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10 songs that feel like Armistice

Matched to Armistice by Phoenix 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
Armistice
Phoenix
moderate 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Romance in Durango — Bob Dylan moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Mean Woman Blues — Roy Orbison moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Posthumous Forgiveness — Tame Impala moderate 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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SOS — ABBA moderate 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

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Airbag — Radiohead moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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I Don't Want to Know — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Oh, Pretty Woman — Roy Orbison moderate 104 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100).

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On the Radio — Donna Summer moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Jump by Madonna
Jump — Madonna safe 125 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 45/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — Sting safe 102 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

One More Love Song by Mac DeMarco
One More Love Song — Mac DeMarco safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 60.

All of Me by Frank Sinatra
All of Me — Frank Sinatra safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 60.

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Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Pictures of Me — Elliott Smith safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Glimmer by Tame Impala
Glimmer — Tame Impala safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 25/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Armistice” by Phoenix?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Romance in Durango” by Bob Dylan, “Mean Woman Blues” by Roy Orbison, “I've Gotta Get a Message to You” by Bee Gees — the top match scores 96% 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 “Armistice” but calmer?

“Jump” by Madonna, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” by Sting keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Armistice”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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