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Artists similar to

The Wailers

group · US · active since 1958

seminal 50s-60s Tacoma instrumental garage rock

garage rockrock and roll

In short

The artists most similar to The Wailers are The Sonics, The Electric Prunes, The Seeds, Count Five and The Knickerbockers, from the same garage rock and rock and roll circle.

Closest to The Wailers

1 The SonicsAmerican garage rock
3 The SeedsLos Angeles garage rock band
5 The Knickerbockers60s US rock band "Lies"
6 The MonksSixties US group, famed for early use of feedback

More similar artists

8 The Barbarians60s US garage rock band
9 The Kingsmen1960s beat/garage rock band from Oregon, known for “Louie Louie”
13 The Chocolate Watchband1960’s American garage‐rock band
14 We the People60s garage group
15 The Remains60s rock group from Boston, MA
16 The Music Machine60s US garage rock/psychedelic band
20 The Charlatans1960's San Francisco psychedelic band
24 The Misunderstood1960s US/UK psychedelic rock band
25 The SparklesUS 60s Garage Band
28 The Doversmid-1960s garage band, Santa Barbara, CA
29 The LitterUS psychedelic / garage 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 Wailers?

The artists most similar to The Wailers are The Sonics, The Electric Prunes, The Seeds, Count Five and The Knickerbockers, from the same garage rock and rock and roll 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 Wailers?

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

What genre is The Wailers?

The Wailers is usually associated with garage rock and rock and roll (group · US · active since 1958), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 2 November 2026.