16 artists like The Cribs
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 The Cribs songs (averaging 54/100 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.
Runs hotter overall (65/100), with the same introspective register running through 47 measured songs.
17 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — runs hotter overall (68/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (55/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (50/100), with the same energetic register running through 26 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (54/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (59/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (60/100), with the same rebellious register running through 20 measured songs.
32 measured songs that keep the same rebellious register — runs hotter overall (70/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 22 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (49/100), with the same energetic register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (75/100).
Shares the same rebellious register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (41/100), with the same introspective register running through 89 measured songs.
64 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — plays calmer overall (35/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (53/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like The Cribs?
The closest matches we measure are Arcade Fire, Pixies, Hüsker Dü. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured The Cribs songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Arcade Fire: “Signs of Life” (96% feel-match); Pixies: “Brick Is Red” (95% feel-match); Hüsker Dü: “She Floated Away” (95% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the The Cribs centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is The Cribs overall?
Across 20 measured songs, The Cribs averages 54/100 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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