31 lo-fi indie # 42
16		2005	Boca Chica	ePop016	alt-country america american american underground experimental indie folk indie folk usa
38		2006	The Late Virginia Summers	tlvs	ambient rock america american american underground duo experimental indie experimental rock live recording lo-fi post-rock usa	ambient rock # 59
18		2006	Vlor	Sacred Places In the City	avant-rock experimental indie shoegaze usa
62		2006	Flying	Just-One-Second-Ago Broken Eggshell	experimental indie freak folk
70		2006	Lo Moda	Gospel Store Front	experimental indie neo-psychedelia post-punk
91		2007-01-11	Iambic²	[laridae031] Under These Stars, We'll Sleep Again
35		2007-01-15	Barbagallo	Grey/Lady	experimental indie italian italy
29		2007-10-13	Todosantos	Acid Girlzzz Demo	alternative alternative dance alternative pop electronic electronic pop experimental indie hip-hop indie dance indietronica latin america venezuela	latin america # 22 venezuela # 22 indie dance # 38
33		2007-11-01	Barbagallo	Ego-God	avant-rock experimental indie post-rock	avant-rock # 5 organic electronica # 40
93		2007-12-11	Canon Blue	Halcyon EP	america american american underground baroque pop chamber pop christian rock experimental indie usa	america # 70 american underground # 77
44		2008-04-07	Dublin Duck Dispensary	acupofteaandasliceofcake	experimental indie ireland irish	ireland # 33
53		2008-07-23	AMERICA DEL SUR	America Del Sur	acoustic acoustic pop alternative pop alternative rock america american experimental indie indie pop	acoustic pop # 50
25		2008-09-12	Bark Cat Bark	Á Lífi Bonus	alternative experimental indie france french post-rock slowcore
56		2008-09	Gillicuddy	Shmalhans Is Kuechenmeister	alternative avant-folk experimental folk experimental indie freak folk german germany indie folk singer-songwriter	experimental folk # 70
45		2009	Tidy kid	Toxic Feelings	australia australian electronic electronic pop experimental folk experimental indie folktronica idm indietronica organic electronica	electronic pop # 5 organic electronica # 65 experimental folk # 67
83		2009	Totally Nebular	Boat Boat	america american american underground avant-folk avant-pop diy electronic experimental folk experimental indie freak folk lo-fi new weird america usa	avant-pop # 19 new weird america # 34 america # 54 american underground # 66 diy # 72 experimental folk # 92
28		2009	Tree No Leaves	Peer Pressure / Mass Euphoria	alternative america american american underground experimental indie experimental rock usa
11		2009	Andy's Airport Of Love	Actually, I am Sasha Fierce
15		2009-03-27	Bonfire Kids	America Lives	alternative pop alternative rock america american american underground americana california experimental indie indie rock lo-fi psychedelic rock usa
43		2009-04-03	Victory VIII	International Travel Scenarios	alternative america american americana avant-pop baroque pop electronic electronic pop experimental indie lo-fi singer-songwriter usa
67		2009-08-02	Philip Seymour Hoffman	Fire Island	america american american underground diy experimental indie lo-fi new weird america new york no wave usa	diy # 23 american underground # 38
88		2009-08-17	Tan Dollar	Pink Sky	alternative pop america american american underground avant-pop california chillwave experimental indie shoegaze usa	avant-pop # 26 america # 62 american underground # 70
46		2009-09-03	Narcoleptica	The Modular Explanation	ambient avant-rock ethereal experimental indie spain spanish	avant-rock # 24
64		2009-09-07	Julian Winter	Rock Art EP	acoustic alternative dream pop experimental indie folktronica german germany
27		2009-10-26	Uesa Guilbe	beko_06	american underground avant-rock experimental indie experimental rock new weird america seattle usa
37		2009-12-15	Blue Sabbath Black Fiji	WHNZ:3:EHKI	alternative alternative pop duo experimental indie harsh noise noise psychedelic rock rhythmic noise ukraine ukrainian
30		2010	Sekotis	People In Grass Houses	alternative alternative dance alternative pop alternative rock electronic electronic pop england experimental indie experimental rock indie dance krautrock post-rock	indie dance # 39
54		2010	pEACEFANg	pEACEFANg EP	america american american underground electronic experimental indie folktronica indietronica organic electronica portland usa	american underground # 22 portland # 28 organic electronica # 70
77		2010	Kid A	In A Dream House EP	alternative alternative pop electronic electronic pop experimental indie female vocalists usa	electronic pop # 53
87		2010	Tabar	Hugs EP	britain british british underground europe experimental indie female vocalists indie pop indie rock math rock quartet	britain # 84 quartet # 96 british underground # 98
99		2010	Peter and Kerry	Clothes, Friends, Photos EP		folktronica # 40 folk pop # 42 experimental pop # 87 experimental electronic # 96
50		2010-01-10	Gillicuddy	ca350 - gillicuddy - the yaouhl! mashups	acoustic alternative avant-folk experimental folk experimental indie field recordings freak folk german germany indie folk musique concrete post-grunge singer-songwriter	musique concrete # 2 experimental folk # 68
