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.

371 genre guides, from broad shelves to tiny scenes.

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The most represented sounds in the current GetMusic catalog.

Ambient 1154 releases
Electronic 1084 releases
Experimental 989 releases
Alternative 552 releases
Rock 434 releases
Dark Ambient 355 releases
Industrial 352 releases
Drone 351 releases
Techno 308 releases
Electronica 292 releases
Indie 292 releases
Indie Rock 283 releases

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371 genres

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

#

4 genres

60s 12 80s 31 8bit 14 90s 20

A

32 genres

Abstract 21 Abstract Hip Hop 10 Acid 38 Acid House 10 Acoustic 95 Action 10 Aggrotech 15 Alt Pop 14 Alt Rock 36 Alt Country 11 Alternative 552 Alternative / Indie 13 Alternative Hip Hop 15 Alternative Metal 27 Alternative Pop 30 Alternative Rock 210 Ambient 1154 Ambient Electronic 11 Ambient Industrial 51 Ambient Techno 13 Ambient Electronic 19 Americana 33 Analog 10 Art Pop 21 Art Rock 89 Atmosphere 10 Atmospheric 60 Atmospheric Black Metal 32 Avant Garde 32 Avant Rock 24 Avant Garde 48 Avantgarde 13

B

15 genres

Background 16 Baroque Pop 10 Bass 43 Beats 50 Bedroom Pop 90 Berlin 10 Berlin School 57 Black Metal 159 Blackgaze 30 Blues 37 Boom Bap 30 Braindance 11 Breakbeat 38 Breakcore 40 Breaks 24

C

22 genres

C86 16 Chill 47 Chill Out 13 Chillout 24 Chillwave 70 Chiptune 53 Christmas 20 Cinematic 183 Cinematique 13 Classic Rock 26 Classical 61 Cloud Rap 18 Coldwave 15 College Rock 14 Comedy 13 Concept Album 25 Conscious Hip Hop 15 Conscious Hip Hop 10 Conscious Rap 12 Contemporary 16 Country 27 Cyberpunk 37

D

35 genres

Dance 86 Dark 69 Dark Ambient 355 Dark Electro 46 Dark Electronic 29 Dark Folk 20 Dark Pop 19 Dark Synth 13 Dark Wave 24 Darkpsy 17 Darksynth 34 Darkwave 140 Death Industrial 19 Death Metal 69 Deathcore 12 Deep House 33 Disco 27 Diy 34 Dnb 23 Doom 36 Doom Metal 53 Downtempo 200 Dream Pop 120 Dreampop 20 Dreamy 12 Drone 351 Drone Ambient 12 Drum & Bass 23 Drum And Bass 58 Drum N Bass 14 Dub 46 Dub Techno 20 Dubstep 32 Dungeon Synth 76 Dystopian 11

E

25 genres

Ebm 86 Edm 87 Electro 111 Electro Pop 11 Electro Industrial 40 Electroacoustic 13 Electroclash 15 Electronic 1084 Electronic Music 49 Electronic Rock 13 Electronica 292 Electropop 31 Emo 81 Emotional 19 Epic 25 Ethereal 14 Eurorack 10 Experimental 989 Experimental Electronic 74 Experimental Hip Hop 14 Experimental Hip Hop 18 Experimental Pop 19 Experimental Rock 75 Experimental Electronic 26 Extreme Metal 16

F

20 genres

Fantasy 22 Fantasy Synth 16 Fast 14 Female Fronted 16 Field Recording 22 Field Recordings 33 Folk 159 Folk Pop 14 Folk Punk 12 Folk Rock 33 Folktronica 10 Forest 11 Free Improvisation 13 Free Jazz 15 Funk 46 Funny 11 Fusion 15 Future Bass 10 Fuzz Pop 12 Fuzz Rock 10

G

13 genres

Game 21 Garage 49 Garage Punk 15 Garage Rock 65 Glitch 67 Goth 92 Goth Rock 11 Gothic 70 Gothic Rock 10 Grindcore 17 Groove 13 Grunge 66 Guitar 44

H

18 genres

Halloween 32 Happy 11 Hard Rock 56 Hardcore 46 Hardcore Punk 16 Harsh Noise 22 Hauntology 27 Headphone Music 19 Heavy Metal 49 Hip Hop 151 Hip Hop 86 Hip Hop/Rap 16 Hiphop 21 Holiday 16 Horror 65 House 105 House Music 15 Hyperpop 21

