List of avant-pop artists

The following is a list of avant-pop artists. Individuals are listed by surname.

List

A

• A.R. Kane
• Allie X
• Tori Amos
• Laurie Anderson
• Animal Collective
• Fiona Apple
• Arca
• Atlas Sound
• Aurora
• Autechre

B

• Bad Brains
• The Beach Boys
• Beck
• Belly
• Björk
• Emily Blue
• David Bowie (between 1977–79)
• Lester Bowie
• Kate Bush
• The Byrds

C

• Camille
• Cardiacs
• Charli XCX
• Clinic
• Cobrah
• Coil

D

• Terence Trent D'Arby
• Depeche Mode
• Devo

E

• Eartheater
• Dorian Electra
• Brian Eno
• Enya

F

• The Feelies
• FKA Twigs
• The Flaming Lips

G

• Gauntlet Hair
• Githead
• Genesis
• Genesis P-Orridge
• GFOTY
• Grimes
• Paul Grimstad

H

• Here We Go Magic
• The High Llamas
• Holly Herndon
• Jenny Hval

I

J

• Grace Jones
• Daniel Johnston

K

• KÁRYYN
• Kelela
• Konstrakta
• Fela Kuti

L

• Lady Gaga
• John Lennon and Yoko Ono
• LEW

M

• Maneige
• John Maus
• Memory Cassette
• Mercury Rev
• Mis-Teeq
• Momus
• My Bloody Valentine
• Róisín Murphy

N

- Neil Cicierega

O

• Frank Ocean
• Of Montreal
• The Olivia Tremor Control
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• Os Mutantes

P

• Penguin Cafe Orchestra
• Ariel Pink
• Caroline Polachek
• The Pop Group
• P.J. Proby

Q

R

• The Residents
• Rosalía
• Roxy Music (early records)

S

• Rina Sawayama
• Sevdaliza
• Shygirl
• SOPHIE
• Slapp Happy
• Slayyyter
• Spookey Ruben
• Jack Stauber
• St. Vincent
• Stavely Makepeace
• Stereolab
• The Sugarcubes
• A Sunny Day in Glasgow

T

• Talk Talk
• Talking Heads
• Trip Shakespeare
• Tune-Yards
• Tycho

U

V

• The Velvet Underground

W

• Scott Walker
• Was (Not Was)
• Ween
• Kanye West
• Brian Wilson (between 1965–67)
• Will Wood
• Win

X

• XTC

Y

• Yes

Z

• Frank Zappa

See also

• Art pop
• Experimental pop
• Outsider music
• Avant-funk
• Vaporwave

References