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Genre
indian rock
Parent Genre: World/Traditional

Indian rock music is a genre that blends traditional Indian music with Western rock influences. It often features electric guitars, drums, and other Western instruments alongside Indian classical instruments like the sitar and tabla. The lyrics are often in Hindi or English and explore themes of love, social issues, and personal struggles. The genre has gained popularity in recent years with bands like Faridkot, The Local Train, and Raghu Dixit leading the way with their unique sound and powerful performances.


Top artists of indian rock genre

Faridkot
Raghu Dixit
The Local Train
The Yellow Diary
Ankur Tewari
Fossils
Thaikkudam Bridge
Avial
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List of indian rock artists

Here is a list of indian rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the indian rock genre. You can find out what indian 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
Faridkot
58 1 52 53 42 37 102 60964
2
Raghu Dixit
56 0 51 55 42 39 135 680321
3
The Local Train
56 0 52 63 21 45 117 1131660
4
The Yellow Diary
49 2 53 58 63 32 136 219613
5
Ankur Tewari
48 21 75 33 72 46 136 222618
6
Fossils
45 0 53 54 33 28 115 164418
7
Thaikkudam Bridge
40 11 50 80 6 36 129 93972
8
Avial
37 12 61 85 7 59 128 73376
9
Chandrabindoo
36 0 70 62 48 70 122 209069
10
Prasanna
36 60 44 46 64 49 131 4721
11
Bhoomi
35 0 57 51 71 70 140 105871
12
Indian Ocean
35 18 62 61 33 45 121 1147188
13
Agam
34 0 46 59 29 38 118 85377
14
Midival Punditz
32 33 60 68 8 30 113 146690
15
Farhan
32 0 0 0 0 0 0 776
16
The F16s
32 14 56 65 15 59 122 40999
17
Cactus
31 1 49 67 20 47 123 29385
18
Agnee
28 0 58 50 32 42 146 282137
19
Parvaaz
28 14 44 47 44 18 106 89674
20
Kryptos
27 56 43 96 3 27 127 16276
21
Swastik The Band
26 2 46 55 25 28 133 21963
22
Advaita
25 51 52 52 49 39 142 70512
23
Soulmate
24 0 72 83 74 34 125 555
24
Donn Bhat
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 31233
25
Blackstratblues
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26
Girish And The Chronicles
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27
Sparsh Dangwal
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 5999
28
Soulmate
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 4576
29
Swarathma
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30
Demonstealer
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31
Desert Rock
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32
Motherjane
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33
Parikrama
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 55958
34
Krosswindz
16 1 62 57 15 50 139 9402
35
Antariksh
16 0 60 81 1 37 125 11206
36
Menwhopause
15 16 51 41 22 40 163 6254
37
Sifar
15 0 51 63 31 36 122 37903
38
The Down Troddence
14 30 58 92 0 41 120 21518
39
Indus Creed
13 0 33 71 0 25 174 43464
40
Thermal And A Quarter
12 0 48 44 56 42 129 39013
41
Underground Authority
12 0 35 89 0 44 175 12850
42
Karnatriix
12 58 62 41 64 42 110 3424
43
Emenes
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 196
44
Demonic Resurrection
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10569
45
Ketan Mohite
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 118
46
The Revisit Project
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5578
47
Coshish
9 0 49 92 0 43 104 27065
48
Bhayanak Maut
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 14238
49
Mrigya
8 62 39 65 30 58 154 15469
50
Pentagram
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3404
51
Lagori
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 14693
52
Prachir
7 0 49 62 43 42 123 6504
53
Junkyard Groove
7 0 36 76 1 43 156 13518
54
Sutej Singh
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1847
55
Hitherto
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 169
56
Gazi Khan
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 374
57
Bandish
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 158
58
Chronic Xorn
4 38 38 97 0 18 130 4691
59
Prayag
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
60
Sky Rabbit
4 0 75 64 32 42 115 14039
61
Them Clones
3 11 61 65 1 38 124 23463
62
Sceptre
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 529
63
Zygnema
3 0 43 96 0 38 137 6170
64
Project Hamsadhwani
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 260
65
Split
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 529
66
Diarchy
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 837
67
Iram
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 466
68
Barefaced Liar
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3559
69
The Vinyl Records
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1074
70
Alms for Shanti
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2038
71
Kaav
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1719
72
Ashtoreth
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1278
73
Space Is All We Have
1 26 44 96 3 28 135 646
74
Something Relevant
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9375
75
Lounge Piranha
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13036
76
Peter Cat Recording Co.
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77
Silver Tears
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78
Kastadyne
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79
Narsil
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80
IIIrd Sovereign
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
81
Pip Of The Fourth Mother
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82
MyndSnare
0 0 31 89 0 37 138 386
83
Theorized
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
84
Acrid Semblance
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 486
85
Space Behind The Yellow Room
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 598
86
Blind Image
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
87
Joshish
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 350
88
Lucid Recess
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
89
Prestorika
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266
90
Cassini's Division
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6022
91
Oritus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2597
92
Skinny Alley
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1627
93
Indigo Children
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2671
94
Reptilian Death
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 366