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Genre
neo-progressive
Parent Genre: rock

Neo-progressive music is a subgenre of progressive rock that emerged in the 1980s. It is characterized by its use of complex song structures, intricate instrumentation, and introspective lyrics. The genre often incorporates elements of symphonic rock, art rock, and new wave. Neo-progressive bands often feature melodic vocals and atmospheric soundscapes, with a focus on storytelling and emotional depth. The genre has seen a resurgence in recent years, with a new generation of artists continuing to push the boundaries of progressive music.


Top artists of neo-progressive genre

Marillion
RPWL
Ray Wilson
Yogi Lang
Arena
Sylvan
Fish
Airbag
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List of neo-progressive artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Marillion
55 4 39 52 16 28 118 454367
2
RPWL
40 22 47 60 15 21 122 41090
3
Ray Wilson
38 7 45 63 16 29 116 18830
4
Yogi Lang
38 32 51 48 31 24 117 9147
5
Arena
36 6 40 61 15 29 124 27434
6
Sylvan
35 6 36 48 20 15 132 19137
7
Fish
35 1 43 59 29 31 121 107053
8
Airbag
33 34 37 41 15 9 131 43631
9
Mystery
32 9 39 58 10 17 122 14325
10
IQ
32 6 36 57 17 18 130 32051
11
Blind Ego
31 12 48 76 1 30 115 11358
12
David Minasian
30 0 43 44 7 19 104 3847
13
Mostly Autumn
30 3 34 48 28 13 125 20891
14
Big Big Train
29 10 39 54 33 27 135 31230
15
The Flower Kings
28 21 37 57 17 25 132 39360
16
Unitopia
28 16 47 46 52 25 131 11557
17
Spock's Beard
27 9 40 77 3 34 139 56210
18
Nosound
27 48 34 34 46 12 105 24666
19
Transatlantic
27 19 39 74 6 32 129 48196
20
Jadis
27 7 33 48 24 29 111 5795
21
Phideaux
26 27 32 42 32 20 108 12555
22
Galahad
26 4 47 55 25 22 109 13671
23
Lonely Robot
25 10 44 59 24 26 133 10659
24
3
24 0 39 83 5 52 129 12896
25
Tim Bowness
24 41 45 44 28 23 113 10016
26
Steve Rothery
24 88 27 43 53 11 112 9380
27
Beardfish
23 23 47 60 30 36 123 21924
28
Kaipa
23 17 37 66 13 31 120 15603
29
A.C.T
22 0 45 70 11 48 125 7782
30
Clepsydra
22 9 34 53 32 12 135 3599
31
Anekdoten
22 38 35 64 9 22 127 24024
32
Lazuli
22 29 46 61 18 20 153 6058
33
Finally George
21 17 56 51 6 20 132 1486
34
The Neal Morse Band
21 1 37 71 13 35 122 10293
35
Nad Sylvan
20 3 44 53 22 30 129 4970
36
Simon Says
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1154
37
Wobbler
20 22 38 40 30 29 120 16397
38
It Bites
20 0 59 82 17 62 112 8566
39
The Tangent
20 16 56 63 22 44 132 14153
40
Millenium
19 4 48 62 11 28 124 3630
41
Damian Wilson
18 0 58 80 6 50 96 3954
42
Knight Area
18 2 37 67 8 22 121 8775
43
Galleon
18 0 71 71 1 88 124 1552
44
Moon Safari
18 2 34 55 21 28 119 10934
45
Karmakanic
17 11 40 54 22 27 110 11303
46
Karnataka
17 8 40 60 5 19 122 6421
47
Toy Matinee
17 0 66 76 24 56 120 3527
48
The Watch
15 1 42 46 24 24 122 6030
49
Echolyn
15 0 45 80 20 45 154 7739
50
Comedy of Errors
14 20 39 70 6 36 132 5106
51
Enchant
13 0 40 87 0 43 135 10887
52
Pallas
13 2 46 56 13 30 141 9768
53
Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side
13 13 49 53 18 36 136 1141
54
Magic Pie
13 9 44 62 24 34 130 9560
55
Steve Hogarth
12 0 44 32 74 38 93 4329
56
Cairo
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 429
57
Sound Of Contact
12 12 42 62 22 22 142 5696
58
Kino
11 0 48 70 3 35 137 3638
59
IZZ
11 20 45 66 4 32 107 5672
60
Marathon
11 0 45 62 5 28 108 1852
61
John Wesley
11 2 51 21 85 14 113 5392
62
Kevin Gilbert
11 2 72 53 28 66 114 3520
63
Solstice
10 1 48 49 37 29 118 1389
64
Tangent
10 90 43 40 82 11 180 1096
65
Roine Stolt
10 43 43 65 17 27 128 7810
66
Southern Empire
10 0 43 75 11 25 140 4936
67
Franck Carducci
9 1 34 53 4 14 83 2224
68
Magenta
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1986
69
Abel Ganz
9 0 54 35 88 16 111 3992
70
Isildurs Bane
9 57 44 30 61 48 99 4421
71
Rocket Scientists
8 21 43 72 0 57 83 5299
72
Twelfth Night
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2118
73
Martin Orford
8 26 35 63 46 42 118 1763
74
Glass Hammer
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5517
75
Änglagård
7 16 32 33 68 15 120 9882
76
Nick D'Virgilio
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1944
77
Black Bonzo
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1920
78
Everon
6 90 40 85 1 57 105 2033
79
Magellan
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2963
80
Ryo Okumoto
6 1 38 82 1 35 120 1332
81
Panic Room
6 0 51 65 7 34 79 5061
82
Satellite
6 0 51 49 42 16 106 1665
83
Anderson/Stolt
5 0 34 59 34 30 173 3228
84
Lifesigns
5 1 49 48 19 29 125 2577
85
The Lens
5 87 25 56 12 4 126 1999
86
Landmarq
5 0 47 57 7 15 118 2911
87
Ioearth
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2283
88
Carptree
5 4 43 47 8 24 148 4965
89
Flamborough Head
5 0 28 51 12 35 167 928
90
Erik Norlander
4 0 21 21 21 7 126 2164
91
Discipline.
4 16 26 40 81 4 82 1552
92
Seven Steps to the Green Door
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2370
93
Citizen Cain
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 495
94
The Reasoning
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2695
95
Tiles
4 0 32 83 0 26 152 2911
96
Touchstone
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 685
97
The Aurora Project
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1789
98
Sky Architect
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2034
99
The Wishing Tree
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1625
100
Also Eden
3 0 44 48 34 25 140 2826
101
Eureka
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 540
102
DeeExpus
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1355
103
Agents Of Mercy
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1730
104
Brother Ape
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1224
105
Presto Ballet
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3378
106
Steve Thorne
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1518
107
Tinyfish
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1098
108
Mindgames
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1636
109
Aragon
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 474
110
Overhead
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 672
111
Salem Hill
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 722
112
Iluvatar
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 869
113
High Wheel
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 895
114
Pendragon
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23762
115
Timothy Pure
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1163
116
DeeExpus Project
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 578
117
The Third Ending
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 367
118
Little Atlas
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1738
119
Manning
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169
120
Grey Lady Down
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400
121
Gouri Shankar
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183
122
Ageness
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 307