Artists like The Symposium
Kindred artists that sit next to The Symposium on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
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Inner WaveartistInner Wave is an alternative indie-pop band from Los Angeles, California. They are known for their blend of psychedelic and synthwave sounds weaving in indie rock elements, jazz chords, Latin beats, and smooth vocals. Pablo Sotelo is the lead vocalist and guitarist with Jean Pierre Narvaez on the bass and Elijah Trujillo on the guitar. Sotelo, Narvaez, and Trujillo, the founding members of the band, are now joined by drummer Luis Portillo and sound engineer and keyboardist Jose Cruz.
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Julian CasablancasartistJulian Fernando Casablancas is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band the Strokes, with which he has released six studio albums since its founding in 1998. Casablancas released a solo studio album, Phrazes for the Young, in 2009, and has released three albums with the experimental rock band the Voidz.
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The WaltersartistThe Walters are an American indie pop band formed in 2014, from Chicago, Illinois, composed of lead vocalist Luke Olson, lead guitarist Walter Kosner, bassist Danny Wells, and drummer Charlie Ekhaus. They have released three EPs, one album, and had their first national tour in 2017.
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Peach PitartistPeach Pit is a Canadian indie pop band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2016. The band consists of singer and rhythm guitarist Neil Smith, lead guitarist Christopher Vanderkooy, bassist Peter Wilton, and drummer Mikey Pascuzzi. They describe their own music as "chewed bubblegum pop", whereas critics have described their sound as sad pop and surf rock. Their music is characterized by a soft spoken vocal style and guitar-driven rock melodies. The band's music videos are produced by videographer Lester Lyons-Hookham.
Current JoysartistNicholas Foster Rattigan is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter from Reno, Nevada. He currently releases music under the moniker Current Joys. He also is the drummer and lead singer of the indie surf rock band Surf Curse. As an artist, Rattigan began releasing music as The Nicholas Project from 2011 to 2012, thereafter releasing music as TELE/VISIONS, releasing his debut album, Wild Heart, in January 2013, as well as all of his music on Bandcamp.
Miniature TigersartistMiniature Tigers is an American indie pop band based in Brooklyn that combines elements of indie rock, synth-pop, and dream pop. The band is made up of Charlie Brand, Rick Schaier, Algernon Quashie (guitar), and Brandon Lee.
VoxtrotartistVoxtrot is an American indie pop band formed in Austin, Texas, in 2003. Their first recordings were released in 2003, and their debut EP, Raised by Wolves, was released in 2005 to critical acclaim, garnering attention from music bloggers as well as major publications such as Pitchfork and Spin. The band gained popularity online during the rise of the early online music blogosphere, particularly among MP3 blogs, leading them to be regarded as a defining act of the blog rock era.
Divino NiñoartistDivino Niño is an American-Colombian rock band based in Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2013. The band consists of Camilo Medina, Javier Forero, Guillermo Rodriguez-Torres, and Pierce Codina. Their music has been characterized as surreal, psychedelic, dream-pop and part of the growing Latino music scene.
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GrouploveartistGrouplove is an American alternative rock band formed in 2009 by Christian Zucconi, Hannah Hooper, Sean Gadd (bass), Andrew Wessen, and Ryan Rabin (drums). The latter produced the band's self-titled debut extended play (2010), which was originally released independently, but later re-released by Atlantic Records following the success of its single, "Colours".