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Great Lake Swimmers
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Artists similar to

Great Lake Swimmers

group · CA · active since 2003

Canadian folk rock band

countryindie folkacoustic rockchamber folkcontemporary folkfolk rock

In short

The artists most similar to Great Lake Swimmers are Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, The National, The Decemberists and José González, from the same country, indie folk and acoustic rock circle.

Closest to Great Lake Swimmers

1 Iron & Wine Bandcamp ↗
3 The National Bandcamp ↗
4 The Decemberists
5 José GonzálezSwedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
6 The Shins Bandcamp ↗

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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 Great Lake Swimmers?

The artists most similar to Great Lake Swimmers are Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, The National, The Decemberists and José González, from the same country, indie folk and acoustic rock circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Great Lake Swimmers?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, The National, The Shins, Feist and M. Ward have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Great Lake Swimmers" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Great Lake Swimmers?

Great Lake Swimmers is usually associated with country, indie folk, acoustic rock and chamber folk (group · CA · active since 2003), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.