16 artists like Hozier
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 38 Hozier songs (averaging 43/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (28/100), with the same melancholy register running through 66 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (41/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (34/100), with the same nostalgic register running through 35 measured songs.
141 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (38/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (38/100), with the same heavy register running through 18 measured songs.
40 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (45/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (43/100). 27 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (44/100), with the same energetic register running through 20 measured songs.
42 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (61/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (39/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (35/100), with the same warm register running through 27 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same heavy register — runs hotter overall (60/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 78 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Hozier?
The closest matches we measure are Bob Dylan, Lana Del Rey, R.E.M.. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 38 measured Hozier songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Bob Dylan: “Ballad of a Thin Man” (93% feel-match); Lana Del Rey: “How to Disappear” (92% feel-match); R.E.M.: “King of Comedy” (92% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Hozier centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Hozier overall?
Across 38 measured songs, Hozier averages 43/100 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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