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If you like Hounds of Love
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If you like Hounds of Love by Kate Bush, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Hounds of Love start with Aja by Steely Dan: If you like Hounds of Love, try Aja by Steely Dan (art rock). A level up from Hounds of Love is Aja by Steely Dan: Level up in art rock: Aja by Steely Dan after Hounds of Love. Best sounding next listen: Aja by Steely Dan. Aja by Steely Dan — Shared genres: art rock; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
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Albums like Hounds of Love
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Steely Dan
If you like Hounds of Love, try Aja by Steely Dan (art rock).
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +16
Confidence 73% · auto
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Pink Floyd
If you like Hounds of Love, try The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (art rock).
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +6
Confidence 65% · auto
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Dire Straits
If you like Hounds of Love, try Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits (art rock).
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +6
Confidence 73% · auto
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A level up from Hounds of Love
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Steely Dan
Level up in art rock: Aja by Steely Dan after Hounds of Love.
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +16
Confidence 73% · auto
Preferred stream edition
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Pink Floyd
Level up in art rock: The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd after Hounds of Love.
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +6
Confidence 65% · auto
Preferred stream edition
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Esperanza Spalding
Level up in art rock: Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding after Hounds of Love.
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +6
Confidence 65% · auto
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
Best sounding next listen
Best sounding on Headphones
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — Shared genres: art rock; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +16
Confidence 73% · auto
Preferred stream edition
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd — Shared genres: art rock; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +6
Confidence 65% · auto
Preferred stream edition
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
Esperanza Spalding
Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding — Shared genres: art rock; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +6
Confidence 65% · auto
Some links are search fallbacks — confirm the exact edition year/label before trusting the stream.
Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Hounds of Love?
- Aja by Steely Dan is a similar next listen after Hounds of Love — If you like Hounds of Love, try Aja by Steely Dan (art rock).
- What is a level up from Hounds of Love?
- Aja by Steely Dan is a level up from Hounds of Love — Level up in art rock: Aja by Steely Dan after Hounds of Love.
- What sounds best after Hounds of Love?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after Hounds of Love — Aja by Steely Dan — Shared genres: art rock; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
More gateway starts
- If you like Aja — Steely Dan
- If you like Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
- If you like Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno
- If you like The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
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