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10 songs that feel like Angela

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

Angela
The song you love
Angela
The Lumineers
moderate 23/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Jealous Guy — John Lennon safe 76 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (76 BPM).

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The Only Exception — Paramore safe 76 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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The Last Time I Saw Richard — Joni Mitchell moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Betty — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

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Corpus Christi Bay — Robert Earl Keen safe 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Rose of Jericho — Eddie Vedder safe 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

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Angeles — Elliott Smith moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Measured 97% alike.

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New Year's Day — Taylor Swift safe 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

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Good to Love You — Guy Clark safe 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Pristine — Snail Mail moderate 100 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Angela is more than you want right now.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 15/100, down from 23.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Reads 11/100.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 19/100, versus the original's 23. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Boy with the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap — Belle and Sebastian safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 17/100, down from 23. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor
Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O'Connor safe 67 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Sodade by Cesaria Evora
Sodade — Cesaria Evora safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Careless Whisper by George Michael
Careless Whisper — George Michael safe 69 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 19/100, versus the original's 23.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Angela” by The Lumineers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Jealous Guy” by John Lennon, “The Only Exception” by Paramore, “The Last Time I Saw Richard” by Joni Mitchell — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Angela” but calmer?

“Someone Like You” by Adele, “Photograph” by Ed Sheeran, “Liability” by Lorde keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Angela”?

It measures 23/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 85% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 23/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity23
Dynamics44
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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