16 artists like Caribou
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Caribou songs (averaging 41/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same calm register and plays calmer overall (31/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 110 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (42/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (51/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (38/100), with the same melancholy register running through 19 measured songs.
141 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (38/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (48/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (52/100), with the same melancholy register running through 82 measured songs.
65 measured songs that keep the same warm register — averages almost the same intensity (45/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (42/100), with the same energetic register running through 62 measured songs.
54 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (48/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (44/100). 49 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (42/100), with the same joyful register running through 49 measured songs.
44 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (51/100).
Shares the same calm register and plays calmer overall (35/100). 39 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Caribou?
The closest matches we measure are Solange, Kanye West, Japanese Breakfast. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Caribou songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Solange: “Some Things Never Seem To Fucking Work” (95% feel-match); Kanye West: “Last Call” (93% feel-match); Japanese Breakfast: “Posing in Bondage” (93% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Caribou centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Caribou overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Caribou averages 41/100 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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