16 artists like The Pretty Reckless
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 1 The Pretty Reckless songs (averaging 46/100 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.
Averages almost the same intensity (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (51/100). 80 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (43/100), with the same melancholy register running through 71 measured songs.
65 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (45/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 60 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (53/100), with the same melancholy register running through 57 measured songs.
54 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (48/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 48 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (49/100), with the same intense register running through 47 measured songs.
44 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (51/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (33/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 42 measured songs.
41 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (45/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like The Pretty Reckless?
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 The Pretty Reckless songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Bob Dylan: “Gotta Serve Somebody” (99% feel-match); R.E.M.: “King of Comedy” (94% feel-match); U2: “The Troubles” (98% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the The Pretty Reckless centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is The Pretty Reckless overall?
Across 1 measured songs, The Pretty Reckless averages 46/100 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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