16 artists like Tori Amos
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 22 Tori Amos songs (averaging 49/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same nostalgic register and plays calmer overall (34/100). 35 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (57/100), with the same cathartic register running through 57 measured songs.
46 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (54/100).
Shares the same nostalgic register and averages almost the same intensity (44/100). 23 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (44/100), with the same cathartic register running through 20 measured songs.
50 measured songs that keep the same intense register — averages almost the same intensity (54/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and plays calmer overall (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (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 (49/100).
Shares the same intimate register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 48 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (39/100), with the same melancholy register running through 44 measured songs.
43 measured songs that keep the same transcendent register — averages almost the same intensity (53/100).
Shares the same intimate register and plays calmer overall (43/100). 38 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (28/100), with the same melancholy register running through 66 measured songs.
44 measured songs that keep the same reflective register — plays calmer overall (34/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and plays calmer overall (43/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Tori Amos?
The closest matches we measure are Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 22 measured Tori Amos songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Tom Waits: “Singapore” (94% feel-match); Arcade Fire: “Put Your Money on Me” (94% feel-match); Fiona Apple: “A Mistake” (95% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Tori Amos centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Tori Amos overall?
Across 22 measured songs, Tori Amos averages 49/100 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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