Retrieve → rerank funnel
Recommendationstop 10, audio-scored first
“melancholic, late-night driving”
Directional steering, not a hard filter. Audio stays the heavier-weighted leg (α = 0.7), but because each leg is min-max-normalized within this batch before weighting, a strong text match can still reorder — even flip — the top rows. The text encoder is a deliberately weak signal; stronger LLM vibe-to-audio translation is a named v2 item. Badges show how far each track moved versus the plain run.
Red Eyes
The War on Drugs
Retrieved purely by sonic and vibe similarity, with a strong audio match (0.756) to Midnight City and the highest vibe alignment among retrieved tracks — its sound closely fits the melancholic, late-night driving feel you asked for.
Listen on DeezerSteve McQueen
M83
Same artist as the seed and the highest audio similarity of all candidates (0.883), plus last.fm listeners consistently pair it with Midnight City — the strongest overall match here.
Listen on DeezerTrying to Be Cool
Phoenix
A strong audio similarity (0.82) combined with last.fm co-listening data makes this a confident cultural and sonic companion to Midnight City.
Listen on DeezerHoudini
Foster the People
Surfaced by listenbrainz listener overlap and carries a solid audio similarity (0.778), suggesting fans of Midnight City regularly gravitate toward this track.
Listen on DeezerSweet Disposition
The Temper Trap
Matches Midnight City's audio profile closely (0.778) and appears alongside it in listenbrainz listening data, pointing to a reliable sonic and cultural connection.
Listen on DeezerSelfless
The Strokes
Retrieved by vibe/acoustic similarity with no cultural co-listening signal; its relatively modest audio similarity (0.664) is offset by the strongest vibe-text alignment among the non-vibe-lane tracks (0.361), suggesting it fits the melancholic late-night mood even if the sonic overlap is more moderate.
Listen on Deezer1901
Phoenix
Backed by listenbrainz listener data and a reasonable audio similarity (0.73), this Phoenix track shares enough sonic ground with Midnight City to be a credible recommendation.
Listen on DeezerTongue Tied
Grouplove
A good audio similarity (0.808) and listenbrainz co-listening signal both support this pick as a sonically close companion to Midnight City.
Listen on DeezerInto The Galaxy
Midnight Juggernauts
Last.fm listeners link this to Midnight City, and while the audio similarity is moderate (0.697), the vibe-text score (0.29) offers some additional support for the late-night atmosphere.
Listen on DeezerCan I Call You Tonight?
Dayglow
Retrieved by vibe/acoustic similarity with no cultural overlap; the audio similarity is the lowest in the set (0.586), but it has the strongest vibe-text alignment overall (0.399), suggesting it resonates with the melancholic late-night driving mood even if it diverges sonically from the seed.
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Snapshot provenance
- exported
- 2026-06-12 16:06:00 UTC
- git
- 13bf027 (dirty)
- model
- laion/larger_clap_music_and_speech+mean
- fusion
- α=0.7 · β=0.3 · N=75