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minnesota

Last updated: Tue Oct 28 2025 08:04:59 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

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The "minnesota" tag represents music associated with the state's diverse independent music scene, spanning underground hip-hop, indie rock, and experimental sounds rooted in Minneapolis-St. Paul's creative communities. The sound often reflects the region's cold-weather introspection and DIY ethos, blending raw authenticity with innovative production. This tag captures Minnesota's legacy as a breeding ground for genre-defying artists who operate outside mainstream conventions.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
83		1982-12-04	Prince	Welcome 2 America	soul	minneapolis # 100
50		1988-07-06	Vixen	Vixen		glam metal # 74
98		1990	Atmosphere	Fishing Blues	hip-hop minnesota
49		1992	Goddess	The Sexual Album	africa bass brazil breakbeat brooklyn chamber pop choral contemporary folk dance drone drum and bass dub dubstep electronic electronica england ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists fusion germany grindcore improvisation industrial instrumental krautrock london mashup metal mexico minnesota norwegian poetry pop pop rock reggae schlager ska spain spanish svenskt techno usa
39		1993	Goddess	Dirty Boy	bass bossa nova brazil brooklyn chamber pop choral contemporary folk dance drone drum and bass dub dubstep electronic electronica england ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists funk fusion germany grindcore house improvisation industrial instrumental krautrock london mashup metal mexico minnesota norwegian nu jazz pop pop rock reggae schlager ska spain spanish svenskt techno underground hip-hop usa
36		1993-12-20	Soul Asylum	Closer to the Stars: Best of the Twin/Tone Years	american minnesota rock
29		1996	Terry Walsh And 2 A.M.	Work and Hope	alternative minneapolis minnesota rock	minneapolis # 49
62		1996	Quincy Punx	Stuck On Stupid	hardcore minneapolis minnesota punk rock	minneapolis # 69
96		1997-08-01	Atmosphere	Overcast!	hip-hop underground hip-hop	underground hip-hop # 28
48		1999	Alex Rossi	The Root City EP	blues funk guitarist minneapolis minnesota rock	guitarist # 29 minneapolis # 64
6		1999	Ofasia	Saté San	breakbeat chaotic hardcore dark ambient diy electronic electronica ethnic female vocalists folktronica fusion futurepop gangsta rap goa gothic metal grindcore harmonica improvisation instrumental japanese rock krautrock male vocalists mashup metal minnesota neo-soul neofolk norway norwegian power metal psytrance reggaeton symphonic metal synthpop techno trap
40		2000	Fed by Ravens	Second Guessing Second Chances	hardcore minneapolis minnesota screamo	minneapolis # 55
93		2000-05-24	新居昭乃	降るプラチナ	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk czech drone german germany gothic rock grindcore idm improvisation indie folk j-pop jazz rock male vocalists mashup meditation minnesota ndw nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop rac remixes schlager speedcore trap	contemporary folk # 26 schlager # 31 remixes # 50 germany # 57 czech # 57 mashup # 57 chaotic hardcore # 58 rac # 73 speedcore # 78 ndw # 79 nouvelle scene francaise # 82 improvisation # 83
38		2000-12-01	Goddess	Goddess	argentina bass bossa nova brazil brooklyn chamber pop choral contemporary folk dance drone drum and bass dub dubstep electronic electronica england ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists funk fusion germany grindcore house improvisation industrial instrumental krautrock london mashup metal mexico minnesota norwegian nu jazz pop pop rock reggae schlager ska spain spanish svenskt techno underground hip-hop usa
65		2001	Tora! Tora! Torrance!	Get Into It	garage punk garage rock revival minneapolis minnesota post-hardcore punk rock sasscore usa	garage rock revival # 18 minneapolis # 71
23		2001	Stupid	Cotton Candy Apples	americana australian bass bossa nova brazil british britpop chamber pop choral classic rock contemporary folk country dance doom metal dub dubstep electronic electronica england ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists funk fusion grindcore hardcore house idm industrial instrumental krautrock lo-fi london metal minnesota norwegian nu jazz pop pop rock progressive rock reggae rock schlager ska soft rock spanish svenskt swedish techno underground hip-hop usa
