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Genre
modern power pop
Parent Genre: rock

Modern power pop is a genre of music that combines catchy melodies and harmonies with energetic guitar-driven instrumentation. It often features upbeat and optimistic lyrics that focus on themes of love, relationships, and self-discovery. The genre has a strong emphasis on vocal harmonies and often incorporates elements of punk and alternative rock. Modern power pop bands are known for their high-energy live performances and their ability to create infectious hooks that stick in the listener's head long after the song has ended.


Top artists of modern power pop genre

Weezer
Jimmy Eat World
glass beach
Guided By Voices
The Beths
Jeff Rosenstock
White Reaper
Twin Peaks
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List of modern power pop artists

Here is a list of modern power pop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the modern power pop genre. You can find out what modern power 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
Weezer
73 2 50 76 4 52 123 3106405
2
Jimmy Eat World
67 4 51 81 3 48 136 1416368
3
glass beach
52 21 36 63 18 31 126 82798
4
Guided By Voices
51 21 41 77 23 47 123 158025
5
The Beths
51 1 40 70 3 45 142 117476
6
Jeff Rosenstock
49 1 45 80 8 53 138 111900
7
White Reaper
47 6 43 90 2 50 135 79812
8
Twin Peaks
47 37 48 72 24 50 119 157113
9
The New Pornographers
46 4 53 79 17 57 135 195347
10
Mannequin Pussy
45 29 32 87 3 41 127 95990
11
Teenage Fanclub
43 31 44 72 5 59 119 130205
12
Sunflower Bean
43 5 54 72 11 55 136 101356
13
Rooney
40 0 52 86 5 63 139 81392
14
Cloud Nothings
40 31 30 90 3 48 130 160825
15
Hop Along
38 1 53 64 20 57 109 103831
16
Charly Bliss
35 2 46 82 0 44 129 53390
17
ShitKid
34 29 55 74 7 47 120 25453
18
Purple Mountains
34 5 56 62 14 65 120 45519
19
Crying
33 16 40 80 4 52 146 26107
20
Superchunk
33 12 34 92 2 47 141 71490
21
Tony Molina
33 22 40 55 34 62 128 16159
22
Royal Headache
31 49 31 75 0 55 118 26649
23
The Cowboys
30 78 27 86 8 60 148 4643
24
Radioactivity
29 82 28 95 1 52 152 16047
25
Beach Slang
29 21 33 88 0 38 139 36469
26
2nd Grade
28 19 42 69 11 59 126 5224
27
The Exploding Hearts
28 0 38 95 18 66 151 15448
28
Valley Lodge
27 40 52 94 2 82 137 3106
29
Redd Kross
27 0 45 84 1 65 138 19763
30
Cende
27 22 38 93 1 52 147 8204
31
Young Guv
26 11 49 82 3 69 118 9330
32
Locksley
26 1 56 89 3 70 112 9366
33
that dog.
26 14 37 81 3 45 137 17614
34
Mikal Cronin
24 16 31 67 14 36 108 32516
35
Phil Seymour
24 0 69 81 5 84 134 5122
36
The Tubs
23 4 32 83 7 72 149 2162
37
Ex Hex
22 0 47 77 7 65 142 30394
38
Army Navy
21 5 46 86 0 65 147 2950
39
The Whiffs
20 13 32 81 3 68 150 2614
40
WYLDLIFE
19 8 40 93 1 55 155 4680
41
Splitsville
18 0 55 69 11 83 119 1863
42
The Wellingtons
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1323
43
The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness
17 1 49 71 1 61 126 2337
44
Pointed Sticks
17 0 38 88 2 65 169 5370
45
TSAR
16 0 42 96 0 53 91 1397
46
I Was A King
16 12 51 77 4 60 122 3381
47
Barreracudas
15 0 31 91 1 70 138 3054
48
Protex
15 0 32 87 3 63 153 5744
49
Dropkick
15 0 49 74 0 92 129 1393
50
Uni Boys
15 26 46 89 1 80 150 1455
51
Cotton Mather
14 1 34 73 20 24 143 3796
52
The No Ones
14 0 42 75 0 76 140 1291
53
BOYTOY
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 5039
54
The Dahlmanns
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1506
55
The Nines
14 0 55 73 8 69 126 2132
56
Radio Days
13 0 26 88 0 52 188 2480
57
The Speedways
13 0 54 85 0 71 129 1977
58
Cyanide Pills
13 3 47 91 0 80 154 2032
59
Kurt Baker
13 0 61 83 1 75 133 3281
60
Owsley
12 0 47 75 1 45 136 3583
61
The Toms
12 0 57 83 16 82 139 2487
62
The Shivvers
11 1 39 90 3 71 159 4590
63
The Yum Yums
11 29 44 87 1 66 180 2772
64
The Merrymakers
11 18 48 61 16 63 123 3331
65
Pugwash
11 9 51 72 6 58 120 4609
66
The Shazam
10 0 38 82 1 63 124 1769
67
The Red Button
10 0 56 82 1 73 128 3089
68
Caddy
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 447
69
Lannie Flowers
10 0 54 81 1 59 125 788
70
Myracle Brah
10 0 52 79 0 60 122 1932
71
The Steve Adamyk Band
9 44 38 89 0 87 171 2147
72
Brad Marino
9 49 45 91 0 78 117 1001
73
The Connection
9 0 39 96 26 88 174 1874
74
Baby Shakes
9 60 32 80 0 67 170 4875
75
The White Wires
9 0 25 95 0 51 156 3427
76
The Weeklings
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1253
77
Geoff Palmer
9 0 59 92 0 89 97 1087
78
The Reflectors
8 0 35 86 0 74 148 1261
79
Arlo
8 0 34 96 0 52 163 469
80
Lisa Mychols
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 470
81
The Cute Lepers
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2492
82
David Woodard
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
83
Danny Wilkerson
8 0 36 74 3 34 120 134
84
David Myhr
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1588
85
Nick Piunti
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 993
86
Psychotic Youth
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1297
87
Linus Of Hollywood
7 0 59 79 14 63 130 2269
88
The Rubs
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1033
89
The Decibels
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 314
90
EZTV
6 0 53 70 5 83 123 3742
91
The Davenports
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 517
92
Pale Lips
6 0 31 90 5 80 184 1778
93
The Chevelles
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1605
94
Farrah
6 1 44 65 31 45 166 1915
95
Seth Swirsky
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1246
96
Bird Streets
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 808
97
Berwanger
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 493
98
The Model Rockets
5 0 37 90 0 59 135 1620
99
The Jellybricks
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1061
100
More Kicks
5 0 31 92 0 75 163 898
101
The Mice
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 833
102
