16 artists like The Yardbirds
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 The Yardbirds songs (averaging 53/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (61/100), with the same energetic register running through 42 measured songs.
36 measured songs that keep the same intense register — averages almost the same intensity (55/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (58/100), with the same energetic register running through 44 measured songs.
84 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (56/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (50/100). 42 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (45/100), with the same energetic register running through 40 measured songs.
40 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (55/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (54/100). 30 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (45/100), with the same melancholy register running through 39 measured songs.
18 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same intense register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (35/100), with the same melancholy register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same introspective register and plays calmer overall (33/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like The Yardbirds?
The closest matches we measure are The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Jack White. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured The Yardbirds songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
The Black Keys: “Your Touch” (95% feel-match); Jimi Hendrix: “Burning of the Midnight Lamp” (95% feel-match); Jack White: “Missing Pieces” (95% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the The Yardbirds centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is The Yardbirds overall?
Across 20 measured songs, The Yardbirds averages 53/100 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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