16 artists like Foster the People
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 1 Foster the People songs (averaging 36/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (38/100). 141 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 110 measured songs.
95 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (38/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (48/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (51/100). 80 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (49/100), with the same melancholy register running through 78 measured songs.
71 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (43/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (45/100). 65 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (35/100), with the same melancholy register running through 64 measured songs.
64 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (56/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 63 measured songs.
62 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (42/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (46/100). 61 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Foster the People?
The closest matches we measure are Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Bob Dylan. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 1 measured Foster the People songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Taylor Swift: “Fifteen” (92% feel-match); Kanye West: “Ultralight Beam” (89% feel-match); Bob Dylan: “Love Sick” (88% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Foster the People centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Foster the People overall?
Across 1 measured songs, Foster the People averages 36/100 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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