NPNS – Volume 4
This page is the hub for the No Paper. No Scissors. Rock Playlist! music series. This playlist focuses on the Rock genre and all of its sub-categories of rock music, such as Alt / Hard Rock / Alternative Rock / Grunge / Punk / Indie Rock / Progressive / Hardcore / Metal and everything in between in the world of rock music we can find to help you build and Expand Your Rock Playlist!
We are now into VOLUME 4 of this playlist series. Scroll down below for the other volumes if you wish to slide down the rabbit hole of indie rock music. We just wrapped up Volume 3 – music featured in 2024 & 2025. As well, in this page you can check out Volume 2 featuring rock music from 2023, and Volume 1 featuring music from 2015 to 2022.
What’s With the Dumb Title?
Oh, it gets dumber. If you have “No Paper” and “No Scissors”, then all you are left with is THE ROCK!
(You laugh now, but it’ll grow on you.)
If you scroll down, you will see all of the NPNS playlists from 2015 to now. Feel free to search around, listen to our playlists and discover new rock sounds from a variety of great rock musicians we have discovered for ourselves throughout the years from all over the world.
If you find a song or artist you like, don’t forget to give the bands and artists your follows, likes, and comments. Let’s give them some love so they will make more amazing music.
No Paper. No Scissors…. On Instagram!
This playlist series now has it’s own presence on Instagram at @nopaper.noscissors . If this is your preferred playlist series, give us a follow and we’ll dive deeper into the rock music we feature, which we don’t normally cover on the main IG account.
10 YEARS OF NO PAPER AND NO SCISSORS!
In 2025, we celebrated 10 years of Expand Your Playlist, as well as 10 years of “No Paper. No Scissors.” as this music playlist series has been a STAPLE part of EYP since the very beginning in 2015. Take a listen back with us at 10 years of “just the rock” music with this special 100 song playlist! With this playlist we try to capture the variety of song styles, both unique and alike, as we revisit the rock music essential on our playlist.
CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE 100 SONG RUNDOWN
PAST NPNS VOLUMES TO EXPLORE AND DISCOVER
NO PAPER. NO SCISSORS. ROCK PLAYLIST! – VOLUME 4 (2026)
NO PAPER. NO SCISSORS. #36
NO PAPER. NO SCISSORS. #37
10 Songs / 33m 44s
Released January 11th, 2026
Blog Post
10 Songs / 36m 31s
Released January 18th, 2026
Blog Post
Featured Music By…
THE VELVETEERS
YEE LOI
ECCA VANDAL
PIG MILK
SLUDGE MOTHER
MADiSON ViOLETT
BOSSI
YONAKA
GIRL TONES
COBURN
(links are to artist’s Instagram pages)
Featured Music By…
DESPERATE HAUSWIVES
DEVON THOMPSON
AS DECEMBER FALLS
CALVA LOUISE
THE VELVETEERS
MAPLE’S PET DINOSAUR
rosecoloredworld
WEEKEND LOVERS
REALITY SUITE
TOMORROW’S ANTHEM
(links are to artist’s Instagram pages)
NPNS #36 ON SPOTIFY
NPNS #37 ON SPOTIFY
NPNS #36 ON YOUTUBE
NPNS #37 ON YOUTUBE
NO PAPER. NO SCISSORS. #38
NO PAPER. NO SCISSORS. #39
10 Songs / 32m 49s
Released March 8th, 2026
Blog Post
10 Songs / 32m 51s
Released March 15th, 2026
Blog Post
Featured Music By…
DEATHBYROMY
KAT VON D
LUCKYANDLOVE
SKYDXDDY
THE VELVETEERS
THE PILL
SLOE NOON
THIS IS A REVOLVER
ASH CASINO
COGNITION
(links are to artist’s Instagram pages)
Featured Music By…
LUCIA & THE BEST BOYS ft. LAUREN MAYBERRY
YONAKA
SKYDXDDY
KID SISTR
YEE LOI
CARR
METRIC
ANNIE TAYLOR
SLUDGE MOTHER
BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE
(links are to artist’s Instagram pages)
NPNS #38 ON SPOTIFY
NPNS #39 ON SPOTIFY
NPNS #38 ON YOUTUBE
NPNS #39 ON YOUTUBE
NO PAPER. NO SCISSORS. #40
NO PAPER. NO SCISSORS. #41
HER ROCK VOICE EDITION
14 Songs / 44m 42s
Released May 8th, 2026
Blog Post
12 Songs / 35m 08s
Released July 19th, 2026
Featured Music By…
BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY
DOUBLE NEGATIVE
PISTOLS AT DAWN
NORMANDIE
STARBENDERS
THE GEMS
MADiSON ViOLETT
AnDy DARLING
HONEY REVENGE
THE DOLLYROTS
KAREN DIÓ
VIOLET GROHL
MARISA AND THE MOTHS
ANCHOR LANE
(links are to artist’s Instagram pages)
Featured Music By…
ECCA VANDAL
GIRL TONES
THE BLUSHES
TURNING JANE
KAREN DIÓ
YONAKA
VIOLET GROHL
DAISY GRENADE
rosecoloredworld
MADiSON ViOLETT ft. KELLEN QUINN
LUNA AURA
THE BEACHES
(links are to artist’s Instagram pages)
NPNS #40 ON SPOTIFY
NPNS #41 ON SPOTIFY
NPNS #40 ON YOUTUBE
NPNS #41 ON YOUTUBE
NO PAPER. NO SCISSORS. #42
10 Songs / 32m 37s
Released Friday July 24th, 2026
Featured Music By…
NIEVE ELLA
UPSAHL
YONAKA
RIVALS
MADiSON ViOLETT
TURNING JANE
HONEY REVENGE
SCOTT HELMAN
BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY
PIG MILK
(links are to artist’s Instagram pages)
NPNS #42 ON SPOTIFY
NPNS #42 ON YOUTUBE
The Complete NPNS Collection.
Below is the Complete Collection of the NPNS playlist catalog containing every rock song featured in this music series and a few from other playlist series that should have been featured on NPNS! The playlist spans from the beginning in 2015 to present day. As the Volume 4 continues to be built, this playlist will also be updatedl
