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The Waifs
📷 Jeanie Mackinder from Canberra, Australia · CC BY 2.0

Artists similar to

The Waifs

group · AU · active since 1992

Australian folk rock band

folkfolk rockrock

In short

The artists most similar to The Waifs are Powderfinger, John Butler Trio, Pete Murray, Bernard Fanning and You Am I, from the same folk, folk rock and rock circle.

Closest to The Waifs

1 PowderfingerAustralian rock band Bandcamp ↗
2 John Butler TrioAustralian electic roots band
3 Pete MurrayAustralian singer‐songwriter
4 Bernard Fanning
5 You Am I
6 Sarah Blasko 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 Waifs?

The artists most similar to The Waifs are Powderfinger, John Butler Trio, Pete Murray, Bernard Fanning and You Am I, from the same folk, folk rock and 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 Waifs?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Powderfinger, Sarah Blasko, Neko Case, Radiohead, R.E.M. and Jack Johnson have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Waifs" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Waifs?

The Waifs is usually associated with folk, folk rock and rock (group · AU · active since 1992), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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