16 artists like Beach House
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 22 Beach House songs (averaging 27/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same warm register and runs hotter overall (35/100). 18 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (42/100), with the same warm register running through 22 measured songs.
41 measured songs that keep the same calm register — plays calmer overall (21/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (53/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (45/100), with the same warm register running through 65 measured songs.
18 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (34/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (43/100). 38 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (47/100), with the same dreamy register running through 18 measured songs.
66 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (28/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (41/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (43/100), with the same melancholy register running through 27 measured songs.
17 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (31/100).
Shares the same reflective register and runs hotter overall (34/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (53/100), with the same melancholy register running through 43 measured songs.
40 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (44/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (47/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Beach House?
The closest matches we measure are Cocteau Twins, Japanese Breakfast, Mac DeMarco. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 22 measured Beach House songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Cocteau Twins: “Crushed” (90% feel-match); Japanese Breakfast: “Be Sweet” (91% feel-match); Mac DeMarco: “Dreams from Yesterday” (91% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Beach House centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Beach House overall?
Across 22 measured songs, Beach House averages 27/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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