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Alternative music is the heart of innovation in indie culture. At SoundClick, you can stream and discover the best alternative songs from independent artists around the world. Our Alternative Music Charts highlight fresh tracks across subgenres like Emo, Grunge, Shoegaze, Brit Pop, Experimental Rock, and more.

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  • Indie Alternative - Independent voices shaping today's sound
  • Grunge - Raw guitar-driven anthems with authentic edge
  • Emo - Emotionally charged alternative music with heartfelt lyrics
  • Shoegaze - Dreamy, layered textures in alternative rock
  • Post Punk - Angular rhythms and experimental approaches
  • Pop Punk - Catchy hooks with alternative rock energy
  • Experimental - Avant-rock artists pushing creative boundaries
  • Brit Pop - UK-inspired alternative rock and indie vibes
  • Nu Metal - Heavy alternative blended with modern intensity
  • Goth - Dark, atmospheric sounds in the alternative scene
  • Dance-Punk - Energetic rhythms with punk and electronic fusion
  • Alt Power Pop - Melodic songs with alternative sensibility
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Picture for song '14 - ENGAGE' by artist 'Nam June Robot'
14 - ENGAGE

Nam June Robot

An audio sketchbook. Independent, solo, experimental, artcore, progressive, post rock, avant rock, math rock, folk, art rock,

This is the artist page for the band Nam June Robot. These works should be considered digital audio sketches.

Alternative - Indie

Picture for song 'Entrance to the Facility' by artist 'Fairchild Natural History Society'
Entrance to the Facility

Fairchild Natural History Society

Fairchild Natural History Society is a Project Group centered on creating Music and Content based on the bioacoustic recordings in and around the Fairchild area

The recordings and photographs presented here are part of the Fairchild Natural History Societys 2025 Collectiona curated archive of bioacoustic field recordings and related visual documentation gathered in and around the village of Fairchild.
Founded and directed by Steven F. Allen, the Society is dedicated to capturing and catalogi...

Alternative - Experimental

Picture for song 'Oriental Scale Composition' by artist 'Noxabe'
Oriental Scale Composition

Noxabe

I'm a 33 year old guitarist and musician from Sweden. I produce electronic/alternative music in FL Studio. I also try compose classical music/game music.

Alternative - Alternative General

Picture for song 'Ezra The Crime Fighting Fly' by artist 'The Dorroughbys'
Ezra The Crime Fighting Fly

The Dorroughbys

New track up 'Fairground of the Faeries'. Hope you enjoy.

Hi, we're The Dorroughbys, a musical collaboration between Australian country songwriter Cary Kembla and a bunch of talented country musos and producers from Nashville, Tennessee. We have two complete albums finished: 'At The River's End' and 'Time Waits For No One' .

Alternative - Experimental

Picture for song 'PONDER' by artist 'whyeli'
PONDER

whyeli

I make music.

If you have any inquiries, please contact me via the contact form or DM me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/whyyyeli

Alternative - Experimental

Picture for song 'Madworld.' by artist 'Roger Vincent Hitchcock'
Madworld.

Roger Vincent Hitchcock

Rock, alternative, singer songwriter, instrumentals.

Musician, songwriter. Influences eclectic and varied! Thanks for listening.

Alternative - Alternative General

Picture for song 'Dark Island' by artist 'Jifferama'
Dark Island

Jifferama

Multi Instrument Musician Creating Original Music

I have been a musician most of my life. Musicians in my family go back 4 generations, so have always been around Music creation. I play Guitar, Bass, Double Bass, Pedal Steel Guitar, Keys, Flute, Sax, Drums.
I have a bedroom studio set up using Cubase as my main recording DAW. I recently bought a Fractal FM3 which I am using for most of my instruments, plus some other outboard effects.

Alternative - Experimental

Picture for song 'African grin mp3' by artist 'Michel Redon'
African grin mp3

Michel Redon

Different styles of music from a lullaby to some industrial !

