Legacy of Bon Iver
Artists and genres Bon Iver directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Lola YoungartistLola Emily Mary Young is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in South London, she attracted attention in 2016 when she won the under-16 category of Open Mic UK and reached the finals of Got What It Takes?. She released her debut single in October 2019 and then the EPs Intro, Renaissance, and After Midnight. In 2021, she recorded a version of Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey's "Together in Electric Dreams" for that year's John Lewis Christmas advert. Around this time, she was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star and came fourth on the BBC's Sound of....
Big Red MachineartistBig Red Machine is an American indie folk band that began as a collaboration between musicians Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon. The band is named after the nickname for the dominant 1970s Cincinnati Reds baseball team, which won the 1976 World Series in Dessner's birth year.
swim schoolartistSwim School are a Scottish alternative rock band. Formed in late 2018 in Edinburgh, the band initially comprised Alice Johnson, Lewis Bunting, Matt Mitchell, and Nairn Milne; Mitchell and Milne later left the band, while Billy McMahon joined in June 2020, followed by Lee Brown who joined in January 2025. They have released three EPs Volume 1, Making Sense of It All, and Duality and the mixtape Seeing It Now and have supported Inhaler on their Cuts & Bruises tour. The band has frequently cited Wolf Alice and Slowdive as influences and their works are generally categorised as alternative rock & indie. Swim School's debut self-titled album Swim School was released in October 2025.
Del Water GapartistSamuel Holden Jaffe, known as Del Water Gap, is an American musician and record producer from Sharon, Connecticut, now based in Brooklyn, New York. He has released three studio albums with Mom + Pop Music.
ChinchillaartistDaisy Bertenshaw, also known as Chinchilla, is a British singer and rapper.
SearowsartistAlec Duckart, known professionally as Searows, is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Portland, Oregon, he has released two studio albums, Guard Dog (2022) and Death in the Business of Whaling (2026).
St. VincentartistAnne Erin Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Her guitar-playing has been praised for its melodic style and use of distortion, and she has been listed among the best guitarists of the 21st century by publications. Rolling Stone named Clark the 26th-greatest guitarist of all time in 2023.
SG LewisartistSamuel George Lewis is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is known for collaborating with artists including Tove Lo, Robyn, Dua Lipa, Nelly Furtado, Mabel, Victoria Monét, Lucky Daye, Jessie Ware, JP Cooper, Raye, Bruno Major, Ray BLK, Frances, Clairo, and LANY.
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dodieartistDorothy Miranda Clark, known mononymously as Dodie, is an English singer, songwriter, author and YouTuber. She has released two studio albums: Build a Problem (2021), which peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, and Not for Lack of Trying (2025). She has also released four independent extended plays (EPs): Intertwined (2016), You (2017), Human (2019), and Hot Mess (2022), the first three of which charted in the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart. In 2023, she co-founded a band, Fizz, with her friends Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac, and Martin Luke Brown.
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Hippo CampusartistHippo Campus is an American indie rock band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their musical inclinations appear to be firmly rooted in the UK and Australia, drawing inspiration from artists such as Little Comets, Last Dinosaurs, Bombay Bicycle Club, and King Krule. They are signed to Psychic Hotline in the United States and Transgressive Records in the United Kingdom. The band has performed at South by Southwest, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Summerfest and Reading and Leeds Festivals, Hinterland Music Festival, as well as on Conan. Hippo Campus were named one of NPR Music's favorite new artists of 2017.
Land of TalkartistLand of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.
The StavesartistThe Staves are an English indie folk duo of sisters Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor from Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Formerly, their third sister Emily was also a member of the band.
ImminenceartistImminence is a Swedish metalcore band formed in Trelleborg. The group consists of vocalist Eddie Berg, rhythm guitarist Harald Barrett, lead guitarist Alex Arnoldsson, and bassist Christian Höijer.
Lola MarshartistLola Marsh is an Israeli indie pop band from Tel Aviv. The band was formed as a duo in 2013 by Gil Landau and Yael Shoshana Cohen (vocals), and was quickly signed by the indie label Anova Music. The group released their first EP, You're Mine, under Universal Records-Barclay in January 2016.
Gracie AbramsartistGracie Madigan Abrams is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records in 2019 and gained recognition after releasing her debut extended play, Minor (2020), and its follow-up, This Is What It Feels Like (2021), alongside various singles including "I Miss You, I'm Sorry". Abrams released her debut album, Good Riddance (2023), and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She also performed as an opening act on Olivia Rodrigo's Sour Tour (2022) and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour (2023–2024).
Giant RooksartistGiant Rooks are a German indie rock band from Hamm, Germany founded in 2014.
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Poliça is an American pop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2011. The band consists of Channy Leaneagh, Chris Bierden (bass), Drew Christopherson (drums) and Ben Ivascu (drums), with Ryan Olson joining the band in a studio context as its producer.
Avi KaplanartistAvriel Benjamin Kaplan is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for being the former vocal bass of the a cappella group Pentatonix from 2011 to 2017. As a part of the group, he released five studio albums, won three Grammy Awards, and sold over six million albums.
Dan ManganartistDaniel Mangan is a Canadian musician. He has won two Juno awards and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Australia, having released 5 studio LPs and numerous EPs and singles. He has scored for feature film, as well as television for Netflix and AMC. He is also a co-founder of Side Door, a marketplace platform connecting artists with alternative venue spaces for in-person & online shows.
Racing Mount PleasantartistRacing Mount Pleasant are an indie band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. After forming under the name Kingfisher at the University of Michigan, they released their debut album Grip Your Fist, I'm Heaven Bound in November 2022. In 2025, they changed their name to Racing Mount Pleasant and released a self-titled album. Their musical style has been compared to bands such as Bon Iver, Lord Huron, and Black Country, New Road.
RamonaartistRamona is a Mexican psychedelic rock band from Tijuana, Baja California. Originally producing indie rock, Ramona developed its distinct mix by 2019, influenced by various artists and genres from the United States, Mexico, and Argentina.
Francesca MichielinartistFrancesca Michielin is an Italian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and television presenter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show X Factor, she published five studio albums and several successful singles, peaking four times at number one on the Italian singles chart and selling over 1.3 million copies in Italy.