Artists like Fear of Men
Kindred artists that sit next to Fear of Men on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
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Aleksa Palladino is an American actress. She had lead roles in Manny & Lo, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Find Me Guilty, Angela Darmody in the HBO crime series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011), Mara in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Midnight Swim (2014), Mary Sheeran in The Irishman (2019), and No Man of God (2021). She also played a main role in the second season of the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire. From 2007 to 2018, she was one half of the dreampop duo Exitmusic with former husband Devon Church, releasing the albums The Decline of the West (2007), Passage (2012), and The Recognitions (2018).
The Pains of Being Pure at HeartartistThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an American indie pop band from New York City. The band was formed by Kip Berman, Peggy Wang, Alex Naidus (bass), and Kurt Feldman (drums) in 2007. Their current lineup includes all original members, along with longtime touring guitarist Christoph Hochheim and Brian Alvarez, who has served as the band's touring drummer in place of Feldman, who remains involved with the band offstage after the band's Spain and Portugal tour in 2025.
Wye OakartistWye Oak is an American indie rock duo from Baltimore composed of Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner. Their sound has been described as "earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop" as well as indie folk. Wasner sings lead vocals and plays electric or acoustic guitar, while Stack plays both drums and keyboards, playing the drums with his feet and right hand, and the bass line with his left hand.
TusksartistTusks is the stage name of Emily Underhill, an English singer and electronic musician from London.
Lower DensartistLower Dens was an American alternative indie pop band from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The band was formed in 2010 by Jana Hunter, Geoff Graham, Abram Sanders and Will Adams. Lower Dens has released four albums: their debut on Gnomonsong and a follow-up album on Ribbon Music. Their third album, Escape from Evil, was released on March 31, 2015, on Ribbon Music.
BlouseartistBlouse is an American alternative rock band based in Portland, Oregon formed in 2010 by Charlie Hilton and Patrick Adams (bass).
Ian SweetartistJilian Medford, better known by her stage name Ian Sweet, is an American indie rock musician from Los Angeles, California.
WidowspeakartistWidowspeak is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas.
No JoyartistNo Joy are a Canadian shoegaze band from Montreal formed in late 2009 by Jasamine White-Gluz.
Half WaifartistHalf Waif is the stage name of American musician Ananda Rose "Nandi" Plunkett.
I Break HorsesartistI Break Horses are a Swedish indie rock band made up of Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck. The band took its name from a song of the same name by Bill Callahan.
2:54artist2:54 is a rock band formed in London in 2010, composed of Irish sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow. Their songs focus on the shoegaze and alternative rock genres, blending distorted grunge with dreamy atmospherics. They have released 2 studio albums, 2:54(2012), and The Other I(2014). They also released their debut EP, ScarletEP, in 2011.
Desperate JournalistartistDesperate Journalist are an English, London-based post-punk band, formed in 2012. They released their self-titled debut album in 2015 on Fierce Panda Records. A second album, Grow Up, was released in March 2017. The band's third album, In Search of the Miraculous, was released in February 2019. A fourth album, Maximum Sorrow!, was released on 2 July 2021. Their fifth album, No Hero, was released on September 27, 2024.
Young GalaxyartistYoung Galaxy is a Canadian indie pop/dream pop band formed in 2005 in Vancouver, whose members are husband and wife, Stephen Ramsay and Catherine McCandless.
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School of Seven BellsartistSchool of Seven Bells was an American indie rock band from New York City, formed in 2007. It originally consisted of Alejandra Deheza, her sister Claudia Deheza and Benjamin Curtis. Claudia left the group in 2010, and Curtis died of lymphoma in 2013. Using demos of songs Curtis had written prior to and during his illness, the band's fourth and final album, SVIIB, was completed posthumously and released in February 2016.
Slow PulpartistMadison indie whose songs run cool with a shoegaze bruise.
TTSSFUartistTasmin Nicole Stephens, also known as TTSSFU, is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Manchester. She played guitar in the post punk band Duvet and has since gained prominence as a solo artist in the shoegaze and dream pop genres. Stephens is signed with Partisan Records.
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Jay SomartistMelina Mae Cortez Duterte, better known by her stage name Jay Som, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing engineer. Initially presenting an indie rock sound, she released her debut studio album Turn Into in mid-2016. She followed this with Everybody Works in 2017, Anak Ko in 2019, and Belong in 2025.
Frankie CosmosartistGreta Simone Kline, also known by the stage name Frankie Cosmos, is an American musician and singer. She is known for her independent releases, inspired by Frank O'Hara's poetry, DIY ethics of K Records and the early 2000s New York City's anti-folk scene. She is the daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. Her former stage name "Frankie Cosmos" is now the name of her band.
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