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Arcade Fire is from Canada, tagged "indie rock", "chamber pop", "indie pop" and "alternative rock" 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 Arcade Fire's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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  1. Dope Classics cover
    1. United States · North America

    Rhythim Is Rhythim

    detroit techno

    Nothing like Arcade Fire

    The Dance · Dope Classics (1997)

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  2. Concierto Instrumental (Live) cover
    2. Argentina · South America

    Atahualpa Yupanqui

    folk, tango

    Nothing like Arcade Fire

    Zamba de Vargas (Live) · Concierto Instrumental (Live) (1978)

    0:30
  3. Mali Koura cover
    3. Mali · Africa

    Issa Bagayogo

    world

    Nothing like Arcade Fire

    Namadjidja · Mali Koura (2008)

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  4. Is It Really Happening to Me cover
    4. United Kingdom · Europe

    Tippa Irie

    reggae

    Nothing like Arcade Fire

    Hello Darling · Is It Really Happening to Me (1986)

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  5. César et Rosalie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) cover
    5. France · Europe

    Philippe Sarde

    french, film composer

    Nothing like Arcade Fire

    Rosalie est partie · César et Rosalie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1972)

    0:30
  6. Alphabet cover
    6. Italy · Europe

    Roberto Cacciapaglia

    electronic, classical

    Nothing like Arcade Fire

    Endless Time · Alphabet (2014)

    0:30
  7. Traces cover
    7. Greece · Europe

    Fluxion

    ambient techno, dub techno

    Nothing like Arcade Fire

    Eruption · Traces (2012)

    0:30
  8. Gently Disturbed cover
    8. Israel · Asia

    Avishai Cohen

    jazz, post-bop

    Nothing like Arcade Fire

    Seattle · Gently Disturbed (2008)

    0:30
  9. Warm Chris cover
    9. New Zealand · Oceania

    Aldous Harding

    singer-songwriter, folk

    Shares a little alternative rock with Arcade Fire, from far away

    Lawn · Warm Chris (2022)

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