16 artists like Built to Spill
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 16 Built to Spill songs (averaging 57/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same contemplative register and plays calmer overall (49/100). 78 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (49/100), with the same melancholy register running through 64 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same cathartic register — averages almost the same intensity (58/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (49/100). 48 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (57/100), with the same energetic register running through 57 measured songs.
47 measured songs that keep the same dreamy register — runs hotter overall (65/100).
Shares the same contemplative 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.
16 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (48/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (41/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 42 measured songs.
40 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (55/100). 18 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (53/100), with the same dreamy register running through 17 measured songs.
10 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (60/100).
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Built to Spill?
The closest matches we measure are Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Siouxsie and the Banshees. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 16 measured Built to Spill songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Radiohead: “Lotus Flower” (94% feel-match); Pink Floyd: “Time” (93% feel-match); Siouxsie and the Banshees: “Candyman” (94% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Built to Spill centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Built to Spill overall?
Across 16 measured songs, Built to Spill averages 57/100 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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