34		2001	Ferd Mert	Those Who Wait	minnesota pop punk
37		2001-05-16	Alex Rossi	Echoes from the Arches	blues funk guitarist minneapolis minnesota rock	guitarist # 12 minneapolis # 53
51		2003	The Melismatics	New Infection	minnesota
24		2003-07-28	Kalliope	Altogether Elsewhere	blues rock breakbeat chamber pop choral christian contemporary folk dance drum and bass dubstep electronic electronica ethnic eurodance female fronted metal female vocalists folktronica fusion gangsta rap goa gothic metal grindcore harmonica improvisation indie folk industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock mashup metal minnesota norwegian oldies pop pop rock reggaeton schlager spain spanish svenskt synthpop techno tribal
73		2003-07-29	Tora! Tora! Torrance!	A Cynics Nightmare	garage punk garage rock revival minneapolis minnesota post-hardcore punk rock sasscore usa	garage rock revival # 31 minneapolis # 77
95		2003-09-22	Atmosphere	Seven's Travels	hip-hop	midwest # 80 minneapolis # 85
90		2004	Murzik	Murzik	alternative american ballad baritone european folk gypsy klezmer minneapolis minnesota rock russian singer-songwriter world	gypsy # 30 klezmer # 52 minneapolis # 95 baritone # 97
22		2004	Number One Common	The Second Coming	metal minnesota rock
18		2004-09-27	Marjolaine	lego trip	africa bass brazil breakbeat chamber pop choral christian dance drum and bass dub dubstep electronic electronica england ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists folktronica fusion gangsta rap gothic metal grindcore improvisation industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock london mashup metal mexico minnesota norwegian pop pop rock reggae reggaeton ska spain spanish svenskt synthpop techno tribal usa
92		2005	Rivethead	The Cheap Wine Of Youth	minnesota
91		2005-11-23	新居昭乃	Sora No Uta	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk diy drone gangsta rap german germany gothic rock grindcore harmonica idm improvisation indie folk japanese rock jazz rock krautrock male vocalists mashup meditation minnesota ndw norway norwegian nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop reggaeton schlager speedcore techno trap	schlager # 4 contemporary folk # 16 mashup # 37 germany # 37 chaotic hardcore # 52 japanese rock # 55 ndw # 71 speedcore # 72 nouvelle scene francaise # 77 improvisation # 79 diy # 81 harmonica # 88
76		2006	Jean Sibelius	Ports of Call	minnesota orchestral
85		2006-01-01	Carbon Carousel	The Some Of All Things Or: The Healing Power Of Scab Picking	grunge minnesota
68		2006-06-13	Dropping Daylight	Back To Nowhere	minnesota piano rock rock
81		2006-06	The Blend	Last Piece of a Broken Cause	minneapolis minnesota underground hip-hop	minneapolis # 88
70		2006-10-10	The Hold Steady	Boys & Girls in America	rock
4		2007	Death to our Enemies	S/T	minneapolis minnesota rock	minneapolis # 28
86		2007-06-23	White Light Riot	Atomism	minneapolis minnesota rock	minneapolis # 91
13		2007-07-27	Charles de Gaulle	Tennessee Is Not Kentucky	midwest minneapolis minnesota noise punk noise rock	minneapolis # 36
41		2007-08-01	Amdeide	Facade Promo	electro electronic electronica electropop futurepop industrial midwest minneapolis minnesota new wave techno	midwest # 14 minneapolis # 56
99		2007-12-25	Atmosphere	Strictly Leakage	hip-hop minnesota
30		2008	Johnson Family Band	Old Ruby	bluegrass minnesota
61		2008	The Men Who Control The Weather	The Mesoamerican Dream	electronic electronic rock minnesota rock
87		2008-01-23	新居昭乃	金の波 千の波	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk czech drone german germany gothic rock grindcore idm improvisation indie folk j-pop jazz rock krautrock male vocalists mashup meditation minnesota ndw nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop rac reggaeton remixes schlager speedcore trap	mashup # 4 czech # 5 remixes # 10 rac # 28 chaotic hardcore # 30 speedcore # 53 ndw # 55 nouvelle scene francaise # 61 improvisation # 66
69		2008-08-29	志方あきこ	Umineko no Naku Koro ni Theme Song	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk diy gangsta rap gothic rock grindcore harmonica improvisation indie folk industrial japanese rock krautrock male vocalists mashup minnesota ndw norway norwegian nouvelle scene francaise nu metal oldies reggaeton schlager speedcore techno trap	harmonica # 11 diy # 16 ndw # 18 improvisation # 30 nouvelle scene francaise # 39
