Bands like The Cranberriesfrom the other side of the world
The Cranberries are from Ireland, tagged "alternative rock", "rock", "pop rock" and "jangle 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 The Cranberries's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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1. United States · North America
Deepchord
dub techno, ambient techno
Nothing like The Cranberries
Sand and Sea · Northern Shores - EP (2017)
2. Jamaica · North America
John Holt
reggae, rocksteady
Nothing like The Cranberries
If I Was a Carpenter · Sons of Jamaica (1987)
3. Chile · South America
Chico Trujillo
nueva cumbia chilena, pachanga
Nothing like The Cranberries
Que Me Coma el Tigre · Mambo Mundial (2019)
4. Argentina · South America
Chancha Vía Circuito
electronic, electronica
Nothing like The Cranberries
Ilaló (feat. Mateo Kingman) · Bienaventuranza (2018)
5. Brazil · South America
Beto Guedes
mpb, singer-songwriter
Nothing like The Cranberries
O Sal da Terra · Preferencia Nacional (1998)
6. Mali · Africa
Oumou Sangaré
african blues, world
Nothing like The Cranberries
Seya · Seya (2009)
7. Ukraine · Europe
White Ward
post-black metal, black metal
Nothing like The Cranberries
Phoenix · False Light (2022)
8. Russia · Asia
Povarovo
dark ambient, dark jazz
Nothing like The Cranberries
After Breake · Tchernovik (2012)
9. Australia · Oceania
sleepmakeswaves
post-rock, instrumental
Shares a little post-rock with The Cranberries, from far away
Traced In Constellations · Love of Cartography (2014)

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