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The Hotknives
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Artists similar to

The Hotknives

group · GB · active since 1982

ska

In short

The artists most similar to The Hotknives are Bad Manners, The Selecter, Laurel Aitken, The Skatalites and Madness.

Closest to The Hotknives

1 Bad MannersUK ska band
2 The Selecter2 Tone ska group
3 Laurel Aitken
4 The Skatalites Bandcamp ↗
5 MadnessEnglish pop/ska band
6 The BeatUK ska band aka The English Beat

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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 Hotknives?

The artists most similar to The Hotknives are Bad Manners, The Selecter, Laurel Aitken, The Skatalites and Madness. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like The Hotknives?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: The Skatalites have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Hotknives" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

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