List of YouTube's most popular Indie artists. For those who are sick of mainstream music.

It takes a little time to weed through the list, so I am going to compile it for you here:


Here is the Top Ten list of YouTube's most popular indie and unsigned artists as of June 2, 2012:

1: Rule of Man by Brandt Morain
2: You Give me Wings by Flamingo Fobia
3: Crash by The Primitives
4: Chapter - It's Free Swipe Yo EBT
5: Devendra Banhart - Don't Look Back In Anger
6: Lovers Rock Reggae
7: Pela - 7th and 17th
8: The Indie Queens Are Waiting - Dan Mangan
9: Mr.Brightside - The Killers
10: Syntax - Pride

I hope you enjoy this music everyone! There is some great stuff here.

[link to www.Youtube.com] The Gun State
[link to www.soundcloud.com] Auburn Casket

Last Edited by Captain Planet Alex on 06/02/2012 01:34 PM

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And younger brother

Interesting work.

Please, everyone, let's try to keep this thread dedicated to Indies with the most views on YouTube. Otherwise it will become a worthless thread.

Yes i am sick of mainstream music.

Come on guys this video only has 1,000 hits!

Please read the title of the thread. It says "YouTube most popular Indie Artists!"

Yeah, The Killers are SOOOO indie!

Isn't "most popular indie" an oxymoron?

Sorry, after your reply I looked up the Killers. Turns out that they are signed. You are correct. I simply made a mistake.

This is a difficult list to compile. There are many on the Youtube list and checking all their backgrounds is difficult. This is why I made this thread. With this thread, I am hoping to identify all the top truly indie artists on YouTube.

I think this will be valuable to a lot of people. I myself have often wondered just who are the truly most popular indie artists today.

No it's not an oxymoron. If you look at the top indies on this list you will find that they have a million hits or more. This is more views than many record label stars receive on their videos.

yeah go watch russia today while you're at it.. you, rebel, you.

Please folks---Only post YouTube videos from Indie or Unsigned bands that have substantial view hits. Substantial means around a few hundred thousand or more.


If everyone can follow this simple rule, then this thread will become a good resource for those who wish to find good indie or unsigned music without having to wade through tons of garbage.

Also, I would like to please ask that only true Indie bands be posted here. Please do not post any groups that have been signed, even with small labels.

If we do this right, perhaps we will all have a nice alternative to the mainstream crap they are feeding us.

Subject of no one is completely independent.. They do all work on their own..

Www.SubjectOfNoOne.com