16 artists like LCD Soundsystem
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 LCD Soundsystem songs (averaging 56/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (56/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (57/100), with the same energetic register running through 57 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 38 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (44/100), with the same energetic register running through 49 measured songs.
34 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — plays calmer overall (44/100).
Shares the same intimate register and plays calmer overall (49/100). 48 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (54/100), with the same intense register running through 50 measured songs.
65 measured songs that keep the same warm register — plays calmer overall (45/100).
Shares the same joyful register and plays calmer overall (42/100). 22 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 110 measured songs.
26 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (53/100).
Shares the same energetic register and plays calmer overall (49/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (50/100), with the same energetic register running through 18 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (41/100).
Frequently asked
What artists sound like LCD Soundsystem?
The closest matches we measure are Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, U2. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured LCD Soundsystem songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Down Boy” (94% feel-match); Arcade Fire: “The Wilderness” (94% feel-match); U2: “Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” (94% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the LCD Soundsystem centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is LCD Soundsystem overall?
Across 20 measured songs, LCD Soundsystem averages 56/100 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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