16 artists like Ultravox
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Ultravox songs (averaging 48/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same introspective register and averages almost the same intensity (45/100). 65 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (42/100), with the same energetic register running through 62 measured songs.
43 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (53/100).
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 38 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 31 measured songs.
19 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — plays calmer overall (38/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (57/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (54/100), with the same energetic register running through 50 measured songs.
41 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (60/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (44/100), with the same introspective register running through 20 measured songs.
20 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (56/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (47/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (50/100), with the same energetic register running through 18 measured songs.
18 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — plays calmer overall (38/100).
Shares the same contemplative register and averages almost the same intensity (48/100). 18 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Ultravox?
The closest matches we measure are The Cure, Ariana Grande, The Smashing Pumpkins. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Ultravox songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
The Cure: “Open” (97% feel-match); Ariana Grande: “Bad Decisions” (97% feel-match); The Smashing Pumpkins: “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)” (96% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Ultravox centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Ultravox overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Ultravox averages 48/100 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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