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alt‐J is from United Kingdom, tagged "indie rock", "indie pop", "alternative rock" and "art pop" on MusicBrainz. These nine are not the usual sound-alikes. They come from 9 countries on 6 continents (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania), listed west to east, and each one shares little or nothing with alt‐J's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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  1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture) cover
    1. United States · North America

    Aminé

    hip hop, pop

    Nothing like alt‐J

    Invincible · Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture) (2018)

    0:30
  2. Susana Baca cover
    2. Peru · South America

    Susana Baca

    música criolla, singer-songwriter

    Nothing like alt‐J

    Negra Presentuosa · Susana Baca (1997)

    0:30
  3. Cumbia, Porro, Gaita, Danzón... cover
    3. Colombia · South America

    Climaco Sarmiento

    latin

    Nothing like alt‐J

    Agachaito (Merecumbé) · Cumbia, Porro, Gaita, Danzón... (2023)

    0:30
  4. Inolvidables RCA: Roberto Goyeneche, Vol. 2 - 20 Grandes Exitos cover
    4. Argentina · South America

    Roberto Goyeneche

    tango singer, tango

    Nothing like alt‐J

    El Ultimo Café · Inolvidables RCA: Roberto Goyeneche, Vol. 2 - 20 Grandes Exitos (2003)

    0:30
  5. Comissão de Frente cover
    5. Brazil · South America

    João Bosco

    singer-songwriter, mpb

    Nothing like alt‐J

    A Nível De... · Comissão de Frente (1982)

    0:30
  6. Made in Senegal cover
    6. Senegal · Africa

    Orchestra Baobab

    afro-cuban, world

    Nothing like alt‐J

    Tioro Bye Samba · Made in Senegal (2026)

    0:30
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    7. Turkey · Europe

    Mercan Dede

    turkish, fusion

    Nothing like alt‐J

    Napas · Breath (2006)

    0:30
  8. Tchernovik cover
    8. Russia · Asia

    Povarovo

    dark ambient, dark jazz

    Nothing like alt‐J

    Methro Nome · Tchernovik (2012)

    0:30
  9. Love of Cartography cover
    9. Australia · Oceania

    sleepmakeswaves

    post-rock, instrumental

    Shares a little post-rock with alt‐J, from far away

    Traced In Constellations · Love of Cartography (2014)

    0:30
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