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Genre
slowcore
Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

Slowcore is a subgenre of indie rock that is characterized by its slow and melancholic sound. The music is often minimalistic, with sparse instrumentation and a focus on atmosphere and mood. The vocals are typically soft and introspective, and the lyrics often deal with themes of sadness, isolation, and introspection. Slowcore bands often incorporate elements of folk, country, and shoegaze into their sound, creating a unique and haunting style.


Top artists of slowcore genre

Duster
salvia palth
Mazzy Star
Cat Power
Broadcast
Low
Michelle Gurevich
Bill Callahan
Sun Kil Moon
LSD and the Search for God
Grandaddy
Songs: Ohia
Mojave 3
Mount Eerie
Helvetia
Red House Painters
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slowcore music timeline

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Similar Genres to slowcore

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List of slowcore artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Duster
68 78 45 48 42 23 123 600109
2
salvia palth
67 86 37 40 66 13 113 617726
3
Mazzy Star
65 11 37 34 42 22 115 941886
4
Cat Power
56 7 50 33 69 27 117 703881
5
Broadcast
48 41 39 54 29 31 116 182204
6
Low
47 32 38 31 55 20 111 239983
7
Michelle Gurevich
45 22 64 41 45 49 122 104183
8
Bill Callahan
45 42 54 35 69 38 116 153308
9
Sun Kil Moon
45 17 54 29 79 38 114 211238
10
LSD and the Search for God
44 67 27 74 28 28 134 107627
11
Grandaddy
44 21 46 46 30 26 111 148413
12
Songs: Ohia
43 13 51 28 67 25 102 116522
13
Mojave 3
43 20 47 38 43 28 112 99047
14
Mount Eerie
43 38 46 23 79 16 105 126369
15
Helvetia
41 66 55 60 49 41 122 45740
16
Red House Painters
40 9 47 33 46 31 121 113004
17
Slint
40 55 41 42 16 22 132 169322
18
Galaxie 500
39 45 34 64 17 33 118 148746
19
Valium Aggelein
39 89 40 28 49 13 117 12075
20
Bonny Doon
36 27 57 47 34 51 125 20065
21
Bowery Electric
36 82 38 52 24 25 111 39840
22
Carissa's Wierd
36 48 36 42 57 30 117 37666
23
Julie Doiron
35 0 51 41 36 37 124 20301
24
Pedro The Lion
35 12 58 56 32 42 113 64922
25
Arab Strap
35 23 57 55 15 43 129 65606
26
Stephen Malkmus
34 25 52 60 19 47 125 65055
27
Shearwater
34 38 48 59 47 37 119 42228
28
Mark Kozelek
34 3 43 16 88 26 110 60867
29
Magnolia Electric Co.
34 9 51 41 30 42 108 46953
30
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
34 25 50 57 28 47 122 67725
31
The American Analog Set
33 76 52 41 47 43 126 24157
32
Karate
31 17 55 45 25 35 124 24526
33
Dirty Three
30 52 29 40 61 18 104 54238
34
The Black Heart Procession
30 48 49 42 62 22 113 32120
35
Polvo
30 50 37 74 8 43 130 39757
36
Sprain
29 50 56 26 51 8 97 11914
37
Bedhead
29 41 47 47 59 35 115 31973
38
Acetone
29 78 52 32 67 21 102 11808
39
Calm
29 73 28 63 4 17 140 7909
40
Bark Psychosis
28 68 35 39 36 17 115 29131
41
Spain
28 18 62 28 60 38 112 16050
42
Papa M
27 35 47 29 65 28 115 11411
43
Codeine
27 50 36 36 18 14 109 32768
44
Eric's Trip
27 37 42 66 22 44 118 14338
45
Tacoma Radar
25 80 40 37 32 21 112 4258
46
Idaho
25 47 51 45 36 21 116 11576
47
Piano Magic
25 54 46 41 44 26 101 13486
48
Indian Summer
24 34 33 62 9 25 106 11923
49
The Czars
23 10 45 39 55 23 106 12747
50
Rodan
23 70 35 55 21 17 118 13466
51
Bardo Pond
22 63 18 58 23 20 112 22243
52
Tram
22 68 46 30 73 15 116 4716
53
Seam
22 64 35 61 12 27 115 11205
54
Good Night & Good Morning
21 85 18 15 88 6 105 3178
55
Daniel Blumberg
21 44 20 12 60 7 77 6492
56
The New Year
19 54 48 47 37 34 118 9017
57
Hood
19 64 41 36 39 20 105 10365
58
American Music Club
19 10 37 39 22 22 89 11672
59
Tara Jane O'Neil
19 41 32 23 64 4 138 4889
60
Ida
19 15 46 49 30 30 118 4845
61
The For Carnation
19 49 45 21 53 13 102 12851
62
JUNE OF 44
18 48 42 58 12 39 113 21807
63
Movietone
18 62 44 26 76 18 99 5063
64
Gastr Del Sol
18 37 35 26 77 20 95 11147
65
Bluetile Lounge
17 43 34 16 62 6 102 2804
66
Willard Grant Conspiracy
16 7 44 45 25 41 87 8051
67
Mark Eitzel
16 1 42 42 34 30 103 8381
68
Rivulets
16 79 45 40 30 33 114 4447
69
Bitch Magnet
15 81 29 76 4 29 120 9616
70
Barzin
15 26 48 51 42 36 135 4332
71
Pot Valiant
15 75 39 62 3 21 117 2024
72
Lowercase
15 45 36 45 23 8 101 3898
73
Arco
14 4 44 29 71 8 125 2438
74
A Minor Forest
14 76 41 64 8 20 113 8040
75
Spokane
14 33 47 16 46 11 102 3486
76
Dakota Suite
13 90 61 20 78 18 95 5739
77
Coastal
13 87 50 25 61 7 120 1177
78
Damon & Naomi
12 35 28 36 24 15 139 5664
79
Radar Brothers
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1791
80
Early Day Miners
12 68 47 28 27 32 130 4330
81
C-Clamp
12 62 45 60 0 26 134 769
82
Rex
11 66 38 44 10 22 133 1244
83
The Declining Winter
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1593
84
Jessamine
9 72 42 28 25 22 104 4932
85
Yume Bitsu
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3639
86
Jessica Bailiff
9 86 32 22 1 5 116 2979
87
Tarentel
9 79 31 25 18 4 82 6217
88
Empress
8 88 31 3 98 3 88 947
89
For Stars
7 0 35 18 89 20 70 717
90
Picastro
6 88 32 44 58 14 140 1777
91
L'Altra
6 8 45 54 89 9 113 1891
92
Secret Stars
6 4 53 36 84 48 188 1616
93
The Sonora Pine
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1348
94
Cobolt
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 645
95
Hollow Comet
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 286
96
Red Stars Theory
3 88 26 58 35 30 126 1367