Tom Waits and similar artists

Sounds like: Tom Waits, London Grammar

Skin is a funky, sultry song of warning. “No, no, no, no, no, no darlin’ don’t feed her. Don’t you give her something sweet to drink,” pleads Locks Ge...

Josh McGovern

Love Left Lost

Sounds like: Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen

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Brooding Brighton singer songwriter Josh McGovern returns with haunting sophomore single "Love Left Lost." Possessing a voice very much in the vein o...

Leonard Cohen

Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley Cover)

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Josh McGovern

The Devil Below Me

Sounds like: Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen

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"The Devil Below Me" is the melancholic first single from Brighton artist, Josh McGovern. A folksy ballad spearheaded by McGovern's intimidating Nick...

Warhaus

Love's A Stranger

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Rodello's Machine

Three Weeks to Go

Sounds like: Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Jack Johnson

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Good Lord, this song had me hooked from the word go! It's got the most incredibly catchy verse -- so much so that I'm able to look past the so-so chor...

The Holy Gasp

The Mating Song

Sounds like: Tom Waits, Man Man

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Much like the motley string of words on The Holy Gasp's colorful Bandcamp bio, "The Mating Song" is anything but subtle. For starters, the press rele...

LUH

Unites

Sounds like: WU LYF, The Maccabees, The xx, Tom Waits

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There were cries of dissatisfaction when Manchester-based band Wu Lyf split in 2012 after just one excellent album. Lead singer Ellery Roberts announ...

Tom Hickox

The Pretty Pride Of Russia

Sounds like: Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Randy Newman

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When starting out, many songwriters are burdened with the title and promise of being "the next" Leonard Cohen, or someone of equal musical stature. No...

Alexander Teller

Like A Dog

Sounds like: Tom Waits, Active Child

Electronic alternative electro dark pop blues

23-year-old London-based newcomer Alexander Teller is the most refreshing artist I've come across in a long while. With a repertoire that spans the ge...

MWANSA

Burn This House

Sounds like: Johnny Cash, Tom Waits

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From a small diamond mining town in Botswana, the now Australia-based Mwansa has released his first official single. The emotionally driven track was ...

Jamie N Commons

Lead Me Home

Sounds like: X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons, X Ambassadors, Voxhaul Broadcast

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Tom Waits

Hold On

Sounds like: Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Leonard Cohen

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Black Strobe

I'm A Man

Sounds like: Arnaud Rebotini, The Hacker, David Carretta

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Service Bells

Prospector's Waltz

Sounds like: Tom Waits, Nick Cave, David Bowie

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Sean Rowe

Bring Back The Night

Sounds like: Bill Callahan, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen

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Sean Rowe took to the stage last night at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill with markedly little fanfare. A tuning of guitar strings, a scan of the c...

Sean Rowe

Horses

Sounds like: Tom Waits, Bill Callahan, Smog, Leonard Cohen

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There are albums that you listen to and love. Then there are albums you listen and... find yourself struggling for the proper words to describe exactl...

Jamie N Commons

Devil In Me

Sounds like: Johnny Cash, Tom Waits

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Bullion teams up with the BBC's Sound of 2012's up-and-coming star Jamie N Commons to direct and produce a moody black and white video for his latest ...

St. Vincent

Big Black Mariah (Tom Waits Cover)

Sounds like: Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors

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St. Vincent: a bad ass but melodic chanteuse. Tom Waits: a bad ass who's managed to so redefine melody (at least singing-wise) that the form is often ...