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Genre
geek rock
Parent Genre: hip hop

Geek rock is a subgenre of rock music that often features quirky lyrics and themes related to science fiction, technology, and other nerdy interests. The music is characterized by catchy melodies, upbeat rhythms, and a playful sense of humor. The genre has gained a devoted following among fans of alternative and indie rock, and has produced several influential bands and artists.


Top artists of geek rock genre

They Might Be Giants
Joe Hawley
No More Kings
MC Lars
Math The Band
Kirby Krackle
Atom And His Package
Tom Smith
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geek rock music timeline

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geek rock playlist created by Chosic

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List of geek rock artists

Here is a list of geek rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the geek rock genre. You can find out what geek 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
They Might Be Giants
57 5 63 64 18 72 128 392410
2
Joe Hawley
37 11 47 68 18 45 123 17835
3
No More Kings
32 0 62 76 23 68 112 11074
4
MC Lars
32 0 75 81 12 70 125 30391
5
Math The Band
23 10 40 91 0 33 123 9614
6
Kirby Krackle
23 0 56 83 18 62 131 8008
7
Atom And His Package
21 1 62 87 21 59 127 9856
8
Tom Smith
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1059
9
Paul & Storm
18 0 61 46 70 51 119 7486
10
John Linnell
16 0 58 88 7 62 146 3529
11
Marc Gunn
16 0 57 51 73 64 100 2272
12
The Doubleclicks
16 0 70 38 48 60 115 6414
13
The Boobles
14 0 58 56 28 64 102 673
14
Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club
13 0 88 79 11 73 112 868
15
Robert Lund
13 0 71 66 28 61 114 714
16
Flat 29
13 0 73 61 13 73 100 86
17
Bananas At Large
12 0 60 56 28 92 151 1646
18
Benjamin Stahl
11 84 60 89 1 5 131 2076
19
Ogden Edsl
10 0 53 32 64 56 124 837
20
Roy Zimmerman
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1063
21
Eric Coleman
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
22
Aaron Ackerson
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
23
Ookla The Mok
8 0 71 86 13 87 172 1616
24
Henry Phillips
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1635
25
Mikey Mason
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 688
26
Art Paul Schlosser
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 864
27
Nuclear Bubble Wrap
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 919
28
Feng Shui Ninjas
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
29
Worm Quartet
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 577
30
Insane Ian
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 599
31
Steve Goodie
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 409
32
Carla Ulbrich
4 2 46 26 48 35 177 567
33
James Kochalka
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 139
34
The Great Luke Ski
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 678
35
The Four Postmen
3 0 70 82 17 71 118 176
36
TV's Kyle
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 274
37
Rob Paravonian
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 479
38
Tommy Davidson
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 200
39
Devo Spice
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 399
40
Mike Rayburn
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 356
41
Eric Schwartz
2 0 64 49 59 88 130 513
42
Scott Rose
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
43
Possible Oscar
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 236
44
Tony Goldmark
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 234
45
Bob Ricci
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 177
46
John Forster
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
47
Uncle Vic
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
48
The Funny Music Project
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 637
49
Alan Gordon
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
50
Power Salad
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 175
51
Regdar and the Fighters
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
52
Moneyshot Cosmonauts
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
53
Elmo Aardvark
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
54
Confabulation of Gentry
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
55
Rycehat
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
56
Carl Hatmaker
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
57
Neil Conway
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
58
Marsh Carroll
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
59
Larry Weaver
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
60
Willie B Poppin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
61
Incompetentia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
62
The Limeybirds
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 257
63
Sexy Rexy
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
64
W. Robert Peek
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
65
Consortium Of Genius
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156
66
Sandy Andina
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
67
Carrie Dahlby
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122
68
El Privates
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
69
Hot Waffles
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
70
Dave Blackledge
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
71
Baldbox
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
72
Max DeGroot
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
73
Toyboat
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
74
Ken Turetzky
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
75
Errol
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
76
The Chris Waffle Experience
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
77
Alien Folklife
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
78
Dino-Mike
0 0 69 77 1 92 145 139
79
Odd Austin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
80
Darryl Rhoades
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112
81
Lima Research Society
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
82
Throwing Toasters
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
83
Yulenog
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
84
The Consortium of Genius
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101
85
Duncan Cook
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
86
Project Sisyphus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73
87
Señor Tonto
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56
88
Powered By Satan
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
89
Jim Paquette
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
90
Al's Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
91
Killer Calamari
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
92
Kobi LaCroix
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
93
Voorzetselkoor
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
94
Flying Like Wilma
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
95
Seamonkey
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106
96
The Therapy Sisters
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124
97
Tupã
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
98
Peter Coffin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 315
99
Cirque du So What?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
100
Positude
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
101
Donita Smith
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
102
Positive Attitude
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
103
Scooter Picnic
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53