Michael Carpenter
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 860
103
The Anderson Council
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 473
104
Eytan Mirsky
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1334
105
Reno Bo
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1173
106
Lucy and the Rats
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1193
107
The On and Ons
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 432
108
The Mayflies USA
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 920
109
The Number Ones
4 0 35 91 3 77 77 1225
110
Fast Eddy
4 0 57 94 3 79 122 888
111
Greg Pope
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 906
112
Tranzmitors
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1247
113
The Primary 5
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 824
114
Kurt Baker Combo
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1151
115
Jordan Jones
3 0 44 93 0 86 146 841
116
Cliff Hillis
3 0 69 70 5 82 117 958
117
The Lunar Laugh
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 411
118
Cloud Eleven
3 0 52 84 3 60 127 755
119
The Manikins
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1187
120
Richard X. Heyman
3 0 53 83 2 81 135 1153
121
Trevor Blendour
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 351
122
Starbelly
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 906
123
Lolas
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 241
124
Bryan Estepa
3 1 57 88 9 69 118 1102
125
The CRY!
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1604
126
The Well Wishers
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1004
127
The Successful Failures
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 330
128
Timmy Sean
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 358
129
The Persian Leaps
2 31 60 58 0 64 127 602
130
The Dowling Poole
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1062
131
Smash Palace
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 824
132
Ryan Allen And His Extra Arms
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 244
133
Danny McDonald
2 82 29 93 0 38 145 231
134
The Orange Humble Band
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 618
135
Terry & Louie
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 641
136
Tommy and the Rockets
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 569
137
Hammered Satin
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 778
138
P76
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
139
The Maureens
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 590
140
Elvyn
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 238
141
David Brookings
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 302
142
The Soda Pop Kids
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 865
143
Amoeba Teen
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 219
144
Andy Bopp
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 270
145
Kai Danzberg
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 402
146
Arvidson&Butterflies
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 156
147
Feedbacks
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 375
148
Cheap Star
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 340
149
Tommy Ray
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 444
150
The New Trocaderos
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 475
151
The Fire Apes
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 131
152
Nick Frater
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 572
153
Wyatt Funderburk
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 298
154
Three Hour Tour
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 749
155
The Foreign Films
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 333
156
Ken Sharp
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 732
157
Librarians With Hickeys
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 184
158
Cirrone
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 562
159
The Legal Matters
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 976
160
Cherry Twister
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 811
161
Jeff Whalen
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 244
162
Telephone Lovers
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 736
163
The Airport 77s
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 301
164
The Junior League
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 196
165
The Genuine Fakes
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 292
166
The Stanleys
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 469
167
Gary Ritchie
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134
168
Richard Turgeon
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
169
Chris Richards and the Subtractions
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 287
170
Cupid's Carnival
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 351
171
The Turnback
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 193
172
The Glad Machine
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 465
173
Emperor Penguin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176
174
Derrick Anderson
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143
175
The Cheap Cassettes
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225
176
David Brookings and the Average Lookings
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254
177
Irwin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
178
All Day Sucker
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 291
179
The Popdogs
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
180
Coke Belda
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 258
181
Lolas
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300
182
The Top Boost
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250