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Genre
atmospheric post-rock
Parent Genre: rock

Atmospheric post-rock is a genre of music that focuses on creating a cinematic and emotional soundscape through the use of ambient textures, soaring guitar melodies, and dynamic percussion. The music often builds to climactic moments, evoking a sense of grandeur and awe. The genre is characterized by its ability to transport listeners to otherworldly realms, and its ability to evoke a wide range of emotions, from melancholy to euphoria.


Top artists of atmospheric post-rock genre

Lights & Motion
Mooncake
I Am Waiting for You Last Summer
The Best Pessimist
Blueneck
Sunlight Ascending
The Last Sighs of the Wind
The Seven Mile Journey
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List of atmospheric post-rock artists

Here is a list of atmospheric post-rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the atmospheric post-rock genre. You can find out what atmospheric post-rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Lights & Motion
40 90 32 35 43 6 92 52269
2
Mooncake
31 91 41 50 36 14 119 13541
3
I Am Waiting for You Last Summer
28 77 50 67 4 21 134 23366
4
The Best Pessimist
24 88 41 43 20 10 123 13831
5
Blueneck
24 64 30 27 49 5 114 16609
6
Sunlight Ascending
22 87 43 67 17 10 133 4659
7
The Last Sighs of the Wind
20 78 43 86 2 9 125 12147
8
The Seven Mile Journey
16 81 33 46 34 15 98 9110
9
Silent Whale Becomes a Dream
16 72 16 47 3 6 123 5834
10
Followed By Ghosts
15 81 30 54 16 10 115 7278
11
Flies Are Spies From Hell
14 76 29 39 49 7 127 4126
12
We Came From The North
14 88 43 80 18 15 118 4332
13
September Malevolence
11 71 36 53 21 16 102 6246
14
We Made God
11 49 30 66 0 10 129 5710
15
Our Last Hope Lost Hope
10 84 27 45 40 10 122 3352
16
The Pirate Ship Quintet
10 86 43 2 95 4 103 4322
17
Circadian Eyes
9 90 39 19 87 33 75 3625
18
Shadow Universe
9 88 40 56 5 13 138 2385
19
Moya
8 0 71 67 14 74 90 1529
20
Grace Cathedral Park
8 92 22 29 56 4 96 1011
21
Kerretta
8 82 48 65 3 18 121 3671
22
For a Minor Reflection
8 88 31 28 48 7 110 5775
23
Neko Nine
8 82 45 66 0 6 152 756
24
The Burning Paris
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 624
25
All Shall Be Well (and All Shall Be Well and All Manner of Things Shall Be Well)
7 87 47 30 69 5 115 2751
26
Parhelia
7 83 40 92 1 23 168 1251
27
Dorena
7 78 45 55 6 12 128 4610
28
Goonies Never Say Die
7 95 25 51 3 4 128 4373
29
Deepset
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2432
30
Epigram
6 94 31 58 24 20 121 2430
31
My Education
5 87 29 62 0 16 99 2303
32
This is Your Captain Speaking
4 85 22 65 6 4 160 5117
33
Our Ceasing Voice
4 57 44 43 34 10 104 2373
34
A. Armada
4 76 28 55 2 10 138 1877
35
My Dad vs Yours
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004
36
Degree of Arc
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1518
37
Final Days Society
3 87 25 67 1 12 100 1520
38
Because Of Ghosts
3 80 34 45 7 10 107 2989
39
Motionless
3 89 46 63 75 4 129 915
40
deadhorse
3 0 34 70 26 23 77 1554
41
MØN
3 77 32 41 58 4 116 261
42
The Shaking Sensations
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2087
43
Sora Shima
3 84 18 23 49 6 79 440
44
Sky Architects
3 54 37 51 0 12 100 1314
45
New Century Classics
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 997
46
Moly
2 89 21 85 53 4 100 110
47
Appalaches
2 91 21 54 1 5 119 1795
48
Last Lungs
2 87 28 47 0 7 136 757
49
Glorie
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 834
50
Chemtrail
2 84 45 68 15 14 119 1393
51
Beast, Please Be Still
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1022
52
Kontakte
2 69 27 60 58 7 180 1209
53
Foxhole
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1056
54
Way Station
2 81 54 81 21 21 124 702
55
This is a Process of a Still Life
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1211
56
Sleepstream
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1134
57
Ana Never
1 88 11 26 2 3 93 755
58
Stellardrive
1 77 35 72 3 30 116 346
59
Dawn Chorus Ignites
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 707
60
Kovlo
1 88 38 70 0 7 99 548
61
As The Poets Affirm
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 718
62
Sky Flying By
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1024
63
...And Stars Collide
1 87 49 48 0 26 156 279
64
Hazards of Swimming Naked
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1075
65
Antennas to Heaven
1 79 41 62 32 10 128 542
66
Movus
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 312
67
Sweek
1 71 32 43 87 4 113 567
68
Cam Butler
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 250
69
Lights At Sea
1 70 16 22 87 5 76 1326
70
Mt.
1 76 60 35 36 23 100 385
71
Johnnytwentythree
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 267
72
Tracer AMC
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 559
73
Gordon's Tsunami Week
1 77 28 79 0 21 120 457
74
All Angels Gone
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 681
75
Zombie Western
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 642
76
Arbor Lights
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 636
77
L'elan Vital
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1233
78
Tulsa Drone
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 454
79
All You've Seen
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 346
80
The Autumn Project
0 85 18 39 43 4 160 238
81
The Bird Ensemble
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128
82
Double Handsome Dragons
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 385
83
Every silver lining has a cloud
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 191
84
North Via
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
85
Don't Mess With Texas
0 88 43 46 86 4 101 282
86
Don't Look Back
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 452
87
Gathiens
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
88
Like Bells
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
89
Elements of Something Really Beautiful
0 84 44 73 1 14 124 205
90
Félperc
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157
91
People For Audio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127
92
Not To Reason Why
0 88 40 32 1 6 122 446
93
Sickoakes
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 385
94
Glass America
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 276
95
Let Airplanes Circle Overhead
0 94 27 27 96 4 81 95
96
Ours To Alibi
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 267
97
Redhooker
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105
98
3epkano
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 307
99
Shapes Stars Make
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333
100
The Final Light
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
101
Mandelbrot Set
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132
102
Pertegò
0 51 27 49 79 9 105 284
103
Romance of Young Tigers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 336
104
Hadoken
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 617
105
City of a Hundred Spires
0 83 33 84 0 5 160 63
106
I Am Sonic Rain
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 483
107
Ioseb
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 459
108
Theta Naught
0 95 19 34 34 11 84 132
109
Holoscene
0 91 19 34 27 4 76 264
110
After Osmosis
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 464
111
Emery Reel
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120
112
Detwiije
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252
113
The Gothenburg Address
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 427
114
Questions In Dialect
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142
115
Canyons Of Static
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 470
116
En Plein Air
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 374
117
These Monsters
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 190
118
Ctrlaltdelete
0 77 37 38 3 33 136 465
119
Eaten By Tigers
0 87 47 51 1 9 120 127
120
Kaneda
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
121
Carta
0 83 46 49 43 39 110 140
122
Arrive Alive
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
123
The Monroe Transfer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207