Upgrade Paths
Albums like Blood, Lies & Lullabies
NOVA RIOT · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Blood, Lies & Lullabies by NOVA RIOT, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Blood, Lies & Lullabies start with In Rainbows by Radiohead: If you like Blood, Lies & Lullabies, try In Rainbows by Radiohead (similar bass/midrange; alternative). A level up from Blood, Lies & Lullabies is Fear Inoculum by Tool: Level up via bass/midrange: Fear Inoculum by Tool after Blood, Lies & Lullabies. Best sounding next listen: Overgrown by James Blake. Overgrown by James Blake — nearer dynamics/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
Ranked for Headphones · Change setup · Speakers / Headphones / Any
Next step
Vote a path, log music vs fidelity for Blood, Lies & Lullabies, or save your gear for better rankings.
Popular gear: Dynaudio Confidence 20 · B&W 804 Diamond · Meze Empyrean · Sennheiser HD 800 S · KEF R3 · Focal Clear Mg
Albums like Blood, Lies & Lullabies
If you like Blood, Lies & Lullabies, you need In Rainbows by Radiohead because If you like Blood, Lies & Lullabies, try In Rainbows by Radiohead (similar bass/midrange; alternative).
Radiohead
If you like Blood, Lies & Lullabies, try In Rainbows by Radiohead (similar bass/midrange; alternative).
- Shared genres: alternative
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
A level up from Blood, Lies & Lullabies
If you like Blood, Lies & Lullabies, you need Fear Inoculum by Tool as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Fear Inoculum by Tool after Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
Tool
Level up via bass/midrange: Fear Inoculum by Tool after Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
- Shared genres: metal
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +15
Confidence 95% · sonic
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
Best sounding next listen
If you like Blood, Lies & Lullabies, you need Overgrown by James Blake when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Overgrown by James Blake — nearer dynamics/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
James Blake
Overgrown by James Blake — nearer dynamics/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
- Shared genres: alternative
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +21
Confidence 95% · sonic
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
Frank Ocean
Channel Orange by Frank Ocean — nearer bass/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
- Shared genres: alternative
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +27
Confidence 95% · sonic
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
M. Lucky
Gentlewoman by M. Lucky — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
- Shared genres: alternative
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: -3
Confidence 95% · sonic
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Blood, Lies & Lullabies?
- In Rainbows by Radiohead is a similar next listen after Blood, Lies & Lullabies — If you like Blood, Lies & Lullabies, try In Rainbows by Radiohead (similar bass/midrange; alternative).
- What is a level up from Blood, Lies & Lullabies?
- Fear Inoculum by Tool is a level up from Blood, Lies & Lullabies — Level up via bass/midrange: Fear Inoculum by Tool after Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
- What sounds best after Blood, Lies & Lullabies?
- Overgrown by James Blake is the best-sounding next listen after Blood, Lies & Lullabies — Overgrown by James Blake — nearer dynamics/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than Blood, Lies & Lullabies.
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
Best sounding nearby
More in Alternative · 2020s · NOVA RIOT · Editions
What listeners say
One thread for this album’s Upgrade Paths.
Keep going
Save paths · join Founding Listeners
Create a free account to save Upgrade Paths and claim a Founding Listener badge (first 100 activated). Or get new paths by email — no account required.
Upgrade Paths in your inbox
Occasional tips when new paths go live — no spam.
Get new Upgrade Paths in your inbox
Occasional tips when new paths go live — no spam.
Join the Listening Club remind list
One album a week — music vs fidelity. Optional email when the Tuesday pick rotates.
Come back Tuesday
Automated remind when the Listening Club pick rotates.