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Colin Newman
📷 Rory Connell from Philadelphia, PA · CC BY 2.0

Artists similar to

Colin Newman

artist · GB · born 1954

UK vocalist / songwriter

In short

The artists most similar to Colin Newman are Wire, The Fall, Gang of Four, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Josef K.

Closest to Colin Newman

1 WireUK rock band
2 The FallEnglish post‐punk group founded by Mark E. Smith
3 Gang of FourEnglish post‐punk band
5 Josef KScottish post-punk band

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23 Minutemenearly 80s US hardcore punk band
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28 This HeatUK experimental rock band Bandcamp ↗

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Colin Newman?

The artists most similar to Colin Newman are Wire, The Fall, Gang of Four, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Josef K. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Colin Newman?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Mission of Burma, A Certain Ratio, The Slits, Chrome, Tuxedomoon and Slowdive have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Colin Newman" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 3 November 2026.