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Genre
portland indie
Parent Genre: rock

Portland indie music is a genre that blends elements of folk, rock, and pop to create a unique sound. The music is characterized by introspective lyrics, intricate guitar work, and a focus on melody. The genre is known for its DIY ethos and its emphasis on community, with many artists collaborating and supporting each other. Portland indie music has gained a reputation for producing some of the most innovative and influential artists in the genre.


Top artists of portland indie genre

The Shins
Haley Heynderickx
Blitzen Trapper
M. Ward
Ezra Bell
Blind Pilot
Y La Bamba
Typhoon
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portland indie music timeline

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portland indie playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular portland indie music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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List of portland indie artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
The Shins
63 6 54 65 23 54 126 1153802
2
Haley Heynderickx
55 3 51 32 63 21 111 209627
3
Blitzen Trapper
49 3 57 63 44 63 111 122753
4
M. Ward
48 17 50 48 51 48 108 205975
5
Ezra Bell
46 0 59 44 44 46 116 23164
6
Blind Pilot
46 2 54 41 58 38 111 253258
7
Y La Bamba
45 12 56 56 49 51 118 56260
8
Typhoon
36 13 46 52 36 36 124 52003
9
Wild Ones
36 25 59 69 18 49 135 26699
10
Blouse
35 50 49 70 19 46 134 59627
11
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
34 26 51 56 30 46 122 67660
12
The Shivas
33 27 41 77 14 64 126 26292
13
Black Belt Eagle Scout
33 48 42 55 39 25 131 36136
14
The Helio Sequence
31 15 49 73 15 41 118 39028
15
Ages and Ages
30 7 57 59 28 54 117 22403
16
Johanna Warren
29 0 46 33 70 25 110 11755
17
Reptaliens
29 45 65 55 39 59 116 19208
18
New Body Electric
28 14 69 59 60 85 109 1810
19
Babehoven
28 10 53 39 63 25 124 7004
20
Loch Lomond
27 3 49 37 64 24 152 16773
21
Mo Troper
27 28 45 85 23 53 127 3254
22
Blackwater Holylight
27 76 30 54 7 14 113 30381
23
Hockey
27 0 62 66 2 91 135 15078
24
Kye Kye
26 13 45 58 17 28 113 21548
25
Mimicking Birds
26 31 43 51 32 29 115 19782
26
Amy Annelle
26 26 44 8 84 15 103 3500
27
Alien Boy
25 11 38 84 8 39 128 7628
28
Umii
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 3290
29
Kyle Craft
25 0 47 69 16 58 127 12656
30
New Move
24 14 58 61 19 66 119 3931
31
Radiation City
24 17 59 66 10 42 127 11921
32
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
23 0 63 56 16 51 121 15124
33
Mood Beach
23 0 65 85 0 95 112 1397
34
Ramona Falls
23 14 56 56 39 40 117 16837
35
Talkdemonic
22 90 61 47 56 23 112 6254
36
Houndstooth
22 64 53 68 28 54 111 7121
37
The Weather Machine
22 1 60 42 38 44 110 4744
38
Small Million
22 17 52 42 17 12 136 4333
39
Turtlenecked
21 0 62 77 16 64 130 1949
40
No Kind of Rider
20 61 56 55 2 29 110 1705
41
Jenny Don't And The Spurs
19 5 44 72 34 76 139 3779
42
Lithics
19 47 47 86 1 79 159 7666
43
Mattress
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 912
44
Glasys
18 2 63 62 17 78 112 3103
45
Blossom
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2184
46
Jared Mees & The Grown Children
16 0 49 78 9 66 153 3056
47
Black Prairie
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 6187
48
MAITA
15 1 45 37 65 24 124 5480
49
Summer Cannibals
15 12 44 69 0 43 113 13836
50
The Minders
14 8 49 69 9 63 115 5071
51
The Hugs
14 0 31 79 0 32 155 495
52
Robin Bacior
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 644
53
Logan Lynn
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 699
54
Laryssa Birdseye
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2275
55
Sallie Ford
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4122
56
Tango Alpha Tango
12 0 60 87 5 54 113 3128
57
Floating Room
12 16 45 72 13 41 121 2776
58
Sexton Blake
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2407
59
Natasha Kmeto
11 0 48 40 69 6 130 3790
60
Aan
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2041
61
King Black Acid
10 6 45 26 67 11 93 1496
62
Fault Lines
10 0 65 62 29 49 101 253
63
The Woolen Men
10 25 57 66 18 83 128 2671
64
Adventure Galley
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1259
65
Jaguar Love
9 0 36 96 0 49 151 5766
66
Jacob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1624
67
Cardioid
9 1 58 60 8 50 109 1956
68
The Lavender Flu
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1268
69
Shadowgraphs
8 82 59 63 1 59 127 1824
70
Bearcubbin'!
8 88 53 92 1 48 125 2589
71
Nick Jaina
7 0 56 74 38 90 118 976
72
Minden
7 0 79 63 4 67 104 1734
73
Sunbathe
7 1 48 65 15 29 110 1457
74
Roselit Bone
7 0 48 83 5 65 89 2009
75
Gaytheist
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1935
76
Oh Darling
6 0 71 39 11 43 95 1510
77
Laura Palmer's Death Parade
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1594
78
Gold Casio
6 2 62 73 1 63 103 1693
79
Mo Phillips
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 636
80
Kelli Schaefer
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1288
81
Old Wave
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1077
