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10 songs that feel like Art Deco

Matched to Art Deco by Lana Del Rey on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Art Deco
The song you love
Art Deco
Lana Del Rey
moderate 27/100 intensity 99 BPM
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The Rip — Portishead safe 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100).

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Velvet — a-ha safe 88 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same smooth texture.

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Time (The Revelator) — Gillian Welch moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Tropical Loveland — ABBA safe 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same smooth texture.

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Sleep the Clock Around — Belle and Sebastian safe 118 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100).

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Forever (Sailing) — Snail Mail safe 105 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

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Too Young — Phoenix safe 108 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Day by Day — Bonobo safe 95 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same smooth texture.

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Over — Portishead moderate 85 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100).

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The First Time It Happens — The Muppets safe 110 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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The Rip — Portishead safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 27/100, down from 27. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 19/100.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 17/100, versus the original's 27. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 17/100, down from 27. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Show Me How by Foo Fighters
Show Me How — Foo Fighters safe 88 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

If You Say the Word by Radiohead
If You Say the Word — Radiohead safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Beachfires by Burial
Beachfires — Burial safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 27.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Art Deco” by Lana Del Rey?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Rip” by Portishead, “Velvet” by a-ha, “Time (The Revelator)” by Gillian Welch — the top match scores 98% 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 “Art Deco” but calmer?

“The Rip” by Portishead, “August” by Taylor Swift, “Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Art Deco”?

It measures 27/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 99 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 83% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 27/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth 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 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 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

Intensity27
Dynamics44
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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