Spotify launches new alt/rock playlist MARROW

Spotify’s new MARROW playlist is here to remind you that rock isn’t dead. The playlist’s trailer video is a mock true-crime film starring KennyHoopla, Destroy Boys, and the Beaches being investigated by two detectives about who killed rock, and all the artists insist: Rock isn’t dead.

The comedic clip comes backed up by some cold, hard stats from Spotify, who sent out a press release claiming they’ve seen nearly a 600% increase in searches for “rock music,” “alt/rock,” and “rock band,” as well as an increase in searches for the subgenres alternative metal, post-grunge, and indie rock. The release adds, “Additionally, many artists are seeing bumps in streams and searches across the board, from emerging artists like Jack Kays, julie, and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers to greats from previous generations like Mother Mother, Deftones, and Arctic Monkeys, leading to more discoveries, especially from Gen Z on Spotify.”

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The MARROW playlist currently includes the just-released new Destroy Boys single, “Plucked,” plus songs from Bring Me the Horizon, twenty one pilots, 100 gecs, the Last Dinner Party, Måneskin, Paramore, IDLES, Mannequin Pussy, Bleachers, St. Vincent, Kings of Leon, Cage the Elephant, Olivia Rodrigo, Fall Out Boy, Hot Mulligan, Blondshell, Militarie Gun, boygenius, Slow Pulp, Bully, Wisp, Pierce the Veil, Spiritual Cramp, Scowl, Sweet Pill, Hotline TNT, Friko, and more.

Check out the MARROW playlist, the trailer video, and the new lyric video for Destroy Boys’ “Plucked” below.