Michel Redon is borned in Normandy in 1954.
«Lord Bugs is, as the name might imply, 'buggin'... and that's a good thing. So often in the electronic world, the music ends up all sounding the same. The noble Bugs is unique and quite the creative programmer and synth stylist. There are solid production values across dance grooves and trippy experiments... Bugs on !!!»

Alternative - Alternative General

Picture for song 'Blind Spot' by artist 'Rene Sell'
Blind Spot

Rene Sell

He who mingles music and gymnastics in the fairest proportions, and best tempers them to the soul, may rightly be called the true musician. - Plato

The Band?  Well what's a band? I play everything myself.

Alternative - Experimental

Picture for song 'Daniel irooghene - ibukun oluwa 2025-08-30 16_56 (' by artist 'Danny bronze'
Daniel irooghene - ibukun oluwa 2025-08-30 16_56 (

Danny bronze ,   D.B.S


Alternative - Alternative General 2 BPM 4/4 No samples

Picture for song 'GO MAN GO - ANTI 083125' by artist 'AINT NOTHING TO IT'
GO MAN GO - ANTI 083125

AINT NOTHING TO IT


Alternative - Grunge

Picture for song 'PSYCHO LOVE' by artist 'Gary Ramsey'
Picture for song 'estranged' by artist 'guest host'
estranged

guest host

music maker

making many recordings from scratch over many years

Alternative - Experimental

Picture for song 'Play Me And MyTust Game Baby' by artist 'glass cage'
Play Me And MyTust Game Baby

glass cage

Eclectic,English eccentricity.   A touch of Electronica a dash of indie Jazz and Folk too,plus occasional full-on guitar, violin and world  influences

Diana Stones Music
The Music 
  
                            
Actually a lot of the music is up beat and optimistic so figure that one out, I wish I could.Perhaps because music takes me to another place that I can not otherwise occupy, or maybe at the best of times opens a doorway for me.
I think I have drifted through every musical style

Alternative - Alternative General

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Picture for song 'Darkness Darkness' by artist 'Carlo D'Anna'
Darkness Darkness

Carlo D'Anna

Finger style and Acoustic Progressive guitar, flute, synth and Mellotron.

Welcome to the music of Carlo D'Anna's Ridiculous Dream music. Also known as 'Dream Warrior' in some circles. Influences and music styles ranging from basic to progressive rock, with definite Retro seventies sound. If you enjoy the sound of Moody Blues, George Harrison, Genesis, Dead Can Dance, and others of the same style, more or less, you will probably like this music. I use quite a bit of Mellotron and acoustic fing...

Alternative - Avant Rock

Picture for song '10-23-20 Dash Cash 2.9' by artist 'Billy K.'
10-23-20 Dash Cash 2.9

Billy K.

Alternative singer-songwriter solo act.

Billy K. is a singer-songwriter originally from San Francisco but now in Seattle, WA. You can say a 'cover most of the bases' and in a general sense, 'all-around pop-rock'. However, unlike those piano guys on both sides of the Atlantic, there are some quirky lyrics, as well as ethnic influences, and other unusual things.

Alternative - Alternative General

Picture for song '5lixmekoe -VANILLA,COKE VANILLA,ICE (Feat. Tr' by artist 'Nightslushyy!'
5lixmekoe -VANILLA,COKE VANILLA,ICE (Feat. Tr

Nightslushyy!

die

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Alternative - Alternative General

Picture for song '"TECHNO" EXPERIMENTAL TYPE BEAT' by artist 'EL PENTAGRAMA'
"TECHNO" EXPERIMENTAL TYPE BEAT

EL PENTAGRAMA

'Haz que se den cuenta.'

Sello independiente especializado en management, beats, portadas, flyers y visuales, producción y distribución musical.

Alternative - Experimental 124 BPM No samples

Picture for song 'Moon In Taurus' by artist 'Still Autumn'
Moon In Taurus

Still Autumn

A strange concoction of beats, riffs, melodies, words and ambience that will rock you if you let them, but can also be quite gentle and soothing.

Welcome.

Alternative - Experimental

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