22		2010-02-05	Hangin Freud	the continent ep	alternative alternative rock duo experimental indie female vocalists slowcore
48		2010-02-13	Assemble The Empire	Assemble The Empire	experimental indie
19		2010-03-01	Victorian Halls	Springteen	alternative alternative rock art punk art rock digital hardcore experimental indie experimental rock indie punk indie rock indietronica industrial industrial rock noise pop noise rock noisecore pop punk post-hardcore post-punk post-rock punk rock sasscore screamo	indie punk # 5
24		2010-04-29	Kraffa	Short note from the time	asia electronic electronic pop experimental indie folktronica indietronica organic electronica post-rock	organic electronica # 52
58		2010-06-25	Hipster Youth	Teenage Elders	8-bit alternative alternative pop art pop chiptune electronic europe experimental indie ireland irish	ireland # 50
98		2010-07-06	My Epic	Yet	experimental indie
65		2010-07-19	Bathcrones	beko_27	america american american underground atlanta chillwave experimental indie hypnagogic pop usa	american underground # 36 atlanta # 58
51		2010-10-16	The Womb	Purity Test	alternative pop britain british british underground electronic experimental indie	britain # 42 british underground # 81
63		2010-10-26	Inverness	Somewhere I Can Hear My Heart Beating	alternative alternative dance alternative pop alternative rock brazil brazilian dream pop dreamwave electronic experimental indie indie dance indie electronic indie pop indie rock indietronica latin america neo-psychedelia noise rock psychedelic rock shoegaze	latin america # 49 indie dance # 57
52		2010-11-12	Srkp	Satan And His Army EP	alternative alternative dance ambient rock electronic europe experimental indie experimental rock indie dance post-rock remixes russia russian shoegaze	indie dance # 53 ambient rock # 67
17		2010-11-20	The Very Most	ePop017	alternative pop alternative rock america american american underground experimental indie indie folk indie pop jangle pop usa
5		2011	Pretty Swans	We got hot & died.	alternative alternative pop alternative rock america chicago diy dream pop experimental indie experimental rock indie pop indie rock trio usa	trio # 14
68		2011	Lizard Kisses	Tiny Island Teeth	america american american underground americana brooklyn dream folk duo experimental folk experimental indie female vocalists indie folk new weird america new york usa	american underground # 40 dream folk # 44 experimental folk # 77
96		2011-01-01	Lee Noble	No Becoming	america american american underground avant-folk california dark ambient diy drone electronic experimental folk experimental indie experimental rock krautrock lo-fi los angeles usa	avant-folk # 35 los angeles # 63 diy # 87 america # 87 american underground # 92 experimental folk # 98
12		2011-02-01	The Vévé Seashore	Seven Years of Gulliver	alternative avant-folk avant-rock duo electronic europe experimental folk experimental indie experimental rock finland finnish folk indie folk psychedelic rock	experimental folk # 47
79		2011-03-01	I Am Alaska	So They Say	experimental indie progressive rock
47		2011-03-25	Wolfredt	Wolfredt	electronic estonia europe experimental indie indietronica post-rock remixes	estonia # 72
40		2011-04-19	Conveyor	Sun Ray [EP]	alternative alternative pop america american american underground brooklyn electronic experimental indie new york usa
34		2011-05-02	Wonder Wheel	Speakeasy	alternative alternative dance america american american underground avant-pop california experimental indie freak folk indie dance lo-fi new weird america shoegaze usa	indie dance # 46
3		2011-05-23	Chevalier Avant Garde	beko_87	canada diy duo electronic experimental indie lo-fi montreal quebec	montreal # 10
85		2011-05	Youth Lagoon	july + cannons (free download)	america american american underground bedroom pop chillwave dream pop experimental indie hypnagogic pop lo-fi usa	america # 60 american underground # 68
7		2011-06-01	Doctrine	Leavers' Do	alternative alternative dance america american american underground duo electronic electronic pop experimental indie new wave synthpop usa
80		2011-06-03	Henrik José	Photo Album	chamber pop electronic electronic pop europe experimental indie organic electronica sweden swedish	electronic pop # 67 organic electronica # 92
90		2011-06-13	2muchachos	teplaja EP	avant-pop dream pop europe experimental indie folktronica idm musique concrete organic electronica post-rock russia russian trio	avant-pop # 35 russia # 59 musique concrete # 78 trio # 92 organic electronica # 95
78		2011-07-07	N-qia	qia songs	alternative asia asian chamber folk duo electronic pop experimental electronic experimental indie folktronica idm japan japanese	duo # 32 experimental electronic # 43 electronic pop # 55
13		2011-07-11	Sun Deers	Shaman Colours EP	america american american underground chillwave dream pop experimental indie hypnagogic pop usa
