Popular French bands. Recommended groups.
Many Western music fans might be thinking, “I know American, British, and Scandinavian rock, but I’m not really familiar with French bands…” Quite a few of you may picture French electro when you think of France’s music scene.
So this time, we’ve gathered popular French bands and recommended groups from across the decades.
While the focus is on rock, the lineup is diverse—ranging from classic progressive rock and, of course, electro, to cutting-edge metal.
Take this opportunity to discover the unique charm of France’s distinctive band sounds.
Playlist
| Popular French bands. Recommended groups. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | If I Ever Feel BetterPhoenix |  play_arrow | An indie rock band from France, F... |
| 2east | BamboléoGipsy Kings |  play_arrow | The Gipsy Kings, who hail from southern France, ... |
| 3east | All I NeedAir |  play_arrow | An elec… formed in Versailles, France |
| 4east | J’ai demandé à la luneIndochine |  play_arrow | A band that represents France's pop-rock scene… |
| 5east | StrandedGOJIRA |  play_arrow | The French heavy metal band Gojira’s… |
| 6east | La femme ressortLa Femme |  play_arrow | La Femme is a Fra... formed in 2010 |
| 7east | The World Will Be BetterHeavenly |  play_arrow | Heaven, the power metal band that France is proud of... |
| 8east | Un autre mondeTéléphone |  play_arrow | A band that represents France’s rock scene, ... |
| 9east | Autre TempsAlcest |  play_arrow | A post-black metal band from France... |
| 10east | Ride with the sunFairyland |  play_arrow | A symphonic power metal act from France… |
| 11east | Pathetic LiarGRIP INC |  play_arrow | Alternative metal/… representing the United States |
| 12east | Coming OutFatals Picards |  play_arrow | Co... who is active in the French punk rock scene |
| 13east | AcrobatesL.E.J |  play_arrow | ...has brought a fresh breeze to the French music scene. |
| 14east | Corrupted EpignosisArkhon Infaustus |  play_arrow | France’s proud blackened death metal band, ... |
| 15east | Toi Et MoiParadis |  play_arrow | Paradis is a psy… band formed in 2010. |
| 16east | Le Vent Nous PorteraNoir Désir |  play_arrow | The French rock band Noir Désir... |
| 17east | The Dark MemoriesHeavenly |  play_arrow | A leading figure in France’s power metal scene, B... |
| 18east | Brigades spécialesArt Zoyd |  play_arrow | Earl, a pioneering figure in experimental music that France is proud of, ... |
| 19east | Short and EntertainingJamaica |  play_arrow | It’s a straightforward band name, but they’re from Jamaica… |
| 20east | HeartbeatTahiti 80 |  play_arrow | I like indie pop and indie rock… |
| 21east | SALOP(E)Therapie TAXI |  play_arrow | A French pop-rock band formed in 2016… |
| 22east | SparkCOCOON |  play_arrow | A feature of Fran is that it’s sung with English lyrics. |
| 23east | Waters Of NazarethJustice |  play_arrow | An electro group formed in Paris, France... |
| 24east | SIBLINGSGush |  play_arrow | Gush is a French indie rock ban… |
| 25east | Les Hautes RumiéresFauve |  play_arrow | France's popular figure, shrouded in a mysterious aura around the world… |
| 26east | SouvenirsNovelists FR |  play_arrow | Ba... such as metalcore and post-hardcore |
| 27east | Set It StraightChunk! No, Captain Chunk! |  play_arrow | Amid the metalcore boom of the 2000s, ... |
| 28east | Sirens callCats on Trees |  play_arrow | Cats on Trees has been active since 2007... |
| 29east | Let’s Go To WorkElectro Deluxe |  play_arrow | Personally, I love this band, but they’re not very well-known… |
| 30east | AirEinleit |  play_arrow | Radiohead、James Blak… |
| 31east | Grand DérèglementFrànçois & the Atlas Mountains |  play_arrow | It possesses a unique worldview through its distinctive combination… |
| 32east | New WavePleymo |  play_arrow | From the late 1990s through the 2000s... |
| 33east | Midnight CityM83 |  play_arrow | Since the 2000s, primarily in Europe... |
| 34east | Jack Et La Mécanique Du CoeurDionysos |  play_arrow | Based on an acoustic sound, vai… |
| 35east | FunambuleUneven Structure |  play_arrow | A progressive metal band from Metz, France... |
| 36east | I Think I Like U 2Jamaica |  play_arrow | French rock has a somewhat countrified vibe to it... |
| 37east | J’t’emmène au ventLouise Attaque |  play_arrow | Louise Attaque has been active since 1994... |
