GetMusic/Bandcamp genre guides

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Choose a sound, then meet the independent artists making it. These guides rank artists using listener activity and catalog depth on GetMusic, with direct links to their Bandcamp pages.

351 genre guides, from broad shelves to tiny scenes.

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Ambient 1085 releases
Electronic 1005 releases
Experimental 919 releases
Alternative 508 releases
Rock 402 releases
Dark Ambient 334 releases
Drone 334 releases
Industrial 323 releases
Techno 282 releases
Indie 276 releases
Electronica 272 releases
Noise 266 releases

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351 genres

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W

#

3 genres

60s 12 80s 29 90s 20

A

30 genres

Abstract 21 Acid 36 Acid House 10 Acoustic 88 Action 10 Aggrotech 13 Alt Pop 10 Alt Rock 31 Alt Country 11 Alternative 508 Alternative / Indie 13 Alternative Hip Hop 15 Alternative Metal 20 Alternative Pop 26 Alternative Rock 187 Ambient 1085 Ambient Industrial 51 Ambient Techno 11 Ambient Electronic 19 Americana 32 Analog 10 Art Pop 16 Art Rock 75 Atmosphere 10 Atmospheric 56 Atmospheric Black Metal 31 Avant Garde 28 Avant Rock 24 Avant Garde 46 Avantgarde 12

B

14 genres

Background 16 Baroque Pop 10 Bass 42 Beats 46 Bedroom Pop 89 Berlin School 55 Black Metal 150 Blackgaze 28 Blues 36 Boom Bap 28 Braindance 10 Breakbeat 35 Breakcore 37 Breaks 24

C

22 genres

C86 16 Chill 37 Chill Out 12 Chillout 20 Chillwave 68 Chiptune 39 Christmas 20 Cinematic 170 Cinematique 13 Classic Rock 25 Classical 57 Cloud Rap 14 Coldwave 14 College Rock 14 Comedy 13 Concept Album 22 Conscious Hip Hop 15 Conscious Hip Hop 10 Conscious Rap 12 Contemporary 13 Country 26 Cyberpunk 35

D

34 genres

Dance 82 Dark 67 Dark Ambient 334 Dark Electro 39 Dark Electronic 20 Dark Folk 20 Dark Pop 16 Dark Synth 12 Dark Wave 23 Darkpsy 17 Darksynth 32 Darkwave 130 Death Industrial 19 Death Metal 65 Deep House 32 Disco 27 Diy 28 Dnb 21 Doom 35 Doom Metal 51 Downtempo 182 Dream Pop 113 Dreampop 20 Dreamy 11 Drone 334 Drone Ambient 10 Drum & Bass 22 Drum And Bass 57 Drum N Bass 14 Dub 45 Dub Techno 17 Dubstep 26 Dungeon Synth 72 Dystopian 10

E

25 genres

Ebm 70 Edm 78 Electro 100 Electro Pop 11 Electro Industrial 33 Electroacoustic 12 Electroclash 13 Electronic 1005 Electronic Music 48 Electronic Rock 12 Electronica 272 Electropop 31 Emo 80 Emotional 19 Epic 23 Ethereal 14 Eurorack 10 Experimental 919 Experimental Electronic 58 Experimental Hip Hop 14 Experimental Hip Hop 13 Experimental Pop 18 Experimental Rock 74 Experimental Electronic 26 Extreme Metal 16

F

18 genres

Fantasy 22 Fantasy Synth 14 Fast 14 Female Fronted 12 Field Recording 20 Field Recordings 31 Folk 150 Folk Pop 13 Folk Punk 11 Folk Rock 28 Forest 11 Free Improvisation 12 Free Jazz 13 Funk 42 Funny 11 Fusion 14 Fuzz Pop 11 Fuzz Rock 10

G

12 genres

Game 21 Garage 46 Garage Punk 14 Garage Rock 59 Glitch 64 Goth 86 Gothic 66 Gothic Rock 10 Grindcore 16 Groove 12 Grunge 60 Guitar 43

