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I Was a King

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I Was a King

group · NO · active since 2006

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In short

The artists most similar to I Was a King are Calexico, Dinosaur Jr., The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, El Perro del Mar and The Jesus and Mary Chain, from the same indie pop, indie rock and power pop circle.

Closest to I Was a King

1 Calexico Bandcamp ↗
2 Dinosaur Jr.US rock band Bandcamp ↗
3 The Pains of Being Pure at HeartUS indie pop band
4 El Perro del Mar Bandcamp ↗
5 The Jesus and Mary Chain
6 Susanne SundførNorwegian singer-songwriter

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14 Mates of State
15 Guided by Voices Bandcamp ↗
17 The National Bandcamp ↗
18 The BeatlesUK rock band, “The Fab Four”
19 Beckalt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen
20 Arcade Fire
21 Belle and Sebastian
22 David BowieEnglish singer‐songwriter
23 DeerhunterUS indie rock band Bandcamp ↗
24 R.E.M.American rock band Bandcamp ↗
26 PJ Harvey
27 Pixies
28 The Decemberists
29 Yo La Tengo

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 I Was a King?

The artists most similar to I Was a King are Calexico, Dinosaur Jr., The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, El Perro del Mar and The Jesus and Mary Chain, from the same indie pop, indie rock and power pop circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like I Was a King?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Calexico, Dinosaur Jr., El Perro del Mar, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Guided by Voices and Radiohead have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like I Was a King" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is I Was a King?

I Was a King is usually associated with indie pop, indie rock, power pop and psychedelic rock (group · NO · active since 2006), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 6 November 2026.