16 artists like Tim Buckley
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Tim Buckley songs (averaging 47/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same introspective register and plays calmer overall (40/100). 42 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (48/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
60 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 29 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 22 measured songs.
23 measured songs that keep the same introspective register — runs hotter overall (60/100).
Shares the same introspective register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 16 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 21 measured songs.
19 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (47/100).
Shares the same reflective register and plays calmer overall (33/100). 42 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (40/100), with the same contemplative register running through 27 measured songs.
78 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (43/100), with the same calm register running through 38 measured songs.
32 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (43/100). 27 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Tim Buckley?
The closest matches we measure are Bon Iver, Björk, Talking Heads. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Tim Buckley songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Bon Iver: “8 (circle)” (96% feel-match); Björk: “All Neon Like” (96% feel-match); Talking Heads: “Cool Water” (95% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Tim Buckley centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Tim Buckley overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Tim Buckley averages 47/100 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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