Legacy of The Smashing Pumpkins
Artists and genres The Smashing Pumpkins directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
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The Linda LindasartistThe Linda Lindas is an American punk band from Los Angeles. The group comprises Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, and sisters Lucia and Mila de la Garza.
DeerhunterartistDeerhunter is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2001. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Lockett Pundt, Josh McKay (bass) and Javier Morales. Deerhunter have described themselves as "ambient punk," though they incorporate a wide range of genres, including noise, garage rock, art rock, as well as significant pop elements.
Vitamin String QuartetartistVitamin String Quartet (VSQ) is an American musical group from Los Angeles known for its series of tribute albums to rock and pop acts.
The MenzingersartistThe Menzingers are an American punk rock band from Scranton, Pennsylvania, formed in 2006. The band consists of Greg Barnett, Tom May, Eric Keen (bass) and Joe Godino (drums). To date, the band has released eight studio albums, with their most recent, Everything I Ever Saw, released on July 17, 2026.
yeuleartistYeule is the musical project of Nat Ćmiel, a Singaporean singer-songwriter and producer. Starting in 2012, they incorporate elements of ambient, glitch and Asian post-pop. Their name is derived from Final Fantasy character Paddra Nsu-Yeul.
Silversun PickupsartistSilversun Pickups is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles that was formed in 2000. The band is composed of Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester.
FrakkurartistJón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson is an Icelandic musician; he is the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto or countertenor voice.
The BraveryartistThe Bravery is an American rock band formed in New York City in 2003. The band consists of lead vocalist Sam Endicott, guitarist Michael Zakarin, keyboardist John Conway, bassist Mike Hindert and drummer Anthony Burulcich. They are best known for their 2005 top 10 UK single "An Honest Mistake" and their certified gold 2008 single "Believe". Before their initial split, they released three studio albums: The Bravery (2005), The Sun and the Moon (2007) and Stir the Blood (2009). They also released a remixed edition of their second album, called The Sun and the Moon Complete, in 2008, as well as an Internet live album called Live at the Wiltern Theater in 2010. The group's music is mostly post-punk, dance-influenced rock.
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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.
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Dinosaur Pile-UpartistDinosaur Pile-Up is an English alternative rock band formed in late 2007, hailing from Leeds, West Yorkshire. Current members are lead singer and guitarist Matt Bigland, drummer Mike Sheils and bassist Jim Cratchley. Their past members include Steve Wilson (2008–2010), Tom Dornford-May (2008–2010), Tommy Davidson (2008), Harry Johns (2010–2011), and James Sacha (2013).
ThornhillartistThornhill are an Australian heavy metal band from Melbourne, formed in 2015. Their style is primarily described as alternative metal and metalcore. The band currently consists of vocalist Jacob Charlton, guitarist Ethan McCann, drummer Ben Maida, and bass guitarist Nick Sjogren. Thornhill have released three studio albums: The Dark Pool (2019), Heroine (2022) and Bodies (2025), and two EPs: 13 (2016) and Butterfly (2018).
NxdiaartistNadia Ahmed, known professionally as Nxdia, is an Egyptian-British alt-pop musician. Born in Heliopolis in Egypt, they moved to Manchester in England aged eight and began producing their own music after winning a Levis competition and taking a course taught by Everything Everything.
beabadoobeeartistBeatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus, known professionally as Beabadoobee, is a Filipino and British singer and songwriter. From 2018 to 2021, she released five extended plays (EPs) under the independent label Dirty Hit: Lice (2018), Patched Up (2018), Loveworm (2019), Space Cadet (2019) and Our Extended Play (2021). Her debut studio album Fake It Flowers was released in October 2020, and received critical acclaim. Her second studio album, Beatopia, was released on July 15, 2022, which spawned the hit "The Perfect Pair". Her third studio album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, was released on August 9, 2024; it became her first album to peak atop the UK Albums Chart.
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