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Genre: modern folk rock

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Modern folk rock is a genre that combines traditional folk elements with contemporary rock instrumentation and production. It often features acoustic guitars, banjos, and mandolins alongside electric guitars and drums. The lyrics tend to focus on personal experiences, relationships, and social issues. The sound is often characterized by rich harmonies and a sense of communal spirit.


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List of modern folk rock artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 60 504697
2 55 291224
3 45 85985
4 63 786616
5 45 164016
6 51 162477
7 69 6516388
8 47 126667
9 38 74341
10 50 595873
11 44 244722
12 44 158042
13 54 500452
14 60 89307
15 37 121585
16 38 47809
17 67 98404
18 42 62073
19 49 283945
20 29 46851
21 24 17998
22 36 100298
23 39 121522
24 40 66829
25 36 48205
26 54 184215
27 45 222465
28 41 41478
29 56 343991
30 33 30677
31 41 134919
32 37 39009
33 49 289852
34 46 269079
35 45 204769
36 44 46130
37 43 29607
38 21 14650
39 31 49071
40 36 80551
41 39 63397
42 38 19069
43 30 8439
44 32 22412
45 33 17523
46 31 20471
47 33 16392
48 32 16194
49 32 52221
50 30 5524
51 30 5333
52 29 8646
53 28 34176
54 25 5046
55 25 5919
56 23 2194
57 22 10181
58 22 12596
59 21 6562
60 21 4357
61 21 10181
62 20 4692
63 19 9223
64 14 4931
65 14 8058
66 14 4920
67 13 3476
68 13 3572
69 12 2667
70 9 4253
71 7 3855
72 9 3499
73 9 1141
74 8 4647
75 6 3447
76 6 7761
77 6 986
78 6 1680
79 6 683
80 4 2033
81 4 608
82 1 1547

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