H

18 genres

Halloween 31 Happy 11 Hard Rock 47 Hardcore 41 Hardcore Punk 15 Harsh Noise 21 Hauntology 27 Headphone Music 19 Heavy Metal 43 Hip Hop 143 Hip Hop 80 Hip Hop/Rap 15 Hiphop 20 Holiday 16 Horror 62 House 93 House Music 14 Hyperpop 21

I

17 genres

Idm 239 Idm/Downtempo 27 Improvisation 38 Improvised 16 Indie 276 Indie Dance 16 Indie Folk 57 Indie Pop 235 Indie Rock 259 Indie Pop 18 Indietronica 13 Industrial 323 Industrial Metal 19 Industrial Rock 14 Industrial Techno 13 Instrumental 242 Instrumental Rock 18

J

8 genres

Jangle 25 Jangle Pop 107 Jangle Pop 48 Janglepop 26 Jazz 115 Jazz Fusion 19 Jazz Rap 10 Jungle 52

K

1 genre

Krautrock 29

L

9 genres

Leftfield 14 Live 15 Lo Fi 10 Lo Fi 156 Lo Fi Pop 33 Lo Fi Rock 12 Lofi 91 Lofi Hip Hop 13 Lounge 11

M

20 genres

Magical 10 Math Rock 12 Meditation 37 Meditative 13 Melancholic 21 Melodic 15 Melodic Techno 12 Metal 210 Metalcore 33 Minimal 41 Minimal Synth 12 Minimal Techno 19 Minimalism 10 Minimalist 22 Modular 16 Modular Synth 42 Moody 10 Moog 17 Multiverse 10 Musique Concrete 25

N

9 genres

Nature Ambient 13 Neoclassical 44 Neofolk 11 New Age 43 New Wave 49 Noise 266 Noise Rock 27 Nostalgic 13 Nu Metal 12

O

2 genres

Orchestral 36 Ost 60

P

34 genres

Percussion 11 Piano 66 Plunderphonics 38 Poetry 10 Pop 205 Pop Punk 41 Pop Rock 37 Pop Rock 15 Post Black Metal 18 Post Hardcore 16 Post Metal 18 Post Punk 58 Post Rock 45 Post Grunge 10 Post Hardcore 25 Post Industrial 26 Post Metal 23 Post Punk 131 Post Rock 82 Postpunk 12 Postrock 12 Power Electronics 16 Power Pop 35 Prog 34 Prog Rock 38 Progressive 35 Progressive House 31 Progressive Metal 32 Progressive Rock 82 Psychedelic 91 Psychedelic Rock 99 Psytrance 31 Punk 216 Punk Rock 30

R

12 genres

R&B 30 Rap 105 Rave 21 Raw Black Metal 20 Reggae 19 Relaxation 17 Remix 14 Retro 27 Retrowave 34 Rock 402 Romantic 14 Rominimal 10

S

35 genres

Sad 12 Sample Based 16 Saxophone 10 Sci Fi 27 Screamo 13 Shoegaze 130 Signalwave 14 Singer Songwriter 20 Singer Songwriter 89 Ska 11 Slacker Rock 11 Slowcore 38 Sludge 14 Soul 27 Sound Art 20 Sound Collage 23 Soundscape 105 Soundscapes 28 Soundtrack 125 Soundtrack Music 77 Space 33 Space Ambient 17 Space Music 24 Space Rock 19 Spoken Word 25 Stoner 14 Stoner Metal 14 Stoner Rock 29 Surf Rock 12 Synth 89 Synth Pop 54 Synth Pop 23 Synthesizer 22 Synthpop 88 Synthwave 220

T

15 genres

Tech House 12 Techno 282 Thrash 10 Thrash Metal 21 Trance 44 Trans 17 Trap 51 Trip Hop 49 Trip Hop 25 Triphop 16 Trippy 12 Twee 28 Twee Pop 13 Twee Pop 11 Twilight 12

U

3 genres

Underground 26 Underground Hip Hop 18 Underground Rap 27

V

6 genres

Vaporgaze 15 Vaporwave 125 Video Game 12 Video Game Music 14 Viking 10 Vocal 10

W

4 genres

Winter 10 Witch House 18 World 25 World Music 17

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Catalog updated August 20, 2026.