This post covers all of the electronic music artists that you need to know about! There are so many great artists out there, but these are the ones that stand out to me, and I think are the best. Some are newer artists, some are older artists, and I’m going to review them all! 🎶
Nero
Have to kick off this list with Nero. They are a British group (Vocalist: Alana Watson) and released their first album in 2011, and not to be dramatic, but I’m pretty sure this album changed electronic music forever. Before this album was released, electronic music really hadn’t taken off yet. Ok, yea Skrillex’s first EP came out in 2010 and that too was of similar epic proportion, but just something about the Welcome to Reality album changed the entire EDM landscape after it was released. Don’t get me wrong, there was a lot of electronic music before 2011, but most of it was singles and remixes that were released here and there. There wasn’t an artist that could make a coherent and comprehensive album of electronic music, until Nero came along.
Songs by Nero that you need to know about:
- Me And You
- Etude
- Fugue State
- Must Be The Feeling
- Doomsday
- Promises – Skrillex & Nero Remix
- Satisfy
“Satisfy” Live ⬇️
Krewella
Krewella is also a HUGE name in electronic music. They are a group of 2 sisters (HOW COOL IS THAT? Me and my sister could never LMAO), they released their first EP in 2012 and have been consistently releasing music ever since. Of note – they BOTH have an INCREDIBLE voice. One of my favorite acoustic performances ever is this one here, and I just think it is so cool to see 2 sisters singing and making music together. So they are electronic music artists that can produce, DJ, AND sing. That is not common in the electronic music world and very impressive.
Songs by Krewella that you need to know about:
- Alive
- Live for the Night
- Legacy
- Somewhere to Run
- Marching On – Twofold Remix
- Can’t Forget You – Halogen Remix
- Team
“Alive (Acoustic)” ⬇️
Rezz
Next up on the list is Rezz. She’s from Canada, started releasing music in 2015, and her full name is Isabelle Rezazadeh – hence Rezz. Her production style is very dark and moody (lol idk how else to describe it), and the same is true about her visuals. A lot of EDM is fast and dubstep-y but her music is not really at all, which makes her sound very unique. It’s slower, kind of like a hypnotic style, but it also has elements of dubstep as well.
Songs by Rezz that you need to know about:
- Not Enough
- Gyrate
- Drugs!
- Lucifer
- Life & Death
“Killing In The Name” flip ⬇️
Icona Pop
Icona Pop is a Swedish group who also released their first EP in 2012. So they too, are one of the OG’s in electronic music since they hit the scene in what I like to call the golden age of EDM, which is those early 2010’s. It really was such a magical time to be alive 🤣, one of those things where you just had to be there. What also makes them stand out, is they are both incredible vocalists. They have a very pop-y sound, so if you are new to EDM, they are a great place to start.
Songs by Icona Pop that you need to know about:
- Girlfriend
- All Night
- We Got the World
- Off Of My Mind
- This is How We Party – Cat Dealers Remix
- I Love It
“All Night” Live ⬇️
Jeanie
Jeanie is the newest artist on this list to the electronic music scene, and she is NOT someone to miss. She released her first EP in 2020, and in 2024 she’s already performing at EDC and going on tours. She has so many great releases so far and I cannot wait to see what else she has in store for us, because I will absolutely show up. Whatever she releases, I’m listening. 🫡 😄 I also wanna see her live SO BAD so if she ever comes to NYC again, I’M THERE.
Songs by Jeanie that you need to know about:
- Contrition
- Kiss of Death – BADVOID Remix
- Kiss of Death
- Psychosis
- Rage Fatigue
- From My Grave
“Psychosis” Live ⬇️
Skrillex
Pretty much everyone knows Skrillex so there’s not much explaining I need to do here. 😄 He’s been around forever, he’s mainstream because his music is great, he’s an OG, he released his first EP in 2010, and his music is timeless.
Songs by Skrillex that you need to know about:
- Cinema – Skrillex Remix
- All Is Fair in Love and Brostep
- Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
- Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Bangarang
- Kill EVERYBODY
- First of the Year (Equinox)
- Reptile’s Theme
Electronic Spotify Playlist
And those are all of the best electronic artists! Since there are so many other great artists out there, I made a playlist that has all of them in there, so I have everyone covered. This is my actual electronic playlist that I listen to on a regular basis, so if you want to find more good electronic songs, this is the playlist to listen to. I am also constantly adding new songs to it, so it’s updated frequently. Click the circle with the plus sign in it, and it will add to your playlists!
Best Electronic Artists Performing Live Playlist
To see all of these artists performing live, check out this playlist here.
Who are your favorite electronic music artists? Let me know in the comments!
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