I

17 genres

Idm 262 Idm/Downtempo 27 Improvisation 40 Improvised 17 Indie 292 Indie Dance 16 Indie Folk 64 Indie Pop 250 Indie Rock 283 Indie Pop 18 Indietronica 14 Industrial 352 Industrial Metal 20 Industrial Rock 16 Industrial Techno 13 Instrumental 268 Instrumental Rock 18

J

8 genres

Jangle 27 Jangle Pop 119 Jangle Pop 48 Janglepop 26 Jazz 119 Jazz Fusion 21 Jazz Rap 11 Jungle 54

K

1 genre

Krautrock 35

L

9 genres

Leftfield 15 Live 15 Lo Fi 11 Lo Fi 162 Lo Fi Pop 33 Lo Fi Rock 13 Lofi 112 Lofi Hip Hop 16 Lounge 11

M

20 genres

Magical 10 Math Rock 14 Meditation 40 Meditative 14 Melancholic 23 Melodic 16 Melodic Techno 12 Metal 231 Metalcore 41 Minimal 48 Minimal Synth 12 Minimal Techno 20 Minimalism 12 Minimalist 22 Modular 18 Modular Synth 42 Moody 10 Moog 17 Multiverse 11 Musique Concrete 25

N

12 genres

Nature Ambient 13 Neoclassical 48 Neofolk 11 New Age 46 New Wave 52 Noise 272 Noise Pop 12 Noise Rock 31 Nostalgic 13 Nu Jazz 12 Nu Metal 10 Nu Metal 13

O

3 genres

Orchestral 37 Ost 66 Outsider 14

P

37 genres

Percussion 11 Piano 71 Plunderphonics 40 Poetry 11 Pop 212 Pop Punk 42 Pop Rock 37 Pop Rock 15 Post Black Metal 19 Post Hardcore 20 Post Metal 18 Post Pop 10 Post Punk 62 Post Rock 47 Post Grunge 10 Post Hardcore 33 Post Industrial 27 Post Metal 23 Post Punk 155 Post Rock 87 Postpunk 13 Postrock 14 Power Electronics 17 Power Pop 43 Prog 38 Prog Rock 41 Progressive 38 Progressive House 31 Progressive Metal 36 Progressive Rock 91 Protest 11 Psychedelic 103 Psychedelic Pop 10 Psychedelic Rock 112 Psytrance 32 Punk 223 Punk Rock 31

R

14 genres

R&B 31 Rap 114 Rave 22 Raw Black Metal 21 Reggae 19 Relax 14 Relaxation 19 Remix 19 Retro 31 Retrowave 35 Ritual 10 Rock 434 Romantic 14 Rominimal 16

S

37 genres

Sad 12 Sample Based 18 Sampling 10 Saxophone 10 Sci Fi 27 Screamo 13 Shoegaze 144 Signalwave 14 Singer Songwriter 20 Singer Songwriter 92 Ska 12 Slacker Rock 14 Slowcore 41 Sludge 15 Soul 27 Sound Art 23 Sound Collage 26 Soundscape 113 Soundscapes 29 Soundtrack 143 Soundtrack Music 81 Space 33 Space Ambient 17 Space Music 25 Space Rock 20 Spoken Word 26 Stoner 15 Stoner Metal 14 Stoner Rock 33 Storytelling 10 Surf Rock 13 Synth 92 Synth Pop 55 Synth Pop 23 Synthesizer 29 Synthpop 92 Synthwave 224

T

15 genres

Tech House 12 Techno 308 Thrash 10 Thrash Metal 21 Trance 47 Trans 17 Trap 55 Trip Hop 53 Trip Hop 26 Triphop 17 Trippy 12 Twee 28 Twee Pop 15 Twee Pop 11 Twilight 12

U

3 genres

Underground 28 Underground Hip Hop 21 Underground Rap 29

V

7 genres

Vaporgaze 15 Vaporwave 128 Vgm 19 Video Game 12 Video Game Music 24 Viking 10 Vocal 11

W

4 genres

Winter 10 Witch House 29 World 29 World Music 17

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Catalog updated November 10, 2026.