Soft Indie Folk-Pop

History

This lane grew with streaming-era mood listening, blog-era indie crossover, and the lingering influence of the indie-folk boom. Compared with stompier festival folk, it is more muted, dreamy, and inward.

Defining artists

• Angus and Julia StoneSpotifyYouTube
• The Paper KitesSpotifyYouTube
• Hollow CovesSpotifyYouTube
• Ben HowardSpotifyYouTube
• Gregory Alan IsakovSpotifyYouTube
• PassengerSpotifyYouTube

Essential listening

• Big Jet Plane — Angus and Julia StoneSpotifyYouTube
• Bloom — The Paper KitesSpotifyYouTube
• Coastline — Hollow CovesSpotifyYouTube
• Keep Your Head Up — Ben HowardSpotifyYouTube
• The Stable Song — Gregory Alan IsakovSpotifyYouTube
• Let Her Go — PassengerSpotifyYouTube

Sources

• MasterClass
• GRAMMY.