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page 1American folk rock groups
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts such as Nirvana, Pixies, and Pavement named R.E.M. as a pioneer of the genre. After Berry left in 1997,
The Band
Canadian-American musical group; rock band
Bon Iver
American indie folk band
Heart
American rock band
America
British-American rock band
Beirut
American musical group
The Decemberists
American indie rock band
Fleet Foxes
American indie folk band
The Lumineers
American folk rock band
boygenius
Boygenius is an American indie rock supergroup consisting of American singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. They debuted with their self-titled EP in 2018, and then returned after a hiatus with their debut studio album, The Record (2023), which was both a critical and commercial success, winning the members three Grammy Awards and one Brit Award. Labeled an "instant classic" by New Musical Express, it topped the charts in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, and peaked at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200. Their second EP, The Rest, was released on October 13, 2
The Avett Brothers
American folk-rock band
The Youngbloods
American folk rock band
Wicked Lester
American rock band
Blues Traveler
American rock band
Abney Park
American band
Jars of Clay
American Christian rock band
Spanky and Our Gang
American sunshine pop band
Larkin Poe
American blues rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia
The Head and the Heart
American indie folk band
Brewer & Shipley
American musical group; folk rock duo
Dispatch
American indie rock band
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
American rock band from Vermont
American Flyer
American musical group
H. P. Lovecraft
American psychedelic rock band
Monsters of Folk
American band
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
American folk rock band
Timbuk3
American band
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
American band
Arbouretum
Arbouretum is an American alternative rock band started by musician Dave Heumann in 2002. They have released ten albums, four of them on Thrill Jockey Records.
The Fifth Estate
American musical group
Hop Along
American indie rock band
Carbon Leaf
American folk and indie band