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Albums like In Rainbows
Radiohead · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like In Rainbows by Radiohead, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like In Rainbows start with Hounds of Love by Kate Bush: If you like In Rainbows, try Hounds of Love by Kate Bush (similar imaging/bass; art rock). A level up from In Rainbows is Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits: Level up via bass/midrange: Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits after In Rainbows. Best sounding next listen: A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than In Rainbows.
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Albums like In Rainbows
If you like In Rainbows, you need Hounds of Love by Kate Bush because If you like In Rainbows, try Hounds of Love by Kate Bush (similar imaging/bass; art rock).
Kate Bush
If you like In Rainbows, try Hounds of Love by Kate Bush (similar imaging/bass; art rock).
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Fleetwood Mac
If you like In Rainbows, try Rumours by Fleetwood Mac (similar imaging/bass; alternative rock).
- Shared genres: alternative rock, art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Peter Gabriel
If you like In Rainbows, try So by Peter Gabriel (similar imaging/bass; art rock).
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from In Rainbows
If you like In Rainbows, you need Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits after In Rainbows.
Dire Straits
Level up via bass/midrange: Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits after In Rainbows.
- Shared genres: alternative rock, art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Sade
Level up via bass/imaging: Love Deluxe by Sade after In Rainbows.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +18
- Closest sonic facets: bass/imaging
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Stevie Wonder
Level up via bass/imaging: Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder after In Rainbows.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +18
- Closest sonic facets: bass/imaging
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like In Rainbows, you need A Love Supreme by John Coltrane when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than In Rainbows.
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than In Rainbows.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +18
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than In Rainbows.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +18
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Nina Simone
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than In Rainbows.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +18
- Closest sonic facets: bass/detail
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like In Rainbows?
- Hounds of Love by Kate Bush is a similar next listen after In Rainbows — If you like In Rainbows, try Hounds of Love by Kate Bush (similar imaging/bass; art rock).
- What is a level up from In Rainbows?
- Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits is a level up from In Rainbows — Level up via bass/midrange: Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits after In Rainbows.
- What sounds best after In Rainbows?
- A Love Supreme by John Coltrane is the best-sounding next listen after In Rainbows — A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than In Rainbows.
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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