77		2009	The Belfast Cowboys	The Belfast Cowboys	minneapolis minnesota	minneapolis # 82
63		2009	St Dominic's Trio	Switch	alternative minnesota
67		2009-12-30	志方あきこ	Fluff	breakbeat brutal death metal chaotic hardcore cloud rap darkcore diy eai gothic rock grindcore improvisation indie folk krautrock louisiana male vocalists mashup medieval folk minnesota rac reggaeton techno trap	medieval folk # 16 improvisation # 24 louisiana # 39 eai # 87 darkcore # 89
45		2010-05-04	JustLikeAmmy	OssicleDanceParty!!!!	bass dance drum and bass dub electro electronic house minneapolis minnesota rave techno	minneapolis # 62
31		2010-06-15	Invidiosus	Green Legs and Hands	death metal minnesota
88		2010-06-24	Casey LaLonde	Thank You	alternative alternative pop america american american underground dream pop electronic electronic pop instrumental minnesota shoegaze usa	america # 66 electronic pop # 73 american underground # 74
55		2011	Rho	Breathing Through The Liquid System	alternative alternative pop america american american underground duo electronic electronica indie electronic indie pop indietronica minnesota usa	american underground # 2
59		2011-06-14	JustLikeAmmy	Lobotomy EP	bass dance dub dubstep electro electronic gabber house minneapolis minnesota rave techno	minneapolis # 67
54		2011-08-08	False	[untitled]	black metal metal minneapolis minnesota	minneapolis # 65
53		2011-12-29	島みやえい子	5TEARS	acoustic alternative ambient australian black metal bossa nova british chillout choral classic rock classical country dance doom metal dub dubstep easy listening electro electronic electronica electropop emo female fronted metal female vocalists folk fusion grindcore hardcore hip-hop indie pop industrial instrumental japanese jazz lo-fi metal metalcore minnesota new wave new york noise nu jazz opera piano pop pop rock progressive rock rap reggae rock singer-songwriter soul soundtrack spanish swedish trance trip-hop twee pop usa world
74		2012-04-29	Goddess	Discovery	africa brazil breakbeat chamber pop choral christian contemporary folk dance drum and bass dub dubstep electronic electronica ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists folktronica fusion gangsta rap gothic metal grindcore improvisation industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock mashup metal minnesota norwegian oldies pop pop rock reggae reggaeton schlager ska spain spanish svenskt synthpop techno tribal	svenskt # 5 japanese rock # 8 spain # 15 improvisation # 37
19		2012-05-09	The Author	People Are Alike All Over	indie pop indie rock minnesota shoegaze
2		2012-08-30	JustLikeAmmy	TPR e-Single	bass dub dubstep electro electro-industrial electronic industrial minneapolis minnesota techno	minneapolis # 26
33		2012-10-09	Goddess	Obscure Universe	africa brazil breakbeat chamber pop choral christian contemporary folk dance drum and bass dub dubstep electronic electronica ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists folktronica fusion gangsta rap gothic metal grindcore improvisation industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock mashup metal minnesota norwegian oldies pop pop rock reggae reggaeton schlager ska spain spanish svenskt synthpop techno tribal
3		2012-11-11	Our Own End	Quit While You're Still Behind	hardcore punk minnesota punk rock
12		2013-04-02	Shit	shit	acoustic alternative ambient australian black metal bossa nova british chillout choral classic rock classical contemporary folk country dance doom metal dub dubstep easy listening electro electronic electronica electropop emo female fronted metal female vocalists folk fusion grindcore hardcore hip-hop indie pop industrial instrumental jazz lo-fi metal metalcore minnesota new wave new york noise nu jazz opera piano pop pop rock progressive rock rap reggae rock singer-songwriter soul soundtrack spanish swedish trance trip-hop twee pop usa world
79		2013-04-15	As It Is	Blenheim Place	minnesota pop punk
82		2013-09-03	Maeth	Oceans Into Ashes	metal minnesota post-metal
89		2013-11-29	Atmosphere	Fireflies (feat. Grieves)	minnesota rap
21		2014-06-10	Candid Kid	Turtleneck EP	indie pop indie rock minnesota
35		2015	Holly Henry	The Orchard EP	acoustic alternative ambient folk minnesota rock
97		2015	Holly Henry	King Paten	acoustic alternative folk minnesota
