List of folktronica artists explained

This is a list of artists classified as recording folktronica, a genre of music comprising various elements of folk music and electronica; often incorporating hip hop, electronic or dance rhythms.^[1]

Folktronica artists

• Alex G^[2]
• alt-j^[3]
• Ásgeir^[4]
• Aurora
• Avicii^[5]
• Bat for Lashes^[6]
• Beth Orton^[7]
• Bibio^[8]
• Björk^[9]
• The Blue Nile
• Bon Iver^[10]
• The Books
• Bunt (duo)^[11]
• Caribou (AKA Manitoba)^[12]
• Detektivbyrån^[13]
• Dido^[14]
• Cosmo Sheldrake
• Eivør
• Félix Lajkó^[15]
• Four Tet^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Go_A^[19]
• Goldfrapp^{[20] [21]}
• Ellie Goulding^{[22] [23]}
• David Gray
• Inyal^[24]
• Jakokoyak^[25]
• Juana Molina^[26]
• KT Tunstall^[27]
• Maggie Rogers^{[28] [29]}
• Mid-Air Thief^[30]
• Milky Chance^[31]
• Minute Taker^{[32] [33]}
• Múm
• Patrick Wolf^[34]
• Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble
• Sylvan Esso^[35]
• Tanxugueiras
• Tunng
• Wintergatan^[36]
• James Yuill^[37]
• Yuko

References

Sources

• Scott, Derek B. (editor), The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Musicology (2016),

Notes and References

1. David Smyth (23 April 2004). "Electrifying folk: Folktronica, new folk, fuzzy folk – call it what you will. Laptops are replacing lutes to create a whole new sound", Evening Standard, p. 31.
2. Web site: Album Review: Alex G - God Save The Animals . . 20 September 2022 . 2 February 2023 . Tom Adams .
3. Web site: Alt-J review – what's all the fussiness about? . . 28 September 2014 . 30 July 2015 . Kitty Empire .
4. Web site: Ásgeir: In the Silence – review . . 25 January 2014 . 11 November 2018 . Kitty Empire.
5. News: Avicii's mix of EDM and country has given ravers a wake-up call . . 24 October 2013 . 21 August 2018 . David Renshaw.
6. News: Piya Sinha-Roy . French indie band Phoenix set to headline Coachella festival . . 13 April 2013 . 9 July 2016.
7. Ben Ratliff (June 21, 2004). "Fresh Sounds From Brazil, Straddling Jazz Past and Present", The New York Times, p. E5.
8. Web site: The New Single From Bibio is Definite Ear Candy. closedcap.com. 27 March 2019. Staff.
9. Book: Derek B. Scott. The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Musicology. Routledge. Abingdon, UK. 2016. 90. 978-0-7546-6476-5.
10. Web site: Bon Iver. AllMusic. Tim Sendra.
11. Hear the Next Generation of Folk-House With Bunt's New Mixtape. Rolling Stone. Brittany Spanos.
12. Laurence Phelan(May 4, 2003). "Discs etc: beautifully weird synths: Four Tet: Rounds domino", The Independent on Sunday, p. 15.
13. Web site: Detektivbyrån – Wermland (Folk/Electronica – Sweden). umstrum.com. 17 Feb 2011 . Admin.
14. Web site: 2016-10-05 . DIDO Girl Who Came Back - Record Collector Magazine . 2024-08-06 . web.archive.org.
15. Web site: Óperentzia és Lajkó Félix . 2020-12-30 . 2019-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190501215458/https://www.rockstar.hu/koncertajanlok/operentzia-es-lajko-felix . dead .
16. [Kitty Empire]
17. Kevin Harley (30 January 2010). "Four Tet: There Is Love in You", The Independent, p. 24
18. Web site: The real school of rock. 11 February 2008. p. 10., Elliott School is a struggling comprehensive in south London. But it has an astonishing record in nurturing a diverse range of avant-garde pop stars.. Jonathan Brown. Lucy Kinnear. The Independent. 7 September 2013.
19. Web site: Go_A - Ukraine - Rotterdam 2021. Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2021.
20. Brad Reno . Goldfrapp . . 3 October 2016 .
21. Web site: Jeremy Allen . Goldfrapp – 'Tales Of Us' . . . 5 September 2013 . 10 July 2015.
22. Web site: Alan Jackson . What I've learnt: Ellie Goulding . . 16 October 2010 . 21 January 2018.
23. Web site: Folktronica singer Ellie Goulding tops BBC's Sound of 2010 . BBC . 8 January 2010 . 22 December 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170912083336/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/01_january/08/sound.shtml . 12 September 2017.
24. News: Jobson. Jonny. Inyal blend folk and a city vibe for their debut album. 2021-07-03. The National. 21 March 2018. en.
25. Web site: In The City: Best of the Rest. Clash Magazine. 18 December 2007.
26. Fernando Cantú (June 18, 2006). "Juana Molina: Embajadora de la folktrónica", Reforma, p. 44.
27. Web site: KT Tunstall's new album reveals dark side . Daily Campus . 7 October 2010 . 9 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203055534/http://www.dailycampus.com/focus/kt-tunstall-s-new-album-reveals-dark-side-1.1670453 . 3 February 2014 . dmy-all .
28. Web site: Leonie Cooper . Maggie Rogers – 'Now That The Light Is Fading' EP Review . . . 16 February 2017 . 31 May 2021.
29. Web site: Tim McPhate . Maggie Rogers Talks Tokyo, Steinbeck, Style & Songwriting . . . 15 August 2017 . 31 May 2021.
30. Web site: Daily Dose: Shadow Community, "Restless Song". pastemagazine.com. Amanda Gersten. 31 December 2019 .
31. Web site: Michael Hamersly . Taking a (Milky) Chance with German Folktronica Duo . . . 12 November 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170905095025/https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article20047560.html . 5 September 2017.
32. Web site: To Love Somebody Melancholy. Time Out. 27 October 2016.
33. Web site: The 405 meets Minute Taker. The 405. 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028090531/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/the-405-meets-minute-taker. 28 October 2016. dead.
34. Web site: The Mind's Construction Quarterly » Patrick Wolf. Neil Scott. www.tmcq.co.uk. 23 March 2018.
35. Web site: Album Review Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso. musicomh.com. Laurence Day. 29 May 2014.
36. Web site: Emile Uys . Wintergatan Marble Machine: Making music with marbles . Design Indaba . 27 December 2018.
37. Web site: New music: James Yuill – Lost In California . . 6 December 2012 . 17 October 2018 . Michael Cragg .