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Albums like Born To Die (Deluxe Version)
Lana Del Rey · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version) by Lana Del Rey, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Born To Die (Deluxe Version) start with 49 Percent by Röyksopp: If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog). A level up from Born To Die (Deluxe Version) is Erotica by Madonna: Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Born To Die (Deluxe Version). Best sounding next listen: Aja by Steely Dan. Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
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Albums like Born To Die (Deluxe Version)
If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), you need 49 Percent by Röyksopp because If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
Röyksopp
If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Faithless
If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), try Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Avril Lavigne
If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), try Let Go by Avril Lavigne (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Born To Die (Deluxe Version)
If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), you need Erotica by Madonna as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: The Immaculate Collection by Madonna after Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Sawyer Brown
Level up via bass/midrange: Outskirts Of Town by Sawyer Brown after Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), 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 Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Nina Simone
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Closest sonic facets: bass/detail
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Born To Die (Deluxe Version)?
- 49 Percent by Röyksopp is a similar next listen after Born To Die (Deluxe Version) — If you like Born To Die (Deluxe Version), try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- What is a level up from Born To Die (Deluxe Version)?
- Erotica by Madonna is a level up from Born To Die (Deluxe Version) — Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
- What sounds best after Born To Die (Deluxe Version)?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after Born To Die (Deluxe Version) — Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Born To Die (Deluxe Version).
More gateway starts
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