·˚✦ genre guide ✦˚·
indie emo
✦ meet the girls making indie emo →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
Jejune
133k listeners
The Jazz June
153k listeners
The Forecast
55k listeners
The Shyness Clinic
44k listeners
Penfold
92k listeners
Eldritch Anisette
65k listeners
Benton Falls
47k listeners
Christie Front Drive
96k listeners
Cross My Heart
43k listeners
Pop Unknown
45k listeners
Leiah
45k listeners
The Casket Lottery
90k listeners
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What are good indie emo albums to start with?
Try Some Kind of Cadwallader by Algernon Cadwallader, Illuminate by Lydia, The Little Explorer by The Little Explorer, and A Better View Of The Rising Moon by 1997.
Who are some women making indie emo?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/indie-emo/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making indie emo, from mainstream to underground.
artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19