| 38east | CubicleRinocerose |  play_arrow | Rhinoceros has been and still is active since 1997… |
| 39east | Just Need Your LoveHyphen Hyphen |  play_arrow | A French band formed in 2010... |
| 40east | Get Around TownRevolver |  play_arrow | I misheard this song as being by a British band... |
| 41east | Under The SunFortune |  play_arrow | An American rock ba... |
| 42east | La rose blancheMickey 3d |  play_arrow | Mickey 3D (known as Micke-to in their home country, France… |
| 43east | Dance With MeNouvelle Vague |  play_arrow | Breathing new life into the French music scene… |
| 44east | Emulate The SoulScarve |  play_arrow | Skarv is a French death metal band... |
| 45east | Gung HoShaka Ponk |  play_arrow | The hard band sound is so cool f... |
| 46east | La bande son de ta vieTété |  play_arrow | There's something so suspicious about it that once you hear it, you can't forget it... |
| 47east | Ange Ou DémonManigance |  play_arrow | A fresh breeze blows through France’s formidable heavy metal scene… |
| 48east | Au marché du soleilMassilia Sound System |  play_arrow | Hailing from Marseille, they speak French, S... |
| 49east | Ma ScandaleuseMickael Miro |  play_arrow | A singer-songwriter from Lyon, France... |
| 50east | oimiakonA Red Season Shade |  play_arrow | A flowing melody and enveloping, thunderous guitars… |
| 51east | StilAcid Arab |  play_arrow | The French electronic music scene… |
| 52east | The ShiningAnorexia Nervosa |  play_arrow | French symphonic black metal ba... |
| 53east | L’Araignee-MalAtoll |  play_arrow | If a rock band is not from an English-speaking country, then in that country... |
| 54east | Lady MadonnaThe Swingle Singers |  play_arrow | A leading French a cappella vocal grou... |
| 55east | Des Torrents De CoupsCeleste |  play_arrow | In the French underground scene... |
| 56east | Greyhound RacingConcrete Knives |  play_arrow | Based in Caen, Normandy, France... |
| 57east | Black Sun RisingDESTINITY |  play_arrow | Destinity is a ba... formed in France. |
| 58east | CsillagoDragibus |  play_arrow | Drajibus is a boy band formed in 1995... |
| 59east | AmenoERA |  play_arrow | Ira is a guitarist in a heavy metal band and... |
| 60east | Morning in JapanFakear |  play_arrow | Exuding an exotic atmosphere, e... |
| 61east | Ya LaymiGnawa Diffusion |  play_arrow | Gnawa Diffusion is based in France... |
| 62east | JerseyGranville |  play_arrow | Granville is a fl... that was formed in January 2011. |
| 63east | Soul DraculaHot Blood |  play_arrow | Music formed in Germany in the early 1970s… |
| 64east | Oh Yeah!Housse de Racket |  play_arrow | Included in the album “Forty Love”… |
| 65east | Dernière danseKyo |  play_arrow | “Dernière danse” means “the last dance.” |
| 66east | FouL’impératrice |  play_arrow | A French pop band formed in Paris in 2012... |
| 67east | Hortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn ẀeštMagma |  play_arrow | Magma is a relatively rare program in France... |
| 68east | Got to belongNatas Loves You |  play_arrow | Refreshing, gentle-sounding vocals and synths... |
| 69east | You and IPapooz |  play_arrow | France that plays stylish, tasteful pop... |
| 70east | On the road againRockets |  play_arrow | The Rockets is a band that was formed in 1974... |
| 71east | L’hymne de nos campagnesTryo |  play_arrow | Toro y Moi is a French ... who has been active since 1995. |
| 72east | Occult MedicineYyrkoon |  play_arrow | It sent shockwaves through the French death metal scene... |
| 73east | Salut à toiBérurier Noir |  play_arrow | The punk rock band from Paris, Bérurier… |
| 74east | BruxellesLes Négresses Vertes |  play_arrow | Boulevard des Airs was formed in 2004... |
| 75east | AbscissionDeathspell Omega |  play_arrow | Among the countless subgenres of metal… |
| 76east | LambadaKaoma |  play_arrow | Kaoma is a multinational band formed in France... |
| 77east | Sous le Soleil de BodegaBoulevard des airs |  play_arrow | Les Négresses Vertes have been since 1987... |
| 78east | Dis-MoiBB BRUNES |  play_arrow | BB Brunes was formed in 2006 and fr... |
| 79east | Dirty AttitudeGush |  play_arrow | Bringing a fresh breeze to the French music scene… |
| 80east | PromotionalFuransu Hotto Kurabu Gojūsōdan |  play_arrow | The Quintette du Hot Club de France is 193... |