16 artists like MGMT
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 MGMT songs (averaging 46/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same joyful register and averages almost the same intensity (42/100). 22 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (60/100), with the same nostalgic register running through 23 measured songs.
19 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 35 measured songs.
65 measured songs that keep the same warm register — averages almost the same intensity (45/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (42/100). 62 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (54/100), with the same joyful register running through 50 measured songs.
49 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (44/100).
Shares the same intimate register and averages almost the same intensity (43/100). 38 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (59/100), with the same energetic register running through 37 measured songs.
64 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (35/100).
Shares the same warm register and runs hotter overall (56/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (38/100), with the same melancholy register running through 19 measured songs.
41 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — plays calmer overall (21/100).
Shares the same joyful register and plays calmer overall (38/100). 141 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like MGMT?
The closest matches we measure are Japanese Breakfast, Animal Collective, Phoenix. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured MGMT songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Japanese Breakfast: “Posing in Bondage” (91% feel-match); Animal Collective: “Bluish” (92% feel-match); Phoenix: “Love Like a Sunset” (88% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the MGMT centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is MGMT overall?
Across 20 measured songs, MGMT averages 46/100 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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