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Albums like Drunk
Thundercat · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Drunk by Thundercat, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Drunk start with Random Access Memories by Daft Punk: If you like Drunk, try Random Access Memories by Daft Punk (similar dynamics/midrange; funk). A level up from Drunk is Nightclub by Patricia Barber: Level up via detail/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after Drunk. Best sounding next listen: A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
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Albums like Drunk
If you like Drunk, you need Random Access Memories by Daft Punk because If you like Drunk, try Random Access Memories by Daft Punk (similar dynamics/midrange; funk).
Daft Punk
If you like Drunk, try Random Access Memories by Daft Punk (similar dynamics/midrange; funk).
- Shared genres: funk, electronic
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +4
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Cory Wong
If you like Drunk, try The Optimist by Cory Wong (similar dynamics/imaging; jazz).
- Shared genres: jazz, funk
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2017 → 2018
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Massive Attack
If you like Drunk, try Mezzanine by Massive Attack (similar bass/detail; electronic).
- Shared genres: electronic
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +7
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Drunk
If you like Drunk, you need Nightclub by Patricia Barber as a deeper next step because Level up via detail/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after Drunk.
Patricia Barber
Level up via detail/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after Drunk.
- Shared genres: jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Diana Krall
Level up via soundstage/midrange: The Look of Love by Diana Krall after Drunk.
- Shared genres: jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Snarky Puppy
Level up via detail/midrange: We Like It Here by Snarky Puppy after Drunk.
- Shared genres: jazz, funk
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +14
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Drunk, 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 — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
- Shared genres: jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
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Preferred stream edition
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Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer midrange/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Drunk.
- Shared genres: jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Herbie Hancock
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock — nearer midrange/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Drunk.
- Shared genres: jazz, funk
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Drunk?
- Random Access Memories by Daft Punk is a similar next listen after Drunk — If you like Drunk, try Random Access Memories by Daft Punk (similar dynamics/midrange; funk).
- What is a level up from Drunk?
- Nightclub by Patricia Barber is a level up from Drunk — Level up via detail/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after Drunk.
- What sounds best after Drunk?
- A Love Supreme by John Coltrane is the best-sounding next listen after Drunk — A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless.
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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