16 artists like Clannad
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 1 Clannad songs (averaging 22/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (17/100). 51 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (38/100), with the same melancholy register running through 141 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (41/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (35/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (42/100), with the same melancholy register running through 62 measured songs.
51 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (21/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (39/100). 50 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (26/100), with the same calm register running through 48 measured songs.
46 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (39/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (33/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (34/100), with the same melancholy register running through 44 measured songs.
43 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (34/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (34/100). 43 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (40/100), with the same melancholy register running through 42 measured songs.
41 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (21/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (50/100). 110 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Clannad?
The closest matches we measure are Enya, Taylor Swift, R.E.M.. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 1 measured Clannad songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Enya: “Water Shows the Hidden Heart” (82% feel-match); Taylor Swift: “Sweet Nothing” (99% feel-match); R.E.M.: “Everybody Hurts” (99% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Clannad centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Clannad overall?
Across 1 measured songs, Clannad averages 22/100 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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