21		2011-09-12	Laura K	ePop018	australia australian experimental indie female vocalists indie pop london twee pop
36		2011-09-13	Alligator Indian	beko_92	alternative alternative pop alternative rock america american american underground diy experimental indie garage garage rock goth rock gothic rock indie rock north carolina post-punk psychedelic rock trio usa	trio # 34 north carolina # 69
71		2011-10-23	Valotihkuu	Flutter EP	alternative alternative pop avant-pop chillwave diy dream pop dreamwave electronic electronic pop experimental indie experimental pop indie electronic indietronica lo-fi post-rock russia russian	dreamwave # 7 diy # 31 electronic pop # 41
31		2012	Simon Bird	V	diy electronic experimental indie experimental rock ireland irish lo-fi post-rock shoegaze	ireland # 23
60		2012	Mark Lesseraux	Low Cool	acoustic america american american underground brooklyn diy experimental folk experimental indie folk indie folk lo-fi new york singer-songwriter usa	american underground # 32 experimental folk # 73
10		2012	Doctrine	beko_90	alternative avant-pop chillwave dreamwave duo electronic europe experimental indie france french
20		2012-02-01	Mmpsuf	Retina (Sutemos031)	alternative ambient ambient pop avant-pop dream pop electronic electronic pop electronica ethereal europe experimental indie experimental pop female vocalists idm indie electronic indietronica lithuanian trio trip-hop	lithuanian # 13 trio # 25
59		2012-02-06	Thomas Truax	Monthly Journal	alternative alternative pop america american american underground baroque pop chamber pop electronic electronic pop experimental indie experimental pop experimental rock singer-songwriter synthpop usa	electronic pop # 19 american underground # 30
82		2012-02-21	RxGibbs	Futures EP	alternative america american american underground art pop chillwave dream pop electronic electronic pop experimental indie hypnagogic pop michigan usa	michigan # 42 america # 53 american underground # 65 electronic pop # 69
100		2012-08-28	Circa Survive	Violent Waves	alternative rock experimental indie
72		2013-09-17	Alligator Indian	More Songs About Animals and TV	alternative alternative pop america american american underground art pop avant-pop duo electronic electronic pop experimental indie experimental pop neo-psychedelia new weird america north carolina psychedelic pop usa	new weird america # 1 duo # 1 america # 5 electronic pop # 42 american underground # 47 north carolina # 85
2		2013-11-28	Starmetis	Distance	alternative electronic europe experimental indie latvian new wave post-punk quartet shoegaze synth rock	latvian # 13 quartet # 70
76		2014-11-04	Moss Lime	July First	alternative alternative pop alternative rock canada experimental indie female vocalists indie pop indie rock math rock montreal quebec trio	quebec # 45 montreal # 69 trio # 77
94		2015	Pllush	Please	experimental indie lo-fi indie noise pop	lo-fi indie # 66
1		2015-04-03	Lowlands	beko_85	alternative alternative pop experimental indie indie rock new zealand post-punk
73		2016	Lockerbie	[BadPanda065] Lockerbie	alternative pop alternative rock ambient rock baroque pop chamber pop experimental indie iceland icelandic post-rock soft rock	iceland # 19 ambient rock # 85
23		2016-05-20	Car Seat Headrest	Teens Of Denial (Demos)	experimental indie hard rock lo-fi lo-fi indie power pop	lo-fi indie # 29
89		2018-11-17	Toro y Moi	Daytrotter Studio 9/14/2010	alternative america american experimental indie soul usa	america # 67
97		2021	Computer Magic	Spectronic Ep	america american american underground bedroom pop chillwave diy electronic electronic pop experimental indie female vocalists lo-fi new york synthpop usa	bedroom pop # 6 new york # 72 electronic pop # 84 diy # 92 america # 93 american underground # 95
57		2023-07-25	For Tuesday	Zechariah	experimental indie indie rock indietronica
4			Hey Chica!	Bonus Track	experimental indie indie dance indie pop indietronica mexican mexico remixes	indie dance # 24
32			Magicks	Maya	alternative america american american underground avant-pop chicago chillwave dream pop dreamwave electronic electronic pop experimental indie freak folk indie dance new weird america remixes shoegaze usa	indie dance # 43
42			Bridge Underwater	Rainy Day Songs	acoustic alternative alternative rock ambient american american indie chillout electronic experimental indie indie folk indie pop indie rock instrumental lo-fi noise philadelphia rock	american indie # 10 philadelphia # 45
69			Julean and the Rai	Alexandria, Falling (EP)(2007)		sitar # 43 indian fusion # 49 rai # 63
8			Dan Masquelier	States Away	america american american underground california celtic celtic folk drone ethereal experimental indie folk usa
14			starstarstar	electric goose and the nylon moose	avant-rock experimental indie
39			Lenn9o9n	Relining Coffins	alternative pop art pop baroque pop dream pop electronic experimental indie

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