16 artists like St Vincent
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 1 St Vincent songs (averaging 44/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same contemplative register and runs hotter overall (50/100). 110 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (61/100), with the same contemplative register running through 90 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (48/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and runs hotter overall (56/100). 84 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (59/100), with the same warm register running through 82 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and runs hotter overall (51/100). 80 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (62/100), with the same warm register running through 74 measured songs.
71 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (43/100).
Shares the same warm register and averages almost the same intensity (45/100). 65 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (56/100), with the same contemplative register running through 64 measured songs.
64 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same warm register and averages almost the same intensity (46/100). 61 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (52/100), with the same warm register running through 60 measured songs.
57 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — runs hotter overall (57/100).
Frequently asked
What artists sound like St Vincent?
The closest matches we measure are Kanye West, Eminem, Björk. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 1 measured St Vincent songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Kanye West: “Ultralight Beam” (95% feel-match); Eminem: “Temporary” (82% feel-match); Björk: “You've Been Flirting Again” (93% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the St Vincent centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is St Vincent overall?
Across 1 measured songs, St Vincent averages 44/100 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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