Chicago indie music is a diverse genre that features a range of sounds and styles. It is characterized by its DIY ethos and independent spirit, with artists often producing and releasing their own music. The genre is known for its introspective lyrics, catchy melodies, and unique instrumentation. It draws inspiration from a variety of sources, including folk, rock, and pop music. Chicago indie music has produced some of the most exciting and innovative artists of recent years, with a growing community of musicians and fans who are passionate about the scene.
Top artists of chicago indie genre
Show Morechicago indie music timeline
Explore chicago indie history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Similar Genres to chicago indie
Discover more related genres to chicago indie genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.
chicago indie playlist created by Chosic
Enjoy this playlist of popular chicago indie music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
List of chicago indie artists
Here is a list of chicago indie artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the chicago indie genre. You can find out what chicago indie genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 70 | 6 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 50 | 110 | 485362 | |
2 | 68 | 7 | 51 | 68 | 23 | 54 | 127 | 1136496 | |
3 | 60 | 16 | 55 | 58 | 34 | 51 | 115 | 701056 | |
4 | 57 | 13 | 55 | 44 | 62 | 43 | 121 | 557730 | |
5 | 54 | 33 | 59 | 47 | 66 | 48 | 113 | 256688 | |
6 | 54 | 6 | 59 | 69 | 7 | 50 | 125 | 497854 | |
7 | 52 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 25 | 45 | 129 | 96376 | |
8 | 50 | 8 | 63 | 59 | 43 | 71 | 125 | 94626 | |
9 | 49 | 6 | 63 | 72 | 21 | 57 | 126 | 27845 | |
10 | 47 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 16 | 60 | 117 | 77124 | |
11 | 47 | 37 | 48 | 72 | 24 | 50 | 119 | 157113 | |
12 | 45 | 0 | 59 | 51 | 10 | 44 | 204 | 14071 | |
13 | 41 | 1 | 54 | 61 | 29 | 55 | 129 | 81180 | |
14 | 39 | 44 | 60 | 77 | 6 | 73 | 131 | 21981 | |
15 | 38 | 1 | 56 | 77 | 12 | 52 | 127 | 35536 | |
16 | 38 | 28 | 50 | 60 | 19 | 42 | 120 | 33037 | |
17 | 37 | 84 | 54 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 118 | 127032 | |
18 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 67 | 35 | 36 | 133 | 51602 | |
19 | 34 | 41 | 59 | 51 | 33 | 48 | 118 | 58392 | |
20 | 33 | 12 | 47 | 68 | 19 | 56 | 134 | 62491 | |
21 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 85 | 5 | 42 | 154 | 20634 | |
22 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 25 | 86 | 24 | 124 | 52769 | |
23 | 30 | 23 | 57 | 45 | 50 | 34 | 110 | 16004 | |
24 | 30 | 5 | 42 | 74 | 6 | 60 | 139 | 55750 | |
25 | 30 | 5 | 53 | 65 | 40 | 56 | 128 | 46405 | |
26 | 29 | 22 | 44 | 67 | 27 | 39 | 137 | 14491 | |
27 | 29 | 57 | 49 | 32 | 51 | 42 | 138 | 18253 | |
28 | 28 | 0 | 37 | 80 | 0 | 47 | 145 | 17608 | |
29 | 26 | 0 | 59 | 63 | 33 | 67 | 133 | 19014 | |
30 | 26 | 0 | 63 | 50 | 28 | 38 | 116 | 6660 | |
31 | 26 | 0 | 56 | 77 | 12 | 77 | 151 | 9367 | |
32 | 25 | 0 | 55 | 79 | 12 | 26 | 130 | 20572 | |
33 | 24 | 80 | 41 | 55 | 34 | 28 | 122 | 17852 | |
34 | 24 | 0 | 51 | 67 | 10 | 56 | 109 | 3523 | |
35 | 22 | 71 | 41 | 80 | 3 | 38 | 133 | 7672 | |
36 | 21 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 115 | 19426 | |
37 | 21 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 104 | 19064 | |
38 | 18 | 20 | 48 | 77 | 0 | 42 | 163 | 5787 | |
39 | 18 | 41 | 49 | 86 | 5 | 44 | 143 | 7431 | |
40 | 17 | 3 | 63 | 45 | 56 | 25 | 115 | 4372 | |
41 | 16 | 24 | 48 | 85 | 1 | 60 | 146 | 8156 | |
42 | 16 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 36 | 10 | 116 | 3634 | |
43 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 85 | 1 | 33 | 137 | 5344 | |
44 | 15 | 10 | 73 | 70 | 7 | 53 | 128 | 2416 | |
45 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 83 | 8 | 62 | 119 | 2623 | |
46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6664 | |
47 | 12 | 47 | 37 | 86 | 1 | 29 | 128 | 4117 | |
48 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 80 | 4 | 42 | 137 | 3668 | |
49 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 63 | 13 | 53 | 142 | 2380 | |
50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1458 | |
51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5796 | |
52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1365 | |
53 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 81 | 1 | 51 | 155 | 1494 | |
54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | |
55 | 7 | 97 | 36 | 96 | 0 | 36 | 115 | 2129 | |
56 | 7 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 40 | 128 | 1306 | |
57 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 38 | 44 | 55 | 117 | 1059 | |
58 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 67 | 15 | 67 | 123 | 3855 | |
59 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 64 | 15 | 34 | 149 | 535 | |
60 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 69 | 6 | 72 | 123 | 2061 | |
61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1779 | |
62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1889 | |
63 | 5 | 82 | 37 | 95 | 0 | 49 | 145 | 735 | |
64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 | |
65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 343 | |
66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1746 | |
67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1425 | |
68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1198 | |
69 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 88 | 4 | 94 | 120 | 801 | |
70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1258 | |
71 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 84 | 41 | 40 | 139 | 895 | |
72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 999 | |
73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | |
74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 508 | |
75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 537 | |
76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | |
77 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 57 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 1347 | |
78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | |
79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 760 | |
80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |
81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 438 | |
82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | |
83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 729 | |
84 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 93 | 1 | 55 | 150 | 286 | |
85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | |
87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | |
88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | |
89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | |
94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | |
95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | |
97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | |
99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | |
101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73839 | |
102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | |
105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | |
106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |