16 artists like Cat Power

Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 16 Cat Power songs (averaging 26/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.

Hozier shares: intimate · contemplative · reflective

Shares the same intimate register and runs hotter overall (43/100). 38 of their songs measured.

Start with Cherry Wine · 80 BPM · 90% feel-match to Cat Power

Taylor Swift shares: warm · energetic · melancholy

Runs hotter overall (38/100), with the same warm register running through 141 measured songs.

Start with The Best Day · 90 BPM · 90% feel-match to Cat Power

Lana Del Rey shares: melancholy · contemplative · intimate

66 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (28/100).

Start with Salvatore · 90 BPM · 90% feel-match to Cat Power

Ed Sheeran shares: melancholy · intimate · energetic

Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (35/100). 64 of their songs measured.

Start with What Do I Know? · 92 BPM · 90% feel-match to Cat Power

Phoebe Bridgers shares: melancholy · intimate · warm

Averages almost the same intensity (28/100), with the same melancholy register running through 26 measured songs.

Start with Killer · 85 BPM · 89% feel-match to Cat Power

Sufjan Stevens shares: reflective · melancholy · contemplative

44 measured songs that keep the same reflective register — runs hotter overall (34/100).

Start with All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands · 90 BPM · 90% feel-match to Cat Power

Big Thief shares: energetic · melancholy · intimate

Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (38/100). 18 of their songs measured.

Start with Mythological Beauty · 85 BPM · 89% feel-match to Cat Power

U2 shares: melancholy · contemplative · intimate

Runs hotter overall (52/100), with the same melancholy register running through 82 measured songs.

Start with Cedars of Lebanon · 85 BPM · 89% feel-match to Cat Power

Beyoncé shares: energetic · warm · intimate

57 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (50/100).

Start with BLACKBIIRD · 72 BPM · 89% feel-match to Cat Power

Cocteau Twins shares: warm · contemplative · dreamy

Shares the same warm register and runs hotter overall (35/100). 18 of their songs measured.

Start with Crushed · 92 BPM · 90% feel-match to Cat Power

David Bowie shares: energetic · contemplative · melancholy

Runs hotter overall (54/100), with the same energetic register running through 50 measured songs.

Start with Lady Stardust · 105 BPM · 89% feel-match to Cat Power

Arctic Monkeys shares: intimate · melancholy · introspective

48 measured songs that keep the same intimate register — runs hotter overall (49/100).

Start with Mr. Schwartz · 85 BPM · 89% feel-match to Cat Power

Kacey Musgraves shares: contemplative · melancholy · energetic

Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (26/100). 48 of their songs measured.

Start with Blowin' Smoke · 92 BPM · 90% feel-match to Cat Power

Frank Ocean shares: melancholy · intimate · contemplative

Runs hotter overall (37/100), with the same melancholy register running through 37 measured songs.

Start with Provider · 92 BPM · 90% feel-match to Cat Power

Elliott Smith shares: melancholy · intimate · introspective

33 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (32/100).

Start with Satellite · 85 BPM · 89% feel-match to Cat Power

Arcade Fire shares: energetic · melancholy · nostalgic

Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.

Start with Haiti · 90 BPM · 83% feel-match to Cat Power

Frequently asked

What artists sound like Cat Power?

The closest matches we measure are Hozier, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 16 measured Cat Power songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.

Which song should I start with?

Hozier: “Cherry Wine” (90% feel-match); Taylor Swift: “The Best Day” (90% feel-match); Lana Del Rey: “Salvatore” (90% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Cat Power centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.

How intense is Cat Power overall?

Across 16 measured songs, Cat Power averages 26/100 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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