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Albums like Give Me Dirt
Cancer Bats · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Give Me Dirt by Cancer Bats, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Give Me Dirt start with Fear Inoculum by Tool: If you like Give Me Dirt, try Fear Inoculum by Tool (similar bass/midrange; metal). A level up from Give Me Dirt is Rumours by Fleetwood Mac: Level up via bass/midrange: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac after Give Me Dirt. Best sounding next listen: Aja by Steely Dan. Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Give Me Dirt.
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Albums like Give Me Dirt
If you like Give Me Dirt, you need Fear Inoculum by Tool because If you like Give Me Dirt, try Fear Inoculum by Tool (similar bass/midrange; metal).
Tool
If you like Give Me Dirt, try Fear Inoculum by Tool (similar bass/midrange; metal).
- Shared genres: metal
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 95% · sonic
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The War on Drugs
If you like Give Me Dirt, try Lost in the Dream by The War on Drugs (similar bass/midrange; rock).
- Shared genres: rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +14
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Give Me Dirt
If you like Give Me Dirt, you need Rumours by Fleetwood Mac as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac after Give Me Dirt.
Fleetwood Mac
Level up via bass/midrange: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac after Give Me Dirt.
- Shared genres: rock, hard rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +16
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Give Me Dirt, you need Aja by Steely Dan when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Give Me Dirt.
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Give Me Dirt.
- Shared genres: rock, hard rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +32
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd — nearer midrange/bass profile with stronger fidelity signals than Give Me Dirt.
- Shared genres: rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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David Bowie
Blackstar by David Bowie — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Give Me Dirt.
- Shared genres: rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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- What albums are like Give Me Dirt?
- Fear Inoculum by Tool is a similar next listen after Give Me Dirt — If you like Give Me Dirt, try Fear Inoculum by Tool (similar bass/midrange; metal).
- What is a level up from Give Me Dirt?
- Rumours by Fleetwood Mac is a level up from Give Me Dirt — Level up via bass/midrange: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac after Give Me Dirt.
- What sounds best after Give Me Dirt?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after Give Me Dirt — Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Give Me Dirt.
More gateway starts
- If you like Aja — Steely Dan
- If you like The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
- If you like Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno
- If you like Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
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