16 artists like Stephen Stills
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 1 Stephen Stills songs (averaging 48/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (43/100). 71 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (34/100), with the same reflective register running through 43 measured songs.
42 measured songs that keep the same reflective register — plays calmer overall (33/100).
Shares the same intimate register and averages almost the same intensity (45/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (55/100), with the same melancholy register running through 40 measured songs.
38 measured songs that keep the same intimate register — averages almost the same intensity (43/100).
Shares the same intimate register and runs hotter overall (55/100). 36 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 35 measured songs.
31 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (41/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (40/100). 27 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (35/100), with the same melancholy register running through 27 measured songs.
24 measured songs that keep the same intimate register — plays calmer overall (27/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (50/100). 21 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Stephen Stills?
The closest matches we measure are Bob Dylan, R.E.M., U2. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 1 measured Stephen Stills songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Bob Dylan: “I Want You” (97% feel-match); R.E.M.: “Strange Currencies” (99% feel-match); U2: “The Playboy Mansion” (98% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Stephen Stills centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Stephen Stills overall?
Across 1 measured songs, Stephen Stills averages 48/100 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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