16 artists like American Football
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 American Football songs (averaging 41/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same reflective register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 32 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (54/100), with the same reflective register running through 22 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (44/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (45/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (44/100), with the same contemplative register running through 20 measured songs.
26 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (28/100).
Shares the same introspective register and runs hotter overall (58/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
78 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — runs hotter overall (49/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (35/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 63 measured songs.
57 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (57/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 48 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (40/100), with the same introspective register running through 42 measured songs.
40 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (55/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like American Football?
The closest matches we measure are Mineral, Modest Mouse, Appleseed Cast. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured American Football songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Mineral: “Lovelier” (94% feel-match); Modest Mouse: “Polar Opposites” (82% feel-match); Appleseed Cast: “Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets” (98% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the American Football centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is American Football overall?
Across 20 measured songs, American Football averages 41/100 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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