·˚✦ genre guide ✦˚·
midwest
what it is
Midwest represent!
✦ meet the girls making midwest →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 1 · mainstream
the pop everyone knows
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make midwest a playlist
turn these 22 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
✦ nearby genres
questions
What is midwest?
Midwest represent!
What are good midwest albums to start with?
Try F.B.I. by The Dayton Family, Creepin on Ah Come Up by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Bulletproof by Hush, and Doom by Mood.
Who are some women making midwest?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/midwest/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making midwest, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20