Indie Punk
Indie punk is a loose name for bands that combine the speed and rawness of punk with the melodies and personal songwriting of indie rock.
It is a describing term more than a strictly defined genre, and Wikipedia files it under indie rock. The songs are guitar-driven, energetic and tuneful, with shouted or conversational vocals and a rough recording style. The 'indie' part comes from independent record labels and the do-it-yourself approach that indie rock took from punk. It overlaps with emo and pop punk.
Artists it is known for: Jeff Rosenstock, Joyce Manor, PUP.
- Family
- Punk & Emo
- On Spotify
- A current genre
- What it is
- A genre
- Trackify listeners who play it
- 3%
About 2,200 of 83,000 Trackify listeners with public profiles have indie punk among their top artists of the last four weeks. Rounded; updated 13 November 2026.
Indie Punk artists
Mom Jeans.
Hum
Tigers Jaw
Bikini Kill
Joyce Manor
Mannequin Pussy
Wednesday
Braid
Unwound
Origami AngelThe indie punk artists most Trackify listeners have in their top fifty. Each opens on Spotify.
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The definition is written for this site from open sources, and was checked against them on 13 November 2026.