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Genre
manchester indie
Parent Genre: rock

Manchester indie music is a genre that is characterized by its upbeat and energetic sound, often featuring jangly guitars and catchy hooks. It is known for its raw and authentic feel, with lyrics that often explore themes of youth, love, and life in the city. This genre has a strong following in the UK and beyond, with many bands hailing from Manchester and the surrounding areas.


Top artists of manchester indie genre

Courteeners
The Lathums
Pale Waves
Corella
Cassia
The Lottery Winners
Ellysse Mason
The Slow Show
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List of manchester indie artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Courteeners
53 0 42 83 3 55 135 304997
2
The Lathums
51 0 48 77 13 45 133 79749
3
Pale Waves
50 0 51 84 5 48 125 325904
4
Corella
49 1 51 84 0 47 136 18678
5
Cassia
47 0 73 62 36 65 111 50211
6
The Lottery Winners
45 0 52 81 8 56 121 19903
7
Ellysse Mason
42 0 54 50 32 33 117 7181
8
The Slow Show
40 43 46 44 52 18 122 34674
9
Chappaqua Wrestling
39 3 45 76 2 42 125 13353
10
The Slow Readers Club
37 19 57 74 6 36 128 26508
11
The Covasettes
36 0 51 87 13 58 141 15531
12
Delights
35 1 68 72 17 65 110 6345
13
Larkins
33 1 56 71 11 50 123 26510
14
THE GOA EXPRESS
32 21 32 90 0 51 121 8033
15
The Blinders
31 13 41 76 7 37 134 29166
16
Gorgeous Bully
31 7 51 55 45 38 127 14095
17
Phoebe Green
31 7 54 60 13 33 122 16678
18
Witch Fever
30 14 35 81 1 36 120 18500
19
M60
29 0 45 66 17 51 144 5532
20
IST IST
29 52 46 82 13 43 134 8672
21
Fuzzy Sun
29 5 55 80 9 62 137 8591
22
No Hot Ashes
28 0 60 83 2 76 125 13311
23
Parting Gift
26 18 30 89 8 17 142 12962
24
The Zangwills
25 8 47 93 1 51 125 4194
25
Spring King
25 8 45 93 6 54 150 31689
26
Jim Noir
25 31 68 62 13 68 124 8970
27
Honeyfeet
25 3 66 40 59 31 83 7831
28
James Holt
25 0 62 73 4 51 121 2697
29
Gathering of Strangers
24 18 57 80 0 62 134 1689
30
Abbie Ozard
24 1 61 71 17 51 125 5553
31
PINS
23 33 51 70 29 29 121 12745
32
Denise Johnson
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1556
33
Twisted Wheel
21 0 40 87 6 54 130 19126
34
Cabbage
20 0 46 82 2 48 143 23835
35
Stanleys
20 0 53 84 11 62 128 4426
36
Jordan Allen
20 0 45 85 1 48 139 6019
37
Room D
20 0 48 78 3 60 141 3423
38
The Lilacs
19 0 57 84 0 74 144 2691
39
Spangled
18 0 54 80 18 55 132 2170
40
IORA
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 507
41
Saytr Play
17 0 56 79 10 57 135 4206
42
China Lane
16 0 68 51 37 51 123 1813
43
We Three Kings
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1605
44
Caoilfhionn Rose
14 14 44 37 60 29 118 2804
45
LIINES
13 5 52 87 0 77 161 2940
46
Déjà Vega
12 2 45 83 0 29 91 2516
47
Floral Scene
12 0 65 87 2 55 135 2538
48
Duds
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3121
49
The Shed Project
10 0 32 75 3 44 147 1263
50
narcissus
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 465
51
False Advertising
10 1 47 75 0 54 164 3693
52
UNO MAS
10 0 49 87 0 62 143 775
53
Kashmere
10 0 48 82 1 53 120 3250
54
Boss Keloid
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 6152
55
Shader
8 0 41 89 0 42 129 2228
56
The Moods
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 861
57
Dirty Laces
8 1 38 86 0 9 152 2051
58
Matter Of Mind
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1062
59
The Panamas
8 2 46 81 14 56 140 950
60
Blanketman
8 5 41 97 0 52 138 2413
61
Darcie
8 0 80 52 23 65 93 1591
62
Liam Frost
8 0 54 85 0 67 95 1278
63
The Recreation
7 0 36 87 26 67 114 1231
64
Lyerr
7 5 46 80 0 70 134 653
65
Callow Youth
7 1 41 94 0 67 162 2152
66
Mike Garry & Joe Duddell
7 68 49 56 69 46 104 458
67
Sylvette
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1066
68
The Empty Page
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 803
69
Kiran Leonard
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3234
70
Freeda
6 10 50 84 0 66 122 937
71
Beach Skulls
6 27 37 49 12 14 142 1738
72
Dakota Avenue
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 534
73
Pink Shirts for Pale People
6 0 71 80 20 54 120 800
74
Maddy Storm
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 741
75
Pacific
5 0 48 91 3 46 134 1361
76
Oceans on Mars
5 0 45 86 0 51 77 1279
77
Man Made
4 2 49 46 22 8 95 2332
78
Ravellas
4 0 57 81 0 47 111 1120
79
Purple Heart Parade
3 83 41 69 4 23 93 879
80
Idle Hours
3 0 61 56 2 57 91 408
81
Hello Cosmos
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 326
82
TONICA
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 220
83
Jess Kemp
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 448
84
Cosmo Calling
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 873
85
The Elephant Trees
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1528
86
Narrow Margin
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 723
87
Manalishi
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 194
88
Dantevilles
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 865
89
Pearl City
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 451
90
Fears Chella
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 715
91
Puppet Rebellion
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 827
92
Ryan Jarvis
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 628
93
Rory Wynne
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 883
94
The Nix
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 263
95
Factory Acts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 231
96
Puppet Theory
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1193
97
Sly Antics
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 408
98
Dave Fidler
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 286
99
Babe Punch
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 667
100
Dear Caroline
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 373
101
Phoneys & The Freaks
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180
102
Luxury Death
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 609