Indie soul music is a genre that blends elements of soul, funk, and R&B with indie rock and electronic music. It often features smooth, soulful vocals, groovy basslines, and funky guitar riffs. The genre is known for its experimental and eclectic sound, incorporating elements of jazz, hip-hop, and world music. It has gained popularity in recent years with artists who push the boundaries of traditional soul music, incorporating electronic production and unconventional instrumentation.
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Saxophone, Piano, Drum Kit, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Horn Section, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Double Bass, Organ, Drum Machine, Sampler, Sequencer, Bass Synthesizer
Popular indie soul Songs
Top New indie soul Songs of 2024
Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings: The Album
2021
The Universe Smiles Upon You
2015
Collapsed In Sunbeams
2021
Not Waving, But Drowning
2019
Studying Abroad: Extended Stay
2020
Loving Vincent (Original Soundtrack Album)
2017
indie soul music by decade
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List of indie soul artists
Here is a list of indie soul artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the indie soul genre. You can find out what indie soul genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
62
859019
2
60
681643
3
69
1400111
4
73
1348063
5
69
1428400
6
56
929403
7
57
327149
8
64
745958
9
64
297205
10
59
789147
11
76
2491741
12
58
615557
13
59
847725
14
55
59767
15
58
415379
16
58
251766
17
54
173322
18
60
652275
19
75
1308574
20
49
359547
21
57
171181
22
64
375286
23
49
633592
24
56
279815
25
60
278874
26
48
246534
27
61
755386
28
55
198284
29
55
507485
30
54
415079
31
74
1759693
32
63
343701
33
58
441686
34
51
103633
35
71
1301641
36
70
1496458
37
48
109969
38
56
44012
39
61
668004
40
47
243368
41
47
209818
42
46
279758
43
58
243355
44
50
119937
45
66
801111
46
57
172226
47
65
1224171
48
60
1196583
49
53
133846
50
66
200215
51
61
602371
52
51
162528
53
55
22446
54
64
703743
55
62
299692
56
64
752550
57
63
409076
58
59
67114
59
55
449156
60
62
223250
61
61
173856
62
57
22071
63
57
348993
64
57
98135
65
57
228570
66
46
100590
67
52
103022
68
51
30336
69
55
110104
70
58
413627
71
58
275166
72
50
228156
73
58
141340
74
47
156319
75
56
160542
76
53
121862
77
49
41764
78
50
38170
79
50
27775
80
53
118606
81
55
102119
82
50
261653
83
50
218107
84
53
124011
85
49
282919
86
52
284998
87
47
32799
88
52
121240
89
47
253813
90
51
49265
91
50
129447
92
47
36153
93
46
46628
94
46
80267
95
46
219107
96
50
42797
97
50
31449
98
48
47089
99
47
35947
100
45
75386
indie soul playlist created by Chosic
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