16 artists like The Killers
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 24 The Killers songs (averaging 52/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same joyful register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 47 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
40 measured songs that keep the same calm register — plays calmer overall (44/100).
Shares the same calm register and plays calmer overall (43/100). 38 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (43/100), with the same melancholy register running through 27 measured songs.
37 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (37/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (59/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (52/100), with the same melancholy register running through 82 measured songs.
60 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (53/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (48/100), with the same energetic register running through 54 measured songs.
44 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (51/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (58/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (45/100), with the same calm register running through 40 measured songs.
29 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same transcendent register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 48 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like The Killers?
The closest matches we measure are Tyler, the Creator, R.E.M., Sigur Rós. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 24 measured The Killers songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Tyler, the Creator: “CORSO” (96% feel-match); R.E.M.: “Supernatural Superserious” (98% feel-match); Sigur Rós: “Gobbledigook” (96% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the The Killers centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is The Killers overall?
Across 24 measured songs, The Killers averages 52/100 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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