16 artists like Nicolas Jaar
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 19 Nicolas Jaar songs (averaging 44/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (45/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (48/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
39 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (55/100).
Shares the same dreamy register and averages almost the same intensity (44/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (44/100), with the same melancholy register running through 49 measured songs.
43 measured songs that keep the same calm register — plays calmer overall (34/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (38/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (33/100), with the same introspective register running through 17 measured songs.
51 measured songs that keep the same calm register — plays calmer overall (17/100).
Shares the same calm register and plays calmer overall (24/100). 37 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (22/100), with the same calm register running through 22 measured songs.
27 measured songs that keep the same reflective register — averages almost the same intensity (47/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (45/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (45/100), with the same introspective register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (39/100).
Shares the same dreamy register and runs hotter overall (51/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Nicolas Jaar?
The closest matches we measure are Disclosure, Björk, Aphex Twin. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 19 measured Nicolas Jaar songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Disclosure: “What's in Your Head” (95% feel-match); Björk: “Hidden Place” (94% feel-match); Aphex Twin: “syro u473t8+e (piezoluminescence mix)” (92% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Nicolas Jaar centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Nicolas Jaar overall?
Across 19 measured songs, Nicolas Jaar averages 44/100 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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