16 artists like Lorde
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 19 Lorde songs (averaging 38/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (38/100), with the same warm register running through 141 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (52/100).
Shares the same intense register and runs hotter overall (54/100). 50 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 110 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same warm register — averages almost the same intensity (42/100).
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 38 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (48/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
64 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (35/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (44/100). 49 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (34/100), with the same reflective register running through 44 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (54/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (28/100). 66 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (45/100), with the same warm register running through 65 measured songs.
62 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (42/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (50/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Lorde?
The closest matches we measure are Arcade Fire, Taylor Swift, U2. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 19 measured Lorde songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Arcade Fire: “Haiti” (87% feel-match); Taylor Swift: “Cornelia Street” (87% feel-match); U2: “Zooropa” (86% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Lorde centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Lorde overall?
Across 19 measured songs, Lorde averages 38/100 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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