Bands like The Avett Brothersfrom the other side of the world
The Avett Brothers are from United States, tagged "folk rock", "indie folk", "folk" and "bluegrass" 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 The Avett Brothers's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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1. Jamaica · North America
Skarra Mucci
dancehall, ragga jungle
Nothing like The Avett Brothers
Turn It up Loud · Dancehall President (2016)
2. Argentina · South America
Roberto Goyeneche
tango singer, tango
Nothing like The Avett Brothers
Garganta Con Arena (feat. Adriana Varela) · La Última Curda (1993)
3. Mali · Africa
Amadou & Mariam
african blues, desert blues
Nothing like The Avett Brothers
Je pense à toi · Sou ni tilé (1998)
4. United Kingdom · Europe
Jacob Collier
jazz, contemporary r&b
Nothing like The Avett Brothers
Bridge Over Troubled Water (feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly) · Djesse Vol. 4 (2024)
5. France · Europe
Polo & Pan
electronic, house
Nothing like The Avett Brothers
Dorothy · Caravelle (2017)
6. Austria · Europe
Abigor
black metal, satanism
Nothing like The Avett Brothers
Dawn of Human Dust · Channeling the Quintessence of Satan (1999)
7. Turkey · Europe
Haluk Levent
turkish
Nothing like The Avett Brothers
Aşkın mapushane · Kral Çıplak (2001)
8. Russia · Asia
Povarovo
dark ambient, dark jazz
Nothing like The Avett Brothers
Methro Nome · Tchernovik (2012)
9. Australia · Oceania
sleepmakeswaves
post-rock, instrumental
Shares a little post-rock with The Avett Brothers, from far away
Great Northern · Love of Cartography (2014)

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