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| + | '''Furry music''' is the term often used to describe [[music]] (the normal arrangement of [[W:Sound|sound]] to create some any combination of [[W:Musical form|form]], [[W:Harmony|harmony]], [[W:Melody|melody]], [[W:Rhythm|rhythm]], or otherwise [[W:Musical expression|expressive content]]) that is either performed by self-described members of the [[furry fandom]] and/or it revolves around themes of a [[Furry|furry nature]]. | ||
| − | + | == Overview == | |
| − | + | The term "''[[furry]]''" has historically and primarily been used to describe a readily recognizable [[furry art|genre of visual art]], often to the point of being used synonymously. Due to the overabundance and accessibility of visual media, manifestations of typically furry themes in other artistic forms of media (i.e., [[furry fiction|literature]] and music) have figured in lesser levels of prominence and quantity. | |
| − | + | === Music within the fandom === | |
| + | Nevertheless, music within the [[furry community]] not only has existed as far as the subculture itself exists (i.e. [[filk]]s, borrowed from the [[Fantasy|fantasy fandom]]), it has become a lot more prominent since the turn of the century thanks to mainstream adoption of the internet. | ||
| − | + | The furry music space is, like the rest of the fandom, extremely creator-driven. Those who identify as furry musician range from producers, singers, instrumentalists, and DJs. The vast majority of releases are distributed under free licenses for commercial use by streamers, YouTubers, or animators. | |
| − | + | There have even been some furry music events attempted, such as [[Aural Alliance Festival]], though none have lasted more than 1 iteration. | |
| − | + | By far the most common genres among furry producers would be various forms of '''EDM''', '''VGM''', '''Orchestral''', '''Pop''' and '''Hip-Hop'''. | |
| − | + | Musicians are sometimes given a '''Guest of Honor''' spot at furry conventions, which typically involves a performance on the mainstage as well as a comped flight, hotel room, and registration for the event. | |
| − | + | The vast majority of music published today in the fandom is available on streaming platforms, though some still remains on non-music oriented platforms, such as the furry website [[FurAffinity]]. | |
| − | + | === Notable Furry Musicians === | |
| − | + | As furry music has grown in presence, artists have started to be noticed by conventions and outsiders alike, resulting in some tangible moments: | |
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| + | *[[Fox Amoore]] - Former [[FurAffinity]] administrator, instrumentalist who has worked at Abbey Road, creator of "All The Single Furries". | ||
| + | *[[Pepper Coyote]] - The most prolific fandom musician with dozens of Guest of Honor appearances worldwide & over 100k monthly listeners. | ||
| + | *[[NIIC]] - Creator of viral fandom song "Paws to the Walls" in 2014 which has over 2.5 million streams on Spotify alone. | ||
| + | *[[Whsprs|WHSPRS]] - Competed in Austria's Soundwave 2025 contest, performed at [[W:FM4 Frequency Festival|FM4 Frequency Festival]] in 2025. | ||
| − | + | In addition, there are bands signed to mainstream record labels who have furry members and have been booked (or appeared) at conventions for this reason: | |
| − | + | *[[W:Sarah and the Safe Word|Sarah and the Safe Word]] - Sarah Rose performed solo at DenFur 2023 and hosted a panel. | |
| + | *Michael Cera Palin - Performed at [[Anthro New England 2024]] | ||
| + | *[[W:Car Seat Headrest|Car Seat Headrest]] - Will Toledo owns a fursuit, and often joins [[Scurrow]] on stage, but never in official CSH capacity. | ||
| + | Meanwhile, there has been many more viral hits courtesy of platforms like [[W:TikTok|TikTok]], among others. Here are just a few: | ||
| − | ''' | + | *[[Frizk]] - Furry DJ responsible for the massive TikTok hit "All My Fellas" from 2023, the most streamed furry made song of all time. |
| + | *[[Pent Up Pup]] - creator of "The Knot Song", which went viral in 2024, amassing over a million streams. | ||
| + | *[[Ren Queenston]] - creator of "Rubberband", later known as "Penis music", an iconic fixture of 2010s meme culture. | ||
| + | *[[Ivycomb]] - zeitgeist musician with many aliases. | ||
| + | *[[Russelbuck]] - rose to prominence after the release of "RAVEPOP" in 2024, reaching the number 1 spot of Bandcamp's Pop Chart.<ref>[https://x.com/russelbuck/status/1833178339718078882 ''I HIT NUMBER ONE BEST SELLING for POP ON BANDCAMP!!!''] post on [[Twitter|X]]. Dated September 9, 2024. Retrieved 28/01/2026.</ref> Russelbuck has over 500k monthly listeners on [[W:Spotify|Spotify]] as of January 2026. | ||
