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Guards
Guards
band
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Youth Gone Mad
Youth Gone Mad
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Beak
Beak
3
Autolux
Autolux
band
4
Portishead
Portishead
British band
5
Wild Flag
Wild Flag
American band
6
Chavez
Chavez
Math rock band originally from New York.
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Deerhunter
Deerhunter
American rock band
8
Grinderman
Grinderman
Australian-British musical group; rock band
9
Shellac
Shellac
American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois
10
The Horrors
The Horrors
English rock band
11
The Willowz
The Willowz
12
Foot Village
Foot Village
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Oneida
Oneida
musical ensemble
14
The Telescopes
The Telescopes
15
How to Destroy Angels
How to Destroy Angels
band
16
Surfer Blood
Surfer Blood
American indie rock band
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Beach House
Beach House
U.S. dream pop duo
18
Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern
American musician and songwriter
19
Jeff Mangum
Jeff Mangum
neofolk musician from the United States
20
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio
American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001
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Bradford Cox
Bradford Cox
American musician
22
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
band from Albuquerque, New Mexico
23
Animal Collective
Animal Collective
American musical group
24
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Canadian experimental/post-rock musical group
25
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
band
26
Toro y Moi
Toro y Moi
American recording artist and producer
27
Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost!
American synthpop band
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Broadcast
Broadcast
British electronic music group
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Half Japanese
Half Japanese
American punk rock band
30
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear
American rock band
31
The Dodos
The Dodos
American indie rock band
32
Neon Indian
Neon Indian
American electronic music band
33
S.C.U.M
S.C.U.M
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Om
Om
experimental doom metal band
35
Slint
Slint
band
36
Julien Baker
Julien Baker
American indie rock singer and guitarist
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Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys
American Band
38
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
alternative rock band formed in New York, New York, United States
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The Drones
The Drones
Australian band
40
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
American indie rock band formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio
41
Liars
Liars
band
42
Panda Bear
Panda Bear
American musician
43
Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas
American musician and record producer
44
Junior Boys
Junior Boys
Canadian electropop group
45
Washed Out
Washed Out
American musician
46
Mogwai
Mogwai
Scottish post-rock band
47
Archers of Loaf
Archers of Loaf
Indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Clipping.
Clipping.
American hip hop trio
49
Melvins
Melvins
American rock band
50
Trembling Bells
Trembling Bells
51
Static-X
Static-X
American metal band
52
Screaming Females
Screaming Females
American band
53
Prophets of Rage
Prophets of Rage
rap metal supergroup
54
Michael Rother
Michael Rother
German musician
55
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control
American rock band
56
The National
The National
American indie rock band
57
Emeralds
Emeralds
Band
58
Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and fine artist
59
Built to Spill
Built to Spill
American indie rock band
60
Lala Lala
Lala Lala
indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois
61
M83
M83
French electronic music band (formed 2001)
62
Tortoise
Tortoise
American post-rock band
63
Jesse Sykes
Jesse Sykes
American singer songwriter
64
Ducktails (band)
Ducktails (band)
American music project
65
Hella
Hella
American band from Sacramento, California

Cults is an American indie pop band formed in New York City in 2010. The band first came to prominence when they posted a three-song EP, Cults 7", on their Bandcamp page. They are signed to Sony and In the Name Of, a record label that was set up by British singer Lily Allen.