Digs Open the app
Naked City
📷 Jazzenthusiast · CC BY-SA 3.0

Artists similar to

Naked City

group · US · active since 1988

John Zorn’s avant-garde group

avant-garde jazzgrindcoreavant-gardefree jazzprogressive rockbrutal prog

In short

The artists most similar to Naked City are John Zorn, Painkiller, Secret Chiefs 3, Napalm Death and Mike Patton, from the same avant-garde jazz, grindcore and avant-garde circle.

Closest to Naked City

2 PainkillerUS avant-garde jazz/grindcore band
3 Secret Chiefs 3US avant-garde band Bandcamp ↗
4 Napalm Death Bandcamp ↗
5 Mike PattonFaith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc. Bandcamp ↗
6 MasadaUS klezmer/experimental jazz band

More similar artists

7 Melt‐BananaJapanese noise rock band
8 TomahawkUS alt-rock group Bandcamp ↗
9 Estradasphere
10 Ruinsprogressive rock band from Japan Bandcamp ↗
11 Fred Frith
12 Marc RibotUS guitarist
13 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
14 ZuItalian hardcore/free jazz band Bandcamp ↗
16 Charles Mingus
17 The Fantômas Melvins Big Band
18 The LocustUnited States grindcore/mathcore
19 Derek Baileyguitar
20 Agoraphobic NosebleedUnited States grindcore Bandcamp ↗
21 ConvergeUS metalcore band Bandcamp ↗
22 Masada String Trio
23 Idiot FleshUS experimental rock band
24 Anal CuntUS grindcore band Bandcamp ↗
25 Eyvind KangAmerican violist and composer Bandcamp ↗
26 Koby Israelite
27 Kaada/Patton
29 X‐Ecutioners
30 GROUND-ZEROJapanese jazz/noise rock band

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 Naked City?

The artists most similar to Naked City are John Zorn, Painkiller, Secret Chiefs 3, Napalm Death and Mike Patton, from the same avant-garde jazz, grindcore and avant-garde circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Naked City?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Secret Chiefs 3, Napalm Death, Mike Patton, Tomahawk, Ruins and Zu have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Naked City" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Naked City?

Naked City is usually associated with avant-garde jazz, grindcore, avant-garde and free jazz (group · US · active since 1988), according to MusicBrainz genres.

Explore more

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