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In the early ‘00s, indie rock's abrasive surfaces started to get buffed away by the soothing influence of dance music. By the ‘10s, large swaths of the indie-verse had become guitar-free zones altogether, with New Wave revivalists Future Islands, DIY electro queen Grimes, and cinematic maximalist M83 putting their singular, modernist spins on shiny, ‘80s-style synth-pop. Even rock-schooled acts like Spoon and Tame Impala surrendered to the allure of digitized beats and washed-out textures. But old-school adherents could still get their fuzz-box fix from the raucous anthems of Japandroids and the grungy diatribes of Courtney Barnett.

Rediscover the decade's chart-toppers, classics, and lost favorites. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

By the ‘80s, punk's DIY ethos had become manifest in a groundswell of independent labels, zines, and venues across the U.S. And while L.A. hardcore legends Black Flag were among its key catalysts, this network accommodated an increasingly pluralized definition of punk that would become known as indie rock. It comprised bands who were spurred into action by hardcore but soon broke free of its strictures, be it through dreamy discord (Sonic Youth) or buzzsawed power pop (Hüsker Dü). By contrast, the UK's indie scene emerged as a pop-oriented outgrowth of post-punk, as heard in the glimmering goth of The Cure or the jaunty jangle of The Smiths.