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The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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Artists similar to

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

group · US · active since 1990

US rock band

neo-psychedeliapsychedelic rock

In short

The artists most similar to The Brian Jonestown Massacre are Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Velvet Underground, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Yo La Tengo, from the same neo-psychedelia and psychedelic rock circle.

Closest to The Brian Jonestown Massacre

1 Sonic YouthUS rock band Bandcamp ↗
2 Pixies
3 The Velvet UndergroundLou Reed’s seminal rock band
4 The Jesus and Mary Chain
5 Yo La Tengo
6 My Bloody ValentineIrish shoegaze band

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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 The Brian Jonestown Massacre?

The artists most similar to The Brian Jonestown Massacre are Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Velvet Underground, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Yo La Tengo, from the same neo-psychedelia and psychedelic 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 The Brian Jonestown Massacre?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Sonic Youth, Deerhunter, Slowdive, The Black Angels, The Black Keys and Beach House have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Brian Jonestown Massacre" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Brian Jonestown Massacre?

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is usually associated with neo-psychedelia and psychedelic rock (group · US · active since 1990), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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