16 artists like Television
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 10 Television songs (averaging 56/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (60/100), with the same melancholy register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (56/100).
Shares the same dreamy register and runs hotter overall (65/100). 47 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (56/100), with the same rebellious register running through 17 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (59/100).
Shares the same intense register and averages almost the same intensity (54/100). 50 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (49/100), with the same transcendent register running through 48 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same rebellious register — averages almost the same intensity (58/100).
Shares the same dreamy register and averages almost the same intensity (51/100). 16 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (52/100), with the same contemplative register running through 60 measured songs.
23 measured songs that keep the same nostalgic register — plays calmer overall (44/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and plays calmer overall (50/100). 26 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (39/100), with the same melancholy register running through 44 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same transcendent register and averages almost the same intensity (53/100). 43 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Television?
The closest matches we measure are Arcade Fire, PJ Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 10 measured Television songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Arcade Fire: “Joan of Arc” (96% feel-match); PJ Harvey: “The Words That Maketh Murder” (94% feel-match); Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Despair” (96% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Television centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Television overall?
Across 10 measured songs, Television averages 56/100 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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