82
Hosannas
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 973
83
Dykeritz
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 138
84
Thanks
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 426
85
Norfolk & Western
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1202
86
Siren and the Sea
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 444
87
Coco Columbia
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 447
88
My Body
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 706
89
Tough Boy
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 374
90
Catfish & Sons
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 164
91
Nick Delffs
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 420
92
bed.
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1195
93
Rilla
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 206
94
Novosti
3 0 38 90 0 34 163 314
95
And And And
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 886
96
Deathlist
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 627
97
Plastic Cactus
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1259
98
Animal Eyes
3 0 41 68 10 18 132 900
99
Jared Mees
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 614
100
Dogheart
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 415
101
Mini Blinds
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 140
102
Barra Brown
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 223
103
Tender Age
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1268
104
Lackthereof
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 575
105
Onion the Man
2 0 62 80 2 55 115 1101
106
Máscaras
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1319
107
Dirty Revival
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1894
108
Hustle and Drone
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1084
109
Sama Dams
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 985
110
JoJo Scott
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 210
111
Goldcard
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 250
112
Those Willows
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 440
113
Dreckig
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 215
114
Shadowlands
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 453
115
1939 Ensemble
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 726
116
Jackson Boone
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 927
117
Cool American
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 660
118
Fringe Class
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 356
119
Honey Bucket
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 527
120
Boreen
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 505
121
Force Publique
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 240
122
Fog Father
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 198
123
Brownish Black
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
124
Sean Flinn & The Royal We
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 228
125
The Tamed West
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124
126
Alan Singley
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135
127
Skip Roxy
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
128
Risley
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
129
Redcoat Turncoat
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
130
A Certain Smile
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 274
131
Mr. Bones
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 496
132
Wet Confetti
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118
133
Kool Stuff Katie
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
134
Fanno Creek
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208
135
Binary Dolls
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
136
Hands In
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
137
swim swam swum
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87
138
The Ocean Floor
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74
139
Murphy N Weller
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
140
Please Step Out Of The Vehicle
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80
141
The Planet The
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 238
142
Lousy Bends
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116
143
Modern Kin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247
144
The Fur Coats
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183
145
The Angry Orts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104
146
A Year Afar
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
147
Bitch'n
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98
148
mbilly
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
149
Leigh Marble
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
150
Cat Hoch
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 465
151
Dirty Mittens
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 187
152
Human Ottoman
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 472