44		2015-06-11	Shit	Scavengers of a dying sun	acoustic alternative ambient australian black metal bossa nova british chillout choral classic rock classical contemporary folk country dance doom metal dub dubstep easy listening electro electronic electronica electropop emo female fronted metal female vocalists folk fusion grindcore hardcore hip-hop indie pop industrial instrumental jazz lo-fi metal metalcore minnesota new wave new york noise nu jazz opera piano pop pop rock progressive rock rap reggae rock singer-songwriter soul soundtrack spanish swedish trance trip-hop twee pop usa world
47		2016-08-06	Invidiosus	The Heterotrophic Harvest	death metal minnesota
94		2017	The Shackletons	Second Attempt	minnesota
100		2017-03-16	Remo Drive	Greatest Hits	emo post-hardcore	emo # 42
14		2018	Kalliope	kalliope	africa bass brazil breakbeat brooklyn chamber pop choral dance drum and bass dub dubstep electronic electronica england ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists fusion gangsta rap grindcore improvisation industrial instrumental krautrock london mashup metal mexico minnesota norwegian poetry pop pop rock reggae reggaeton ska spain spanish svenskt synthpop techno tribal usa
80		2018-10-12	House of Atreus	From the Madness of Ixion	american death metal heavy metal melodic death metal minnesota usa
56		2019-03-22	Saint Small	Complicated Constitutions / Skate Sharpener / (I'm) Stranded / Sorry	garage minneapolis minnesota	minneapolis # 66
84		2019-04-12	Various Artists	Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound	american dance disco funk minneapolis minnesota rnb soul usa	minneapolis # 90
26		2019-10-25	Alex Rossi	Fast Hennepin	blues funk guitarist minneapolis minnesota rock	minneapolis # 45
5		2020-10-16	Philip White	the Alpha & Omega Suite - the Seasons: Autumn Omega	acoustic alt-country alternative american americana big band blues british britpop chillout christian christian rock classical composer country electronic emo folk gospel harmonica instrumental irish jazz lounge metal minnesota oldies piano poetry pop rap rock singer-songwriter soundtrack spiritual strings swing symphony usa
28		2020-10-16	Philip White	the Alpha & Omega Suite - the Seasons: Autumn Alpha	acoustic alt-country alternative american americana big band blues british britpop chillout christian christian rock classical composer country electronic emo folk gospel harmonica instrumental irish jazz lounge metal minnesota oldies piano poetry pop rap rock singer-songwriter soundtrack spiritual strings swing symphony usa
46		2023-12-14	Stupid	Stupid	acoustic alternative ambient australian black metal bossa nova british chillout choral classic rock classical contemporary folk country dance doom metal dub dubstep easy listening electro electronic electronica electropop emo female fronted metal female vocalists folk fusion grindcore hardcore hip-hop indie pop industrial instrumental jazz lo-fi metal metalcore minnesota new wave new york noise nu jazz opera piano pop pop rock progressive rock rap reggae rock singer-songwriter soul soundtrack spanish swedish trance trip-hop twee pop usa world
1			Mercury Upon Us	Finally Awake	minneapolis minnesota	minneapolis # 24
7			Breadsquad	Breakbread - The Compilation	gangsta rap minneapolis minnesota rap	minneapolis # 32
9			Mighty Fearsome	Eight Hundred Dollar Thunder	indie folk indie pop minneapolis minnesota pop pop rock vocal jazz	minneapolis # 33
11			z shaped worm	z shaped worm 2008-10-31 Demo EP	blues funk minneapolis minnesota	minneapolis # 35
43			Windy City Hangover	Reckless Holiday	garage garage punk garage rock minneapolis minnesota punk rock	minneapolis # 59
57			Phantom Vibration	KIDS EP	america american american underground americana baroque pop dream pop minnesota trio usa	american underground # 3 trio # 38
71			A Thousand Falls	Midnight	alt-country indie rock alternative folk rock minneapolis minnesota	romantica # 6 minneapolis # 76
75			志方あきこ	Byakumu no Mayu ～Ricordando il passato～	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk diy gangsta rap gothic rock grindcore harmonica improvisation indie folk industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock male vocalists mashup minnesota ndw norway norwegian nouvelle scene francaise nu metal oldies reggaeton schlager speedcore techno trap	japanese rock # 9 ndw # 26 harmonica # 27 diy # 30 improvisation # 38 nouvelle scene francaise # 46
