GetMusic/Bandcamp genre guides

Bandcamp artists by genre

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.

361 genre guides, from broad shelves to tiny scenes.

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The most represented sounds in the current GetMusic catalog.

Ambient 1121 releases
Electronic 1049 releases
Experimental 947 releases
Alternative 535 releases
Rock 413 releases
Dark Ambient 345 releases
Drone 344 releases
Industrial 336 releases
Techno 294 releases
Indie 285 releases
Electronica 281 releases
Indie Rock 272 releases

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361 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

31 genres

Abstract 21 Abstract Hip Hop 10 Acid 36 Acid House 10 Acoustic 91 Action 10 Aggrotech 14 Alt Pop 13 Alt Rock 32 Alt Country 11 Alternative 535 Alternative / Indie 13 Alternative Hip Hop 15 Alternative Metal 23 Alternative Pop 30 Alternative Rock 201 Ambient 1121 Ambient Industrial 51 Ambient Techno 12 Ambient Electronic 19 Americana 32 Analog 10 Art Pop 19 Art Rock 83 Atmosphere 10 Atmospheric 57 Atmospheric Black Metal 31 Avant Garde 29 Avant Rock 24 Avant Garde 47 Avantgarde 13

B

14 genres

Background 16 Baroque Pop 10 Bass 42 Beats 47 Bedroom Pop 90 Berlin School 57 Black Metal 154 Blackgaze 29 Blues 36 Boom Bap 29 Braindance 10 Breakbeat 37 Breakcore 39 Breaks 24

C

22 genres

C86 16 Chill 42 Chill Out 13 Chillout 22 Chillwave 69 Chiptune 43 Christmas 20 Cinematic 176 Cinematique 13 Classic Rock 25 Classical 58 Cloud Rap 18 Coldwave 15 College Rock 14 Comedy 13 Concept Album 22 Conscious Hip Hop 15 Conscious Hip Hop 10 Conscious Rap 12 Contemporary 14 Country 27 Cyberpunk 36

D

35 genres

Dance 84 Dark 68 Dark Ambient 345 Dark Electro 41 Dark Electronic 24 Dark Folk 20 Dark Pop 17 Dark Synth 12 Dark Wave 23 Darkpsy 17 Darksynth 33 Darkwave 134 Death Industrial 19 Death Metal 65 Deathcore 10 Deep House 32 Disco 27 Diy 31 Dnb 22 Doom 36 Doom Metal 51 Downtempo 191 Dream Pop 116 Dreampop 20 Dreamy 11 Drone 344 Drone Ambient 11 Drum & Bass 22 Drum And Bass 57 Drum N Bass 14 Dub 45 Dub Techno 18 Dubstep 28 Dungeon Synth 75 Dystopian 10

E

25 genres

Ebm 79 Edm 80 Electro 103 Electro Pop 11 Electro Industrial 36 Electroacoustic 12 Electroclash 13 Electronic 1049 Electronic Music 48 Electronic Rock 12 Electronica 281 Electropop 31 Emo 81 Emotional 19 Epic 25 Ethereal 14 Eurorack 10 Experimental 947 Experimental Electronic 71 Experimental Hip Hop 14 Experimental Hip Hop 16 Experimental Pop 18 Experimental Rock 75 Experimental Electronic 26 Extreme Metal 16

F

18 genres

Fantasy 22 Fantasy Synth 16 Fast 14 Female Fronted 14 Field Recording 20 Field Recordings 32 Folk 156 Folk Pop 13 Folk Punk 11 Folk Rock 31 Forest 11 Free Improvisation 12 Free Jazz 13 Funk 44 Funny 11 Fusion 15 Fuzz Pop 11 Fuzz Rock 10

G

13 genres

Game 21 Garage 47 Garage Punk 15 Garage Rock 61 Glitch 66 Goth 88 Goth Rock 10 Gothic 68 Gothic Rock 10 Grindcore 16 Groove 13 Grunge 61 Guitar 43

H

18 genres

Halloween 31 Happy 11 Hard Rock 50 Hardcore 43 Hardcore Punk 15 Harsh Noise 21 Hauntology 27 Headphone Music 19 Heavy Metal 46 Hip Hop 146 Hip Hop 83 Hip Hop/Rap 16 Hiphop 20 Holiday 16 Horror 62 House 98 House Music 14 Hyperpop 21

