16 artists like Deafheaven
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Deafheaven songs (averaging 77/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same emotional register and plays calmer overall (50/100). 32 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (49/100), with the same contemplative register running through 78 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same cathartic register — plays calmer overall (59/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (50/100). 21 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (53/100), with the same transcendent register running through 19 measured songs.
16 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (48/100).
Shares the same transcendent register and plays calmer overall (53/100). 43 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (44/100), with the same melancholy register running through 40 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — plays calmer overall (42/100).
Shares the same cathartic register and plays calmer overall (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (54/100), with the same intense register running through 50 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (69/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (46/100), with the same introspective register running through 20 measured songs.
15 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — plays calmer overall (56/100).
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Deafheaven?
The closest matches we measure are Explosions in the Sky, Radiohead, Foo Fighters. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Deafheaven songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Explosions in the Sky: “Your Hand in Mine” (69% feel-match); Radiohead: “Feral” (92% feel-match); Foo Fighters: “Your Favorite Toy” (93% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Deafheaven centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Deafheaven overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Deafheaven averages 77/100 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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