16 artists like Pat Metheny Group
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 8 Pat Metheny Group songs (averaging 36/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (48/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (54/100), with the same transcendent register running through 50 measured songs.
49 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (44/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (56/100), with the same energetic register running through 84 measured songs.
60 measured songs that keep the same warm register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (53/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (34/100), with the same energetic register running through 43 measured songs.
27 measured songs that keep the same warm register — averages almost the same intensity (35/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (43/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same nostalgic register and averages almost the same intensity (33/100). 42 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (42/100), with the same energetic register running through 27 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 78 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Pat Metheny Group?
The closest matches we measure are Björk, David Bowie, Daft Punk. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 8 measured Pat Metheny Group songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Björk: “You've Been Flirting Again” (89% feel-match); David Bowie: “Starman” (89% feel-match); Daft Punk: “Motherboard” (92% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Pat Metheny Group centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Pat Metheny Group overall?
Across 8 measured songs, Pat Metheny Group averages 36/100 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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