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Indie Rock Artists from Los Angeles

The 50 most-read indie rock artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

85

Readers October

297,738

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

85 artists are tagged indie rock in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Giant Drag, up 21 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Alana Haimfolk rock, indie rock
31,667
0
02
Silversun Pickupsalternative rock, indie rock
26,591
0
03
Albert Hammond, Jr.rock, garage rock
23,944
+3
04
HAIMindie rock, pop
23,351
-1
05
Robert Schwartzmanindie rock
20,823
-1
06
Lord Huronindie folk, indie rock
16,798
-1
07
She Wants Revengeindie rock, rock
15,706
+3
08
Rilo Kileyindie rock, indie pop
10,093
-1
09
Greg Kurstinindie rock
9,579
+5
10
Warpaintindie rock, dream pop
9,101
+3
11
Blondshellindie rock, grunge
8,253
-3
12
Wallowsalternative rock, pop rock
8,091
+3
13
Phantom Planetalternative rock, indie rock
7,825
-1
14
Sloppy Janeindie rock
7,340
-5
15
Theo Katzmanindie rock
7,293
+1
16
Dawesfolk rock, indie folk
6,132
-5
17
Dawn Richardsonindie rock
5,223
0
18
Saint Motelindie rock, pop rock
5,077
+6
19
Broken Bellsindie rock, indie pop
4,792
-1
20
Better Oblivion Community Centerindie rock, indie folk
4,566
-1
21
Rooneyindie pop, indie rock
3,809
0
22
The Airborne Toxic Eventindie rock
3,748
+1
23
Best Coastindie rock, garage rock
3,613
-3
24
Cheekfaceindie rock, post-punk
3,003
-2
25
SASAMIindie pop, indie rock
2,318
+4
26
Ima Robotindie rock
2,236
-1
27
Snocapsindie pop, indie rock
2,028
+3
28
Giant Dragindie rock
1,902
+21
29
Jessica Dobsonindie rock
1,585
+2
30
Alexandra Savioralternative rock, indie rock
1,477
-3
31
Spainindie rock
1,207
+6
32
Molly Burchindie pop, indie rock
1,199
-4
33
Acetonealternative rock, indie rock
1,137
-1
34
illuminati hottiesindie rock, indie pop
1,043
0
35
The Likeindie rock
1,013
-2
36
The Never Endingindie rock
916
-10
37
Rocketindie rock
907
-2
38
Teenage Wristalternative rock, indie rock
824
0
39
Louden Swainindie rock
670
0
40
Darling Violettaalternative pop, dark wave
648
+2
41
Hana Vuindie rock, dream pop
638
-5
42
Bleachedindie rock, lo-fi
589
-2
43
Fool’s Goldindie rock
548
0
44
Claire L. Evanselectronic, indie rock
539
+3
45
Idahoindie rock, slowcore
529
-4
46
Divine Fitsindie rock
486
-2
47
Nightmare and the Catindie rock
475
+5
48
The Submarinesindie rock
432
-2
49
The Jealous Soundemo, indie rock
426
-1
50
La Seraindie rock
425
-5

Rising outside the top 50this month

55
Big Japanindie rock
275
+8
76
Admiral Radleyindie rock
63
+5
64
The Tydeindie rock
166
+4
66
The Botsgarage punk, indie rock
138
+4
71
Dumb Numbersindie rock
99
+3

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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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.