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Genre
modern dream pop
Parent Genre: rock

Modern dream pop music is a genre characterized by its ethereal and atmospheric soundscapes, dreamy vocals, and introspective lyrics. It often incorporates elements of shoegaze, indie rock, and electronic music. The music is known for its ability to transport listeners to a dreamlike state, evoking feelings of nostalgia, longing, and introspection. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with many artists incorporating dream pop elements into their music. Some notable features of modern dream pop include lush, layered instrumentation, hazy production, and a focus on mood and atmosphere over traditional song structures.


Top artists of modern dream pop genre

Beach House
Ethel Cain
The Japanese House
Harmless
Dream, Ivory
Grouper
Alexandra Savior
Chromatics
DIIV
Warpaint
Wild Nothing
The Radio Dept.
junodream
Orchid Mantis
Candy Claws
The Raveonettes
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List of modern dream pop artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Beach House
73 44 41 58 37 26 126 1862577
2
Ethel Cain
62 15 35 35 39 12 109 254019
3
The Japanese House
60 2 52 51 52 33 114 592780
4
Harmless
59 46 55 64 37 48 131 124407
5
Dream, Ivory
58 39 52 70 20 44 122 187674
6
Grouper
56 84 26 15 95 8 99 212340
7
Alexandra Savior
53 31 46 64 25 48 118 266368
8
Chromatics
52 49 59 55 22 36 113 404553
9
DIIV
50 79 43 79 10 41 141 334294
10
Warpaint
49 35 53 57 28 44 107 471551
11
Wild Nothing
47 44 51 78 9 56 125 288533
12
The Radio Dept.
44 48 46 68 28 42 129 138976
13
junodream
43 43 48 57 24 44 134 20866
14
Orchid Mantis
43 54 40 55 40 27 105 40465
15
Candy Claws
43 42 26 61 21 29 101 56745
16
The Raveonettes
42 28 47 80 16 50 123 143237
17
Geowulf
42 5 51 64 3 48 117 41237
18
Pink Skies
42 23 60 69 4 45 124 13829
19
Tokyo Tea Room
41 60 61 58 44 55 102 16755
20
Emma Ruth Rundle
41 23 41 46 38 18 115 109747
21
Night Tapes
41 59 46 56 41 34 95 16763
22
Launder
40 61 49 73 8 40 126 27429
23
Craft Spells
40 48 53 74 15 65 137 129604
24
Cryogeyser
39 0 45 57 13 23 114 12657
25
Dreams We've Had
37 44 40 60 30 21 117 23873
26
Winter
37 38 43 65 3 31 123 19114
27
Rosemary Fairweather
37 22 64 59 12 50 124 26915
28
MOTO BANDIT
37 32 50 92 23 46 136 4868
29
Bubble Tea and Cigarettes
37 55 47 51 28 22 106 20244
30
Parks, Squares and Alleys
37 27 64 65 31 49 129 43589
31
CD Ghost
36 23 54 67 15 56 122 7966
32
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
35 51 46 74 5 52 139 89441
33
Atlas Sound
33 32 46 61 31 44 118 106754
34
Pure X
33 39 42 45 51 40 103 17185
35
Shimmertraps
33 50 73 73 11 76 129 7584
36
GRMLN
33 31 48 82 9 57 139 12791
37
Golden Daze
30 38 53 47 34 38 109 10408
38
Shane Tyler
30 51 67 65 8 58 123 3797
39
Malena Zavala
29 39 58 42 67 33 113 7300
40
Elizabeth
29 6 45 44 43 27 133 5921
41
Temple of Angels
28 34 38 84 0 49 128 5325
42
School Of Seven Bells
28 12 50 75 12 36 114 52004
43
Peel Dream Magazine
28 65 47 47 48 33 118 10189
44
RHEYA
27 66 58 55 32 43 118 3273
45
Madeline Kenney
27 10 50 53 28 37 133 16871
46
Annie Hamilton
27 9 32 81 1 20 120 5204
47
James Wyatt Crosby
27 26 63 57 3 53 115 4581
48
Fear of Men
26 24 45 43 38 18 126 14715
49
Seapony
25 69 58 76 21 77 147 21037
50
White Flowers
25 41 43 60 29 21 127 8183
51
Doohickey Cubicle
25 62 50 61 58 55 168 898
52
Papercuts
25 36 48 66 18 43 118 16710
53
Terry vs. Tori
24 68 50 78 1 64 129 5916
54
Occult X
23 90 55 76 43 54 141 3418
55
Draa
22 29 41 70 0 36 143 3619
56
Eddie the Wheel
22 91 44 87 2 44 143 2186
57
Phantom Handshakes
22 78 40 57 13 43 106 3931
58
Blonde Tongues
21 54 35 62 23 32 120 23358
59
Arbes
21 69 36 61 27 41 103 3818
60
Midnight Faces
21 40 50 73 2 50 147 4470
61
Bored at My Grandmas House
20 8 52 62 31 54 124 3670
62
A Sunny Day In Glasgow
19 45 43 77 10 23 124 23013
63
Tape Waves
19 71 57 60 15 52 119 2087
64
Softer Still
18 31 53 77 10 46 134 3964
65
Day & Dream
18 61 52 50 28 41 129 802
66
Made In Japan
18 12 51 78 2 58 144 5387
67
Chain Wallet
17 57 47 85 3 57 143 4860
68
Tan Cologne
17 88 35 37 62 15 116 1837
69
Hachiku
17 31 56 62 20 42 173 6881
70
Helen
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2098
71
Scuba Dvala
15 44 50 69 18 58 111 3224
72
Andrew Younker
12 69 52 70 25 80 155 3176
73
Mike Edge
12 73 58 52 52 51 107 2342
74
Margot
10 84 56 82 1 63 126 1457
75
the Skating Party
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 110
76
Fanclub
10 50 49 85 0 71 122 2250
77
Wilful Dream
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 209
78
Ashrae Fax
9 42 34 77 20 25 163 1306
79
field trip
8 82 47 48 13 40 128 4436
80
Fringe
8 28 44 89 0 57 170 1722
81
Field Mouse
8 12 44 70 23 45 135 4210
82
Fawning
8 89 45 70 0 22 105 925
83
Saeyers
7 24 39 56 10 29 187 949
84
Purple Pilgrims
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2654
85
Dream People
4 1 51 66 13 56 167 1094
86
Teen Body
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1538
87
Haleiwa
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 524
88
clear horizon
2 95 23 52 67 5 132 728
89
Fox Grin
2 4 59 71 5 34 124 489
90
HOUNDSds
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 226
91
Pageantry
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 619
92
Breakfast In Fur
2 78 29 61 47 19 97 1009