| − | + | A list far from comprehensive, consider exploring the below databases. | |
| + | == Furry music labels == | ||
| − | ''' | + | * '''trickyStoop (Cassette tape label)''' - Established in 2021, trickyStoop is also a BIPOC-run independent tape label providing physical tape release runs free for artists with 100% of revenue going to the respective artists. They also run "Intro to Furry Music", a collaborative effort to create rotating playlists on Spotify & Co. showcasing the best and newest talents on the block. https://trickystoop.bandcamp.com/ |
| + | * '''trickyStoop North''' - trickyStoop North is the sister label of trickyStoop, located in the Canadian Area. Twitter: http://twitter.com/trickyStoopCA | ||
| + | * '''Trauma Dog''' - Established in 2020, Trauma Dog is a small multi-media club label Linktree: https://linktr.ee/traumadog | ||
| + | * '''CUTE CERVID''' - CUTE CERVID is a small electronic label currently featuring a selection of electronic, breakbeat, and hyper-pop sounds. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CUTECERVID. Bandcamp: https://cutecervid.bandcamp.com/ | ||
| + | * '''Awoominati Records (Multi-Genre)''' - Established in 2023, Awoominati Records (Formerly Aural Alliance) touts itself a music label built on socialist principles. Focusing on a fair & free distribution model with equal revenue sharing and a huge variety of genres by now over 40 artists. Website: https://www.awoominatirecords.com/ | ||
| + | * '''Walking Dog Music (Chillhop, Lo-Fi)''' - Walking Dog Music is a digital label focused on providing copyright-free tunes for streamers and creators. Mainly serving a chill selection of sounds. Website: https://www.thewalkingdog.net/ | ||
| + | * '''Songly Wings (Electronic)''' - Website: https://songlywings.su/ (Russian) | ||
| + | * '''Trashbeast Collective''' - Trashbeasts are a world wide, mostly west coast furry music label. Creating a variety of music from, dubstep to hip hop. It was established in 2021 and has grown from only a couple of members to many members within a year. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trashbeast-collective/ | ||
| + | * '''M.A.J.I.C Records (Mainly Hip-Hop, BIPOC led/owned)''' - A closed collective made by multiple BIPOC members of the community, with focus on Hip-Hop. Defunct website: https://www.majicrecords.net/ | ||
| − | + | == Furry music databases == | |
| − | Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2yMdqzOp3gbcNz17locUz4?si=fb471e368ded4159 | + | * '''GoodnightGirl's "What is Furry Music" RateYourMusic List:''' - https://rateyourmusic.com/list/GoodnightGirl/what-is-furry-music/ |
| + | * '''GoodnightGirl's HUGE List of Furry Musicians Spreadsheet:''' - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m2DREQemi4FSfaBmD-rO6TUnf-iBXLd7-pOHddBKuCg | ||
| + | * '''[https://twitter.com/trickyStoop trickyStoop's] "indieAnthro" playlist, a curated rotating list showcasing various furry musicians:''' - Twitter: https://twitter.com/indieAntrh0. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2yMdqzOp3gbcNz17locUz4?si=fb471e368ded4159 | ||
| + | * '''Active r/FurryMusicians subreddit with over 450+ members''' - https://www.reddit.com/r/FurryMusicians/ | ||
| + | * '''Furry Music category on RateYourMusic''' - https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/furry-music/ | ||
| + | == Charity == | ||
| − | + | Charity is generally quite common among furry communities and this trend continues into its other artistic niches like music. There have been numerous releases or small labels dedicated to giving their entire revenue to charity. In this category the most notable project run purely for charity is the [https://furrymusicanthology.bandcamp.com/ Furry Music Anthology]. | |
| − | + | == Trivia == | |
| + | Since June of 2023, [https://everynoise.com/engenremap-furry.html Spotify now has a "furry" discovery algorithm tag]. ([https://twitter.com/FurryMusicIntro/status/1665119569676054529 Tweet] by @FurryMusicIntro) | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[W:Music|Music]] on [[Wikipedia]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Musicians|Musicians]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:DJs|DJs]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Music producers|Music producers]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Music engineers|Music engineers]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Songs|Songs]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Music videos|Music videos]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Musician Twitch streamers|Musician Twitch streamers]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Musician VTubers|Musician Tuber]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Musician YouTubers|Musician YouTubers]] | ||
