New-age music is a genre associated with creating a sense of relaxation, inspiration, and emotional well-being. It is commonly used in activities such as yoga, meditation, massage, and reading, often serving as a tool for stress management and to foster a calming or peaceful atmosphere. While it is sometimes linked with environmental themes or spiritual movements broadly referred to as New Age, many artists in the genre do not identify with this spiritual framework, and some distance themselves from the label entirely.

Who are the best-known new age artists?

By Last.fm listening: Enya, Enigma, Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, Era and Secret Garden.

New Age · Genres

What is new age?

New-age music is a genre associated with creating a sense of relaxation, inspiration, and emotional well-being. It is commonly used in activities such as yoga, meditation, massage, and reading, often serving as a tool for stress management and to foster a calming or peaceful atmosphere.

About new age

While it is sometimes linked with environmental themes or spiritual movements broadly referred to as New Age, many artists in the genre do not identify with this spiritual framework, and some distance themselves from the label entirely.

From Last.fm, where 37,075 listeners have tagged music as new age.

Artists to start with

Albums to hear first

New Age songs

Sadeness by Enigma
Only Time by Enya
Orinoco Flow by Enya
Return to Innocence by Enigma
Modern Crusaders by Enigma
Caribbean Blue by Enya
Wild Child by Enya
Ameno by Era
God Turn Me into a Flower by Weyes Blood
Adiemus by Karl Jenkins

New Age on Risocast

Neighbouring genres

In the ambient & downtempo family. All genres

ambient downtempo chillwave dark ambient ambient pop ambient house ambient techno ambient dub drone doom drone metal lo-fi house psychill

Questions

What is new age?: New-age music is a genre associated with creating a sense of relaxation, inspiration, and emotional well-being. It is commonly used in activities such as yoga, meditation, massage, and reading, often serving as a tool for stress management and to foster a calming or peaceful atmosphere. While it is sometimes linked with environmental themes or spiritual movements broadly referred to as New Age, many artists in the genre do not identify with this spiritual framework, and some distance themselves from the label entirely.
Who are the best-known new age artists?: By Last.fm listening: Enya, Enigma, Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, Era and Secret Garden.
What genres are similar to new age?: On Risocast it sits with ambient, downtempo, chillwave, dark ambient, ambient pop and ambient house.

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