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Genre: modern folk rock

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Parent Genre: rock

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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Piano, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

Popular modern folk rock Songs


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Most popular modern folk rock albums

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Sigh No More
2010
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Onward (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2020
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Concentrate
2018
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Little Neon Limelight
2015
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Israel Nash's Rain Plans
2013
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Hello Starling
2003
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Back to Moon Beach
2023
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Dead Man's Bones
2009
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The King Is Dead
2011
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Bang Bang
1997
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Live at a Flamingo Hotel
2015

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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 63 522036
2 46 163574
3 47 88070
4 65 804033
5 55 296731
6 51 163515
7 72 6346648
8 49 127388
9 53 597526
10 39 74931
11 46 244106
12 43 157593
13 63 113422
14 54 506629
15 37 121348
16 38 48895
17 72 140821
18 43 63079
19 50 289944
20 31 46432
21 40 119683
22 47 229975
23 24 18031
24 36 100256
25 41 68246
26 58 374817
27 37 48025
28 55 193381
29 41 43890
30 35 30085
31 42 136717
32 52 287699
33 37 40662
34 46 46823
35 47 270920
36 44 33252
37 43 211695
38 32 50058
39 21 14568
40 33 8924
41 36 81319
42 39 65266
43 39 19311
44 34 18596
45 32 23136
46 31 20959
47 33 18111
48 33 8847
49 33 52547
50 33 16195
51 31 5917
52 32 5554
53 27 34310
54 26 6183
55 25 7035
56 25 10618
57 25 5193
58 23 2240
59 23 12598
60 21 4445
61 21 10259
62 19 9097
63 19 4831
64 18 5167
65 15 4986
66 15 8117
67 15 3518
68 14 3571
69 12 2669
70 11 4204
71 10 4776
72 10 3497
73 8 3878
74 8 3479
75 8 1674
76 7 1070
77 6 2066
78 6 1200
79 4 738
80 4 7397
81 4 631
82 2 709
83 2 1541

modern folk rock playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular modern folk rock music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.