16 artists like Ben Howard
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Ben Howard songs (averaging 36/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (38/100). 141 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (43/100), with the same calm register running through 38 measured songs.
42 measured songs that keep the same introspective register — averages almost the same intensity (40/100).
Shares the same uplifting register and averages almost the same intensity (41/100). 31 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (52/100), with the same melancholy register running through 82 measured songs.
60 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (45/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (35/100), with the same calm register running through 39 measured songs.
27 measured songs that keep the same nostalgic register — averages almost the same intensity (35/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (43/100). 27 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (27/100), with the same calm register running through 24 measured songs.
19 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (38/100).
Shares the same intimate register and averages almost the same intensity (35/100). 18 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (43/100), with the same energetic register running through 17 measured songs.
48 measured songs that keep the same calm register — plays calmer overall (26/100).
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (33/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Ben Howard?
The closest matches we measure are Taylor Swift, Hozier, Bon Iver. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Ben Howard songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Taylor Swift: “Clara Bow” (97% feel-match); Hozier: “Strange Communion” (96% feel-match); Bon Iver: “Roslyn” (97% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Ben Howard centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Ben Howard overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Ben Howard averages 36/100 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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