16 artists like Modest Mouse
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 22 Modest Mouse songs (averaging 54/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (65/100), with the same dreamy register running through 47 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (41/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and runs hotter overall (70/100). 32 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (53/100), with the same melancholy register running through 57 measured songs.
38 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — plays calmer overall (43/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (59/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (60/100), with the same heavy register running through 20 measured songs.
78 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 48 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (52/100), with the same energetic register running through 40 measured songs.
27 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (43/100).
Shares the same heavy register and averages almost the same intensity (58/100). 22 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (54/100), with the same energetic register running through 19 measured songs.
17 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — runs hotter overall (68/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Modest Mouse?
The closest matches we measure are Arcade Fire, Pixies, R.E.M.. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 22 measured Modest Mouse songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Arcade Fire: “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” (96% feel-match); Pixies: “Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons” (96% feel-match); R.E.M.: “Supernatural Superserious” (95% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Modest Mouse centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Modest Mouse overall?
Across 22 measured songs, Modest Mouse averages 54/100 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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