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Genre: socal indie


Parent Genre: pop

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The SoCal indie music genre is characterized by its eclectic mix of genres, including elements of rock, pop, and funk. The music often features catchy melodies and introspective lyrics that explore themes of love, loss, and self-discovery. The sound is often characterized by its use of distorted guitars, driving basslines, and energetic drum beats. The genre is known for its DIY ethos and independent spirit, with many artists self-producing and releasing their music on small labels. Overall, the SoCal indie music scene is a vibrant and diverse community of artists who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible in contemporary music.


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Soundtrack for Your Backseat
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EAT SPIT! (feat. Royal & the Serpent)
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Mnemophobia
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Prologue
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So Slowly
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Song for Me
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Away
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If U Wanna Stay
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Bombshell
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Keepaneyeout
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List of socal indie artists

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

#namepopularityfollowersinstrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempo
1
sundiver ca
47 26669 32 44 64 28 42 134
2
Slush Puppy
47 58560 6 64 57 14 55 116
3
Brainstory
41 34508 34 58 51 38 50 116
4
Chase Petra
41 45678 5 57 57 9 51 125
5
Greer
41 98731 1 44 71 5 44 146
6
Makeout Reef
25 8445 2 40 90 16 53 150
7
Mexican Slum Rats
38 21462 65 40 71 29 48 129
8
The Licks
35 30360 0 54 52 13 42 130
9
Sweatcult
35 27336 48 49 47 56 27 134
10
Death Lens
32 17578 28 28 88 3 47 155
11
Vel Nine
33 22472 0 61 59 44 54 89
12
Beach Bums
34 20189 35 52 67 25 42 125
13
Sad Park
34 15959 21 46 77 2 46 131
14
The High Curbs
32 21990 6 35 77 12 54 132
15
Harrison Borts
31 2574 3 63 67 19 37 125
16
Foxtide
31 10366 12 44 53 20 51 138
17
Carpool Tunnel
30 13515 0 54 74 11 65 149
18
Creative Differences
30 5648 0 67 67 18 54 137
19
The Aquadolls
29 31917 7 50 69 10 48 134
20
The Grinns
29 18578 3 51 71 26 60 125
21
Your Favorite Color
12 2526 11 48 70 1 36 132
22
Rain on Fridays
25 8138 5 37 81 5 29 134
23
3lh
12 3251 28 35 82 0 54 121
24
Archer Oh
27 8584 3 43 53 37 34 110
25
The Happy Return
26 10077 0 59 66 22 60 132
26
Israel's Arcade
27 7403 6 35 88 6 38 142
27
Fashion Jackson
24 7042 6 55 50 27 33 119
28
Chico
10 1046 35 37 86 0 48 146
29
Iamthecoffin.
25 5922 13 38 69 23 39 127
30
Shock Therapy
9 2642 22 48 83 2 69 126
31
DARE
21 11979 7 38 93 0 37 130
32
Hate Drugs
23 12161 19 51 62 28 41 135
33
Big Fun
23 4838 37 43 86 2 28 142
34
Strawberry Army
4 1650 0 55 66 7 52 127
35
The Offtrax
6 631 21 47 89 7 67 128
36
OC Hurricanes
6 2251 52 29 78 15 74 146
37
Lacker
6 1322 0 44 83 4 63 128
38
Melt Mars
5 1011 22 48 64 5 55 127
39
Psychic Barber
4 1203 42 41 67 25 34 113
40
Rudy De Anda
20 6174 7 53 57 19 70 124
41
Neptuna Run
19 1815 32 31 64 58 31 123
42
DUMB FUCKS
19 7128 5 36 87 2 45 147
43
Red Theme
19 839 48 54 38 47 72 123
44
The Gnars
3 711 17 40 79 8 68 149
45
The Beachstones
2 410 35 31 79 0 78 153
46
Ear Ringers
18 2402 1 54 66 8 63 149
47
This Uni
1 462 79 30 80 0 33 124
48
Joynoise
1 1044 10 54 86 1 53 125
49
Junkmail
1 450 26 46 77 24 58 127
50
Astronaut Samurais
17 8434 16 34 73 27 61 155
51
Hoity-Toity
17 7333 0 53 74 1 61 127
52
BluNites
17 1301 40 56 60 26 71 128
53
Super Lunch
17 5436 15 32 81 2 44 124
54
Glow!
16 2355 0 38 85 0 59 155
55
Odd Robot
15 2535 0 46 93 0 62 142
56
Cosmic Kitten
13 997 32 33 82 6 41 137
57
The Renters
10 1256 20 38 73 18 31 135
58
Wacko
10 4783 10 25 79 4 18 109
59
The Side Eyes
9 2571 45 28 95 0 42 134
60
Wayword
9 1204 53 38 72 20 44 123
61
The Groans
8 1667 26 41 88 9 52 138
62
It's Butter
8 2733 0 54 75 17 54 119
63
Sin + Passion
8 843 84 42 80 0 14 100
64
Not From England
8 1703 7 54 76 7 46 125
65
Devon Overbey
7 2560 14 65 37 36 47 130
66
1034
7 1965 1 26 96 0 32 141
67
DIY Valentine
6 1339 4 46 72 2 66 159
68
Plantasia
6 1605 0 59 45 45 54 98
69
Witchin Alleys
6 1132 54 31 88 1 30 123
70
Kicked Off the Streets
5 1830 42 22 86 1 36 126
71
Mo Dotti
5 1069 47 39 74 32 48 130
72
.Xom
5 236 0 0 0 0 0 0
73
Siam Jem
4 761 35 47 70 4 41 123
74
The Cozzmos
4 1840 10 44 87 19 43 103
75
Loser Parade
4 332 1 48 67 9 49 141
76
Lunar Hand
4 933 3 39 61 34 65 156
77
Beach Freaks
4 740 0 0 0 0 0 0
78
The Gems
4 1773 51 51 79 18 46 120
79
Lefties
1 1109 81 19 86 0 58 175
80
Melted
3 1376 3 34 91 3 36 125
81
Scott Dunning
3 171 84 38 42 60 30 114
82
Novak
3 244 11 49 69 24 30 117
83
Au Revoir Heart
3 546 51 57 46 35 35 108
84
Dropcase
2 529 0 0 0 0 0 0
85
Swells
2 1006 0 43 79 3 36 135
86
Beach Clinic
2 497 8 57 64 12 59 143
87
RØBBER
2 326 0 0 0 0 0 0
88
Neil Levin
2 1181 0 60 47 41 39 111
89
The Extrangers
1 436 56 52 85 0 77 93
90
Amoeba Boys
1 355 0 0 0 0 0 0
91
Janelane
1 823 0 0 0 0 0 0
92
Happy Rabbit
1 433 0 0 0 0 0 0
93
The Grinning Ghosts
1 173 18 51 80 8 59 121
94
Lydian Arrow
1 220 0 0 0 0 0 0
95
counterconformity
1 330 0 34 49 8 12 115
96
Phovea
1 539 0 0 0 0 0 0
97
Thee Azmatics
1 502 0 34 99 0 13 101
98
The Sweats
1 756 0 0 0 0 0 0
99
Pedestrian Strike
0 119 0 0 0 0 0 0
100
Street Surfers
0 460 0 0 0 0 0 0

socal indie playlist created by Chosic

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

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