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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 Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding: If you like In Rainbows, try Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding (similar bass/midrange; art rock). A level up from In Rainbows is Love Deluxe by Sade: Level up via bass/imaging: Love Deluxe by Sade 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 Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding because If you like In Rainbows, try Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding (similar bass/midrange; art rock).
Esperanza Spalding
If you like In Rainbows, try Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding (similar bass/midrange; art rock).
- Shared genres: art rock
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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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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A level up from In Rainbows
If you like In Rainbows, you need Love Deluxe by Sade as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/imaging: Love Deluxe by Sade after In Rainbows.
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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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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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?
- Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding is a similar next listen after In Rainbows — If you like In Rainbows, try Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding (similar bass/midrange; art rock).
- What is a level up from In Rainbows?
- Love Deluxe by Sade is a level up from In Rainbows — Level up via bass/imaging: Love Deluxe by Sade 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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