16 artists like New Order
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 24 New Order songs (averaging 47/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (54/100), with the same joyful register running through 50 measured songs.
38 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (42/100), with the same energetic register running through 62 measured songs.
65 measured songs that keep the same warm register — averages almost the same intensity (45/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (44/100). 49 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (51/100), with the same melancholy register running through 44 measured songs.
43 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — runs hotter overall (53/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 41 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (56/100), with the same warm register running through 20 measured songs.
50 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same joyful register and averages almost the same intensity (44/100). 34 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 110 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (48/100).
Frequently asked
What artists sound like New Order?
The closest matches we measure are Arcade Fire, David Bowie, Depeche Mode. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 24 measured New Order songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Arcade Fire: “Modern Man” (90% feel-match); David Bowie: “Fashion” (90% feel-match); Depeche Mode: “Dream On” (89% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the New Order centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is New Order overall?
Across 24 measured songs, New Order averages 47/100 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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