78			The Delta Rasa	The Delta Rasa	bass classic rock guitarist hard rock jam metal minneapolis minnesota rock trio	jam # 3 guitarist # 67 trio # 72 minneapolis # 83
8			志方あきこ	祈りの彼方 - Single	breakbeat chaotic hardcore diy electronic electronica ethnic ethno female vocalists gangsta rap goa gothic rock grindcore harmonica improvisation indie folk industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock male vocalists mashup minnesota norway norwegian nu metal pop reggaeton synthpop techno trap tribal
10			葉加瀬太郎	VIOLINISM III	breakbeat contemporary folk diy drone gangsta rap german germany gothic rock grindcore harmonica idm improvisation indie folk japanese rock jazz rock krautrock male vocalists mashup meditation minnesota ndw norway norwegian nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop reggaeton schlager speedcore techno
15			志方あきこ	クロスアンジュ 天使と竜の輪舞(ロンド) オリジナルサウンドトラック2	acoustic alternative ambient australian black metal bossa nova british chillout choral classic rock classical contemporary folk country dance doom metal dub dubstep easy listening electro electronic electronica electropop emo female fronted metal female vocalists folk fusion grindcore hardcore hip-hop indie pop industrial instrumental japanese jazz lo-fi metal metalcore minnesota new wave new york noise nu jazz opera piano pop pop rock progressive rock rap reggae rock singer-songwriter soul soundtrack spanish swedish trance trip-hop twee pop usa world
16			Socks Unter Shoes	Singles From Mixtape	alternative rap hip-hop minnesota
17			志方あきこ	刀剣乱舞-ONLINE-近侍曲集 其ノ一	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk czech drone german germany gothic rock grindcore idm improvisation indie folk jazz rock krautrock male vocalists mashup meditation minnesota ndw nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop rac reggaeton remixes schlager speedcore trap
20			MonoPoleJoe	ETC... Mixtape	east coast midwest minnesota
25			志方あきこ	Fluff ~Orgel Arrange Mini Album~	africa bass brazil breakbeat chamber pop choral christian dance drum and bass dub dubstep electronic electronica england ethnic female fronted metal female vocalists folktronica fusion gangsta rap gothic metal grindcore improvisation industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock london mashup metal mexico minnesota norwegian pop pop rock reggae reggaeton ska spain spanish svenskt synthpop techno tribal usa
27			志方あきこ	暁 - EP	blues rock brazilian breakbeat chamber pop choral christian dance drum and bass dubstep electronic electronica ethnic eurodance female fronted metal female vocalists folktronica fusion gangsta rap goa gothic metal grindcore harmonica improvisation indie folk industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock male vocalists mashup metal minnesota norwegian pop pop rock reggaeton spain spanish svenskt synthpop techno tribal
32			Shane Maland	March	folk folk rock lo-fi minnesota
42			志方あきこ	Istoria〜Musa〜	breakbeat choral christian contemporary folk dance dark ambient dark folk electronic electronica ethnic eurodance female fronted metal female vocalists folktronica fusion futurepop gangsta rap goa gothic metal gothic rock grindcore harmonica idm improvisation indie folk industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock male vocalists mashup metal minnesota neofolk norwegian oldies pop reggaeton schlager synthpop techno tribal
52			Chaplan	The Cost Of Doing Business	minnesota
58			The Style Biters	UNORIGINAL	electronic minnesota nerdcore
64			志方あきこ	noAno	acoustic alternative ambient ambient pop americana black metal blues british britpop chillout choral classic rock classical contemporary folk country dance doom metal easy listening electro electronic electronica electropop emo experimental pop female fronted metal female vocalists folk fusion grindcore hardcore hip-hop indie pop industrial instrumental japanese jazz lo-fi metal metalcore minnesota new age new wave new york noise norwegian opera piano pop post-punk power pop progressive rock rap rock schlager shoegaze singer-songwriter soft rock soul soundtrack techno trance trip-hop turntablism twee pop world
66			1000 Wordz	Square One LP	minnesota rap soul
72			MonoPoleJoe	Miscellaneous LP	minnesota
60			Killed by Kiwis	Unravel

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