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| − | == | + | * [https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=Furry+musician Furry musician] search results in [[DeviantArt]] |
| − | + | * [https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=Furry+music Furry music] search results in DeviantArt | |
| + | * [https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=Furry+song Furry song] search results in DeviantArt | ||
| + | * [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=Furry+musician Furry musician] search results in [[Fur Affinity]] | ||
| + | * [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=Furry+music Furry music] search results in Fur Affinity | ||
| + | * [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=Furry+song Furry song] search results in Fur Affinity | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Furry+music%22 Furry music] on [[YouTube]] | ||
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Furry music is the term often used to describe music (the normal arrangement of sound to create some any combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content) that is either performed by self-described members of the furry fandom and/or it revolves around themes of a furry nature.
Contents
Overview[edit]
The term "furry" has historically and primarily been used to describe a readily recognizable genre of visual art, often to the point of being used synonymously. Due to the overabundance and accessibility of visual media, manifestations of typically furry themes in other artistic forms of media (i.e., literature and music) have figured in lesser levels of prominence and quantity.
Music within the fandom[edit]
Nevertheless, music within the furry community not only has existed as far as the subculture itself exists (i.e. filks, borrowed from the fantasy fandom), it has become a lot more prominent since the turn of the century thanks to mainstream adoption of the internet.
The furry music space is, like the rest of the fandom, extremely creator-driven. Those who identify as furry musician range from producers, singers, instrumentalists, and DJs. The vast majority of releases are distributed under free licenses for commercial use by streamers, YouTubers, or animators.
There have even been some furry music events attempted, such as Aural Alliance Festival, though none have lasted more than 1 iteration.
By far the most common genres among furry producers would be various forms of EDM, VGM, Orchestral, Pop and Hip-Hop.
Musicians are sometimes given a Guest of Honor spot at furry conventions, which typically involves a performance on the mainstage as well as a comped flight, hotel room, and registration for the event.
The vast majority of music published today in the fandom is available on streaming platforms, though some still remains on non-music oriented platforms, such as the furry website FurAffinity.
Notable Furry Musicians[edit]
As furry music has grown in presence, artists have started to be noticed by conventions and outsiders alike, resulting in some tangible moments:
- Fox Amoore - Former FurAffinity administrator, instrumentalist who has worked at Abbey Road, creator of "All The Single Furries".
- Pepper Coyote - The most prolific fandom musician with dozens of Guest of Honor appearances worldwide & over 100k monthly listeners.
- NIIC - Creator of viral fandom song "Paws to the Walls" in 2014 which has over 2.5 million streams on Spotify alone.
- WHSPRS - Competed in Austria's Soundwave 2025 contest, performed at FM4 Frequency Festival in 2025.
In addition, there are bands signed to mainstream record labels who have furry members and have been booked (or appeared) at conventions for this reason:
- Sarah and the Safe Word - Sarah Rose performed solo at DenFur 2023 and hosted a panel.
- Michael Cera Palin - Performed at Anthro New England 2024
- Car Seat Headrest - Will Toledo owns a fursuit, and often joins Scurrow on stage, but never in official CSH capacity.
Meanwhile, there has been many more viral hits courtesy of platforms like TikTok, among others. Here are just a few:
- Frizk - Furry DJ responsible for the massive TikTok hit "All My Fellas" from 2023, the most streamed furry made song of all time.
