16 artists like Stars of the Lid
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Stars of the Lid songs (averaging 12/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (17/100). 51 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (24/100), with the same calm register running through 37 measured songs.
23 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (20/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (22/100). 22 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (18/100), with the same calm register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — runs hotter overall (18/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and runs hotter overall (31/100). 17 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (34/100), with the same calm register running through 43 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (39/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (33/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (33/100), with the same introspective register running through 17 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (48/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (44/100). 49 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (55/100), with the same calm register running through 39 measured songs.
24 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (61/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (34/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Stars of the Lid?
The closest matches we measure are Enya, Brian Eno, Erik Satie. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Stars of the Lid songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Enya: “Watermark” (96% feel-match); Brian Eno: “An Ending (Ascent)” (98% feel-match); Erik Satie: “Gymnopedies” (98% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Stars of the Lid centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Stars of the Lid overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Stars of the Lid averages 12/100 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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