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The Soft Boys
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Artists similar to

The Soft Boys

group · GB · active since 1976

English rock band

jangle popneo-psychedeliapost-punkart punkpower poppunk

In short

The artists most similar to The Soft Boys are Wire, The Fall, X, Gang of Four and The Feelies, from the same jangle pop, neo-psychedelia and post-punk circle.

Closest to The Soft Boys

1 WireUK rock band
2 The FallEnglish post‐punk group founded by Mark E. Smith
3 XLos Angeles punk rock band Bandcamp ↗
4 Gang of FourEnglish post‐punk band
5 The FeeliesNew Jersey post punk/rock band Bandcamp ↗
6 The Jesus and Mary Chain

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15 Robyn Hitchcock
16 Orange JuiceScottish post-punk band from 70s-80s
17 The Clean Bandcamp ↗
18 SuicideAlan Vega and Martin Rev
19 The UndertonesNorthern Irish punk rock band
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22 Pere UbuUS rock group from Cleveland Bandcamp ↗
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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 Soft Boys?

The artists most similar to The Soft Boys are Wire, The Fall, X, Gang of Four and The Feelies, from the same jangle pop, neo-psychedelia and post-punk 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 Soft Boys?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: X, The Feelies, Mission of Burma, The Clean, Pere Ubu and Teenage Fanclub have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Soft Boys" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Soft Boys?

The Soft Boys is usually associated with jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, post-punk and art punk (group · GB · active since 1976), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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