16 artists like Pulp
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 19 Pulp songs (averaging 54/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same intimate register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 48 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (60/100), with the same heavy register running through 20 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (41/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 78 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (43/100), with the same intimate register running through 38 measured songs.
18 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (53/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (56/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (39/100), with the same melancholy register running through 44 measured songs.
57 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (57/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (53/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (48/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
50 measured songs that keep the same intense register — averages almost the same intensity (54/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (53/100), with the same energetic register running through 20 measured songs.
18 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (55/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and plays calmer overall (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Pulp?
The closest matches we measure are Arctic Monkeys, PJ Harvey, R.E.M.. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 19 measured Pulp songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Arctic Monkeys: “Knee Socks” (96% feel-match); PJ Harvey: “The Words That Maketh Murder” (95% feel-match); R.E.M.: “Supernatural Superserious” (96% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Pulp centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Pulp overall?
Across 19 measured songs, Pulp averages 54/100 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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