Genre in a city
The 24 most-read indie rock artists based in Brighton, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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24 artists are tagged indie rock in Brighton. The biggest move was Brakes, up 8 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Kooksindie rock, indie pop | 14,302 | 0 |
02 | The Maccabeesindie rock, rock | 5,637 | 0 |
03 | YONAKArock, alternative rock | 2,107 | 0 |
04 | Blood Red Shoesgarage rock, indie rock | 1,645 | 0 |
05 | Electrelaneindie rock, art rock | 1,379 | 0 |
06 | Brakesindie rock, rock | 953 | +8 |
07 | ARXXalternative rock, indie rock | 930 | +2 |
08 | Porridge Radioindie rock, lo-fi | 921 | -2 |
09 | Dream Wifeindie rock, post-punk | 707 | +1 |
10 | These Animal Menbritpop, indie rock | 522 | -3 |
11 | The Electric Soft Paradeindie rock | 511 | +2 |
12 | The Popgunsindie pop, indie rock | 494 | +5 |
13 | TOYindie rock, psychedelic | 488 | -5 |
14 | The Indelicatesfolk, dark cabaret | 444 | -3 |
15 | Esben and the Witchpost-rock, indie rock | 409 | 0 |
16 | David Devant and His Spirit Wifeindie rock | 371 | -4 |
17 | The Magic Gangalternative rock, indie rock | 365 | -1 |
18 | 14 Iced Bearsc86, indie pop | 189 | +1 |
19 | Clearlakeindie rock | 179 | -1 |
20 | Sharkboyindie rock | 154 | 0 |
21 | Blood Sausageindie rock | 60 | 0 |
22 | The Tenderfootindie rock | 50 | 0 |
23 | Cat the Dogindie rock | 33 | 0 |
24 | Palm Springsindie rock | 3 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.