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The Mekons
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The Mekons

group · GB · active since 1976

In short

The artists most similar to The Mekons are Wire, The Fall, Gang of Four, Mission of Burma and Minutemen.

Closest to The Mekons

1 WireUK rock band
2 The FallEnglish post‐punk group founded by Mark E. Smith
3 Gang of FourEnglish post‐punk band
4 Mission of Burma Bandcamp ↗
5 Minutemenearly 80s US hardcore punk band
6 The Replacements

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16 The Gun ClubUS post-punk band
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22 XLos Angeles punk rock band Bandcamp ↗
23 Echo & the Bunnymen
24 Orange JuiceScottish post-punk band from 70s-80s
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30 R.E.M.American rock band Bandcamp ↗

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 Mekons?

The artists most similar to The Mekons are Wire, The Fall, Gang of Four, Mission of Burma and Minutemen. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like The Mekons?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Mission of Burma, Guided by Voices, Public Image Ltd, Dinosaur Jr., Stereolab and X have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Mekons" 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.