I

17 genres

Idm 250 Idm/Downtempo 27 Improvisation 40 Improvised 16 Indie 285 Indie Dance 16 Indie Folk 59 Indie Pop 245 Indie Rock 272 Indie Pop 18 Indietronica 13 Industrial 336 Industrial Metal 20 Industrial Rock 14 Industrial Techno 13 Instrumental 255 Instrumental Rock 18

J

8 genres

Jangle 25 Jangle Pop 112 Jangle Pop 48 Janglepop 26 Jazz 118 Jazz Fusion 20 Jazz Rap 11 Jungle 53

K

1 genre

Krautrock 31

L

9 genres

Leftfield 15 Live 15 Lo Fi 11 Lo Fi 161 Lo Fi Pop 33 Lo Fi Rock 13 Lofi 100 Lofi Hip Hop 15 Lounge 11

M

20 genres

Magical 10 Math Rock 13 Meditation 39 Meditative 13 Melancholic 23 Melodic 16 Melodic Techno 12 Metal 217 Metalcore 36 Minimal 44 Minimal Synth 12 Minimal Techno 19 Minimalism 11 Minimalist 22 Modular 17 Modular Synth 42 Moody 10 Moog 17 Multiverse 10 Musique Concrete 25

N

11 genres

Nature Ambient 13 Neoclassical 45 Neofolk 11 New Age 44 New Wave 50 Noise 268 Noise Pop 11 Noise Rock 30 Nostalgic 13 Nu Jazz 10 Nu Metal 12

O

3 genres

Orchestral 36 Ost 62 Outsider 13

P

36 genres

Percussion 11 Piano 69 Plunderphonics 39 Poetry 11 Pop 207 Pop Punk 42 Pop Rock 37 Pop Rock 15 Post Black Metal 19 Post Hardcore 19 Post Metal 18 Post Pop 10 Post Punk 58 Post Rock 46 Post Grunge 10 Post Hardcore 31 Post Industrial 27 Post Metal 23 Post Punk 142 Post Rock 83 Postpunk 13 Postrock 13 Power Electronics 16 Power Pop 40 Prog 36 Prog Rock 40 Progressive 38 Progressive House 31 Progressive Metal 34 Progressive Rock 86 Protest 10 Psychedelic 100 Psychedelic Rock 103 Psytrance 31 Punk 220 Punk Rock 31

R

14 genres

R&B 30 Rap 109 Rave 21 Raw Black Metal 21 Reggae 19 Relax 11 Relaxation 18 Remix 14 Retro 27 Retrowave 34 Ritual 10 Rock 413 Romantic 14 Rominimal 13

S

35 genres

Sad 12 Sample Based 16 Saxophone 10 Sci Fi 27 Screamo 13 Shoegaze 137 Signalwave 14 Singer Songwriter 20 Singer Songwriter 90 Ska 12 Slacker Rock 12 Slowcore 40 Sludge 14 Soul 27 Sound Art 22 Sound Collage 24 Soundscape 109 Soundscapes 28 Soundtrack 132 Soundtrack Music 79 Space 33 Space Ambient 17 Space Music 24 Space Rock 19 Spoken Word 25 Stoner 15 Stoner Metal 14 Stoner Rock 29 Surf Rock 12 Synth 92 Synth Pop 55 Synth Pop 23 Synthesizer 25 Synthpop 90 Synthwave 224

T

15 genres

Tech House 12 Techno 294 Thrash 10 Thrash Metal 21 Trance 44 Trans 17 Trap 51 Trip Hop 51 Trip Hop 25 Triphop 16 Trippy 12 Twee 28 Twee Pop 14 Twee Pop 11 Twilight 12

U

3 genres

Underground 28 Underground Hip Hop 21 Underground Rap 29

V

6 genres

Vaporgaze 15 Vaporwave 126 Video Game 12 Video Game Music 15 Viking 10 Vocal 11

W

4 genres

Winter 10 Witch House 23 World 27 World Music 17

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Catalog updated September 29, 2026.