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Anberlin
Anberlin (アンバーリン): American alternative rock band from Winter Haven, Florida, formed 2002, active 2002–2014 and 2018–present; Tooth & Nail then Universal Republic; over 1.5 million U.S. albums sold; now fronted by Matty Mullins with ninth album Currency (2026).
Animal Collective
Animal Collective: American experimental pop group of Baltimore County friends Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist, and Deakin; breakthrough 2009 album Merriweather Post Pavilion (ChoruScore 99); albums Feels (2005) and Strawberry Jam (2007) on Domino.
Babes in Toyland (band)
Babes in Toyland: Minneapolis punk band formed 1987 by Kat Bjelland and Lori Barbero; three albums, Spanking Machine, Fontanelle, Nemesisters; riot grrrl influence, kinderwhore image, broke up in 2001 after a 2014–2015 reunion.
Black Midi
Black Midi (stylised black midi): English experimental rock band from London formed in 2017 at the BRIT School, known for the Windmill scene, math rock and post-punk fusion, Rough Trade albums Schlagenheim, Cavalcade, Hellfire, 2019 Mercury Prize shortlisting, and 2024 hiatus.
Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock trio formed in New York City in 1993, built around singer Kazu Makino and the Italian-born twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace.
Brigitte Calls Me Baby
Brigitte Calls Me Baby is a Chicago alt-rock band formed in 2022, fronted by Wes Leavins, named for his pen-pal letters to Brigitte Bardot; albums The Future Is Our Way Out (2024) and Irreversible (2026) on ATO Records.
Broadcast (band)
Broadcast: Birmingham, England art-pop band formed 1995 by James Cargill and Trish Keenan, signed to Warp Records; albums The Noise Made By People, Haha Sound, Tender Buttons; ended with Keenan's 2011 death and the 2013 Berberian Sound Studio score.
Cibo Matto
Cibo Matto was a New York band formed in 1994 by Japanese musicians Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda; Italian for 'food madness,' the trip-hop/Shibuya-kei duo released Viva! La Woman (1996), Stereo Type A (1999), and Hotel Valentine (2014), disbanding finally in 2017.
Coil (band)
Coil was an English experimental band formed in London in 1982 by John Balance and Peter Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle, active until Balance's 2004 death; known for Scatology, Horse Rotorvator, Love's Secret Domain, and Threshold House.
Daughters (band)
Daughters: Providence, Rhode Island noise rock band formed 2001 from As the Sun Sets, fronted by Alexis Marshall; four albums from grindcore EP and Canada Songs (2003) to You Won't Get What You Want (2018) on Ipecac.
Deerhoof
Deerhoof, the San Francisco experimental rock band formed in 1994 by Rob Fisk and Greg Saunier, fronted by Satomi Matsuzaki, known for noise-pop albums like The Runners Four, Milk Man, and Noble and Godlike in Ruin.
Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr., the Amherst, Massachusetts alternative rock trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph, defined 1980s indie rock with You're Living All Over Me and Bug, reunited in the mid-2000s, and released their 13th album There Near in 2026 on Jagjaguwar.
Dirty Projectors
Dirty Projectors: experimental pop/indie rock band formed 2002 in Brooklyn by David Longstreth, known for Bitte Orca (2009), the Rise Above Black Flag rework, the Björk collaboration Mount Wittenberg Orca, 5EPs (2020), and Song of the Earth (2025) with Stargaze.
Everything Everything
Everything Everything are an English art-pop/indie rock band formed in Manchester in 2007, named after lyrics in Radiohead's OK Computer; members Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Michael Spearman, and Alex Robertshaw; albums Man Alive, Arc, Get to Heaven, Raw Data Feel.
Fat Dog (band)
Fat Dog is a South London dance-punk band formed around 2020 by Joe Love, known for a latex-masked drummer, klezmer-techno sound, the Kennel fanbase, and Domino albums WOOF. (2024) and Cancel Me (I'm Tired) (2026).
Health (band)
HEALTH (Health, the band) is a Los Angeles noise rock/industrial band formed in 2005 by Jake Duzsik, John Famiglietti, B.J. Miller, and Jupiter Keyes; known for The Smell, the Crimewave remix, Max Payne 3, Rat Wars, and Conflict DLC.
Henry Cow
Founded in 1968 by Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson, the English experimental rock band Henry Cow fused progressive rock, avant-garde composition, and free improvisation, founding the Rock in Opposition movement.
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American alternative rock band formed in 1991 in Calabasas, California, by Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, and Jose Pasillas; known for Make Yourself, Morning View, Drive, and over 23 million albums sold.
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction: Los Angeles alternative rock band formed 1985 by Perry Farrell and Eric Avery, with Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins; albums Nothing's Shocking (1988) and Ritual de lo Habitual (1990); founded Lollapalooza; split after 2024 onstage fight.
July Talk
July Talk is a Toronto alternative rock band fronted by Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay Goldstein, formed around 2010–2012, with gold-certified debut, Juno-winning albums Touch, Pray for It, and Remember Never Before, and a famed theatrical live show.
Katarsis (band)
Katarsis is a Lithuanian alternative rock and post-punk band formed in Vilnius in 2020 by Lukas Radzevičius. It won EUROVIZIJA.LT 2025 with "Tavo akys" and placed 16th at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.
L7 (band)
L7 is an American all-female rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985 by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner. Known for "Pretend We're Dead" and Bricks Are Heavy (1992), Rock for Choice, a 2001-2014 hiatus, and the 2026 Last Hurrah farewell tour.
Lip Critic
Lip Critic is a Brooklyn electropunk band formed in 2018, using two drummers, samplers, and synths instead of bass or guitars. Albums: Hex Dealer (2024) and Theft World (2026) on Partisan Records.
Local H
Local H is an American alternative rock duo from Zion, Illinois, formed in 1990, known for Scott Lucas's combined guitar-bass setup, the gold 1996 album As Good as Dead, and the hit "Bound for the Floor."
Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt is an Australian alternative rock band formed in Geelong, Victoria, in 1991. It won four ARIA Awards in 1995 and is known for the song "Dirty Jeans".
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: London six-piece art rock/post-punk band (art-punk) around vocalists Billy Ward and Vera Leppänen; released Eazy Peazy (2024, Fat Possum) and debut album Cannonball (2026, Fiction Records), Metascore 83.
Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto is an English electronic music project formed in Swindon in 1987 by Jack Dangers, known for sample-heavy breakbeats that helped shape big beat and jungle.
Merzbow
Merzbow (メルツバウ) is the noise music project of Masami Akita, founded in Tokyo in 1979; named after Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau, with over 400 albums including the 50-CD Merzbox and the 13 Japanese Birds series.
Morphine (band)
Morphine was an American alternative rock trio formed in Boston in 1989, blending two-string bass and baritone saxophone into a style the band called "low rock".
Mount Eerie
Mount Eerie is the musical project of Phil Elverum, formerly the Microphones, named for the 2003 album and the peak above Anacortes, Washington; known for No Flashlight, the grief albums A Crow Looked at Me and Now Only, and 2024's Night Palace.