The Beautiful South ~ Similar Artists

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James - 61% match to The Beautiful South

Championed initially by Morrissey of the Smiths, James signed with their home town record label, Manchester's Factory Records, in 1983. Their early singles, "What's The World?" and "Hymn From A Village", and the EPs JimOne and James II, were acclaimed for their unusual mixture... Read more

Ocean Colour Scene - 59% match to The Beautiful South

This Birmingham, England-based band survived several lean years in the early 90s to triumph in the Britpop era with a string of hugely popular retro-rock hit singles. Formed from the ashes of several local bands, Simon Fowler (25 May 1965; vocals, ex-Fanatics), Steve Cradock (b.... Read more

Crowded House - 58% match to The Beautiful South

After the break up of Split Enz at the end of 1984, one of its major songwriters, Neil Finn (27 May 1958, Te Awamutu, New Zealand; guitar/vocals), along with latter-day Split Enz drummer Paul Hester (b. 8 January 1959, Melbourne, Australia, d. 26 March 2005, Melbourne,... Read more

R.E.M. - 54% match to The Beautiful South

R.E.M. played their first concert in Athens, Georgia, USA, on 19 April 1980. Their line-up consisted of four drop-outs from the University of Georgia; Michael Stipe (4 January 1960, Decatur, Georgia, USA; vocals), Peter Buck (b. 6 December 1956, Berkeley, California, USA;... Read more

Travis - 52% match to The Beautiful South

One of Travis' chief claims to fame when they launched their career in 1997 was the fact that they were the first band to be signed to Independiente Records, the new label started by Andy McDonald following his departure from Go! Discs. Heavily influenced by classic rock acts... Read more