Digs Open the app
Roky Erickson
📷 Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Artists similar to

Roky Erickson

artist · US · born 1947

American psychedelic rock musician

blues rockcontemporary folkgarage rockpsychedelic rockrocksinger-songwriter

In short

The artists most similar to Roky Erickson are 13th Floor Elevators, The Cramps, Okkervil River, Roky Erickson and the Aliens and The Explosives, from the same blues rock, contemporary folk and garage rock circle.

Closest to Roky Erickson

1 13th Floor Elevators
2 The Cramps
3 Okkervil River
4 Roky Erickson and the Aliens
5 The Explosives
6 MisfitsNew Jersey punk band

More similar artists

7 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
8 Blue Öyster CultUS rock band
9 Frank ZappaUS musician, composer, activist & filmmaker
10 The DamnedUK punk band
11 The Jesus and Mary Chain
12 The SonicsAmerican garage rock
13 MogwaiScottish post‐rock band Bandcamp ↗
15 David BowieEnglish singer‐songwriter
17 The BeatlesUK rock band, “The Fab Four”
19 Bob Dylan
20 Sonic YouthUS rock band Bandcamp ↗
21 Led Zeppelin
22 Neil YoungCanadian singer, songwriter & musician
23 The Velvet UndergroundLou Reed’s seminal rock band
24 The Kinks
25 The Clash70s–80s British punk rock band
26 The Doors
27 R.E.M.American rock band Bandcamp ↗
28 Johnny Cashcountry music legend Bandcamp ↗
29 The Cure
30 RamonesUS punk 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 Roky Erickson?

The artists most similar to Roky Erickson are 13th Floor Elevators, The Cramps, Okkervil River, Roky Erickson and the Aliens and The Explosives, from the same blues rock, contemporary folk and garage 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 Roky Erickson?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Mogwai, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, R.E.M. and Johnny Cash have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Roky Erickson" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Roky Erickson?

Roky Erickson is usually associated with blues rock, contemporary folk, garage rock and psychedelic rock (artist · US · born 1947), according to MusicBrainz genres.

Explore more

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