16 artists like The Flaming Lips
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 1 The Flaming Lips songs (averaging 39/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same cathartic register and averages almost the same intensity (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (45/100), with the same warm register running through 65 measured songs.
64 measured songs that keep the same cathartic register — runs hotter overall (49/100).
Shares the same joyful register and runs hotter overall (53/100). 43 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (50/100), with the same cathartic register running through 42 measured songs.
39 measured songs that keep the same warm register — runs hotter overall (45/100).
Shares the same joyful register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 29 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (50/100), with the same cathartic register running through 22 measured songs.
18 measured songs that keep the same cathartic register — averages almost the same intensity (38/100).
Shares the same cathartic register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 18 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (51/100), with the same warm register running through 17 measured songs.
84 measured songs that keep the same cathartic register — runs hotter overall (56/100).
Shares the same joyful register and runs hotter overall (58/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (61/100), with the same warm register running through 42 measured songs.
25 measured songs that keep the same cathartic register — runs hotter overall (60/100).
Shares the same cathartic register and runs hotter overall (58/100). 15 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like The Flaming Lips?
The closest matches we measure are Bob Dylan, The Cure, Pink Floyd. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 1 measured The Flaming Lips songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Bob Dylan: “Love Sick” (95% feel-match); The Cure: “Lovesong” (94% feel-match); Pink Floyd: “Jugband Blues” (98% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the The Flaming Lips centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is The Flaming Lips overall?
Across 1 measured songs, The Flaming Lips averages 39/100 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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