- Pent Up Pup - creator of "The Knot Song", which went viral in 2024, amassing over a million streams.
- Ren Queenston - creator of "Rubberband", later known as "Penis music", an iconic fixture of 2010s meme culture.
- Ivycomb - zeitgeist musician with many aliases.
- Russelbuck - rose to prominence after the release of "RAVEPOP" in 2024, reaching the number 1 spot of Bandcamp's Pop Chart.[1] Russelbuck has over 500k monthly listeners on Spotify as of January 2026.
A list far from comprehensive, consider exploring the below databases.
Furry music labels[edit]
- trickyStoop (Cassette tape label) - Established in 2021, trickyStoop is also a BIPOC-run independent tape label providing physical tape release runs free for artists with 100% of revenue going to the respective artists. They also run "Intro to Furry Music", a collaborative effort to create rotating playlists on Spotify & Co. showcasing the best and newest talents on the block. https://trickystoop.bandcamp.com/
- trickyStoop North - trickyStoop North is the sister label of trickyStoop, located in the Canadian Area. Twitter: http://twitter.com/trickyStoopCA
- Trauma Dog - Established in 2020, Trauma Dog is a small multi-media club label Linktree: https://linktr.ee/traumadog
- CUTE CERVID - CUTE CERVID is a small electronic label currently featuring a selection of electronic, breakbeat, and hyper-pop sounds. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CUTECERVID. Bandcamp: https://cutecervid.bandcamp.com/
- Awoominati Records (Multi-Genre) - Established in 2023, Awoominati Records (Formerly Aural Alliance) touts itself a music label built on socialist principles. Focusing on a fair & free distribution model with equal revenue sharing and a huge variety of genres by now over 40 artists. Website: https://www.awoominatirecords.com/
- Walking Dog Music (Chillhop, Lo-Fi) - Walking Dog Music is a digital label focused on providing copyright-free tunes for streamers and creators. Mainly serving a chill selection of sounds. Website: https://www.thewalkingdog.net/
- Songly Wings (Electronic) - Website: https://songlywings.su/ (Russian)
- Trashbeast Collective - Trashbeasts are a world wide, mostly west coast furry music label. Creating a variety of music from, dubstep to hip hop. It was established in 2021 and has grown from only a couple of members to many members within a year. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trashbeast-collective/
- M.A.J.I.C Records (Mainly Hip-Hop, BIPOC led/owned) - A closed collective made by multiple BIPOC members of the community, with focus on Hip-Hop. Defunct website: https://www.majicrecords.net/
Furry music databases[edit]
- GoodnightGirl's "What is Furry Music" RateYourMusic List: - https://rateyourmusic.com/list/GoodnightGirl/what-is-furry-music/
- GoodnightGirl's HUGE List of Furry Musicians Spreadsheet: - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m2DREQemi4FSfaBmD-rO6TUnf-iBXLd7-pOHddBKuCg
- trickyStoop's "indieAnthro" playlist, a curated rotating list showcasing various furry musicians: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/indieAntrh0. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2yMdqzOp3gbcNz17locUz4?si=fb471e368ded4159
- Active r/FurryMusicians subreddit with over 450+ members - https://www.reddit.com/r/FurryMusicians/
- Furry Music category on RateYourMusic - https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/furry-music/
Charity[edit]
Charity is generally quite common among furry communities and this trend continues into its other artistic niches like music. There have been numerous releases or small labels dedicated to giving their entire revenue to charity. In this category the most notable project run purely for charity is the Furry Music Anthology.
Trivia[edit]
Since June of 2023, Spotify now has a "furry" discovery algorithm tag. (Tweet by @FurryMusicIntro)
See also[edit]
- Music on Wikipedia
- Musicians
- DJs
- Music producers
- Music engineers
- Songs
- Music videos
- Musician Twitch streamers
- Musician Tuber
- Musician YouTubers
External links[edit]
- Furry musician search results in DeviantArt
- Furry music search results in DeviantArt
- Furry song search results in DeviantArt
- Furry musician search results in Fur Affinity
- Furry music search results in Fur Affinity
- Furry song search results in Fur Affinity
- Furry music on YouTube
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