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10 songs that feel like Andvari

Matched to Andvari by Sigur Rós on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Andvari
Sigur Rós
safe 34/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Take Me Somewhere Nice — Mogwai moderate 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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You Are My Sister — Antony and the Johnsons moderate 72 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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13 Beaches — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste — Galaxie 500 moderate 85 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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Drunk in LA — Beach House moderate 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).

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Sad Lisa — Cat Stevens moderate 72 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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Mad World — Tears for Fears moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois — Sufjan Stevens moderate 90 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

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Cathedral in a Suitcase — Pat Metheny safe 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).

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The Miracle of Love — Eurythmics safe 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Andvari” by Sigur Rós?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Take Me Somewhere Nice” by Mogwai, “You Are My Sister” by Antony and the Johnsons, “13 Beaches” by Lana Del Rey — the top match scores 95% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Andvari”?

It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 70 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity34
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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