16 artists like The Stone Roses
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 18 The Stone Roses songs (averaging 55/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same contemplative register and plays calmer overall (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (45/100), with the same joyful register running through 65 measured songs.
18 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (53/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (41/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
48 measured songs that keep the same transcendent register — plays calmer overall (49/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and plays calmer overall (49/100). 78 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (54/100), with the same intense register running through 50 measured songs.
40 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (49/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (58/100), with the same contemplative register running through 44 measured songs.
42 measured songs that keep the same spacious register — averages almost the same intensity (50/100).
Shares the same energetic register and plays calmer overall (44/100). 22 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (56/100), with the same cathartic register running through 84 measured songs.
57 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (53/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (54/100). 30 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like The Stone Roses?
The closest matches we measure are Bob Dylan, The Cure, Suede. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 18 measured The Stone Roses songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Bob Dylan: “Highway 61 Revisited” (93% feel-match); The Cure: “Icing Sugar” (93% feel-match); Suede: “Filmstar” (92% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the The Stone Roses centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is The Stone Roses overall?
Across 18 measured songs, The Stone Roses averages 55/100 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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