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10 songs that feel like Away Above

Matched to Away Above by Weyes Blood 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
Away Above
Weyes Blood
moderate 41/100 intensity 75 BPM
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Viðrar vel til loftárása — Sigur Rós moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Ágætis Byrjun — Sigur Rós moderate 65 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Waltz No. 1 — Elliott Smith moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Gold Soundz — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Tides — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Gone — M83 moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Hymn of the Big Wheel — Massive Attack moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Me My Yoke and I — Damien Rice moderate 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Tudo O Que Voce Podia Ser — Milton Nascimento moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Say Yes to Heaven by Lana Del Rey
Say Yes to Heaven — Lana Del Rey safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 11/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Daydreamer by Adele
Daydreamer — Adele safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

A Wolf Who Wears Sheeps Clothes by Mac DeMarco
A Wolf Who Wears Sheeps Clothes — Mac DeMarco safe 85 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 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Boredom by Tyler, the Creator
Boredom — Tyler, the Creator safe 84 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 24/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Meeting in the Aisle — Radiohead safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 41.

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Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Wooden Ships — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young safe 70 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 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Zebra by Beach House
Zebra — Beach House safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Away Above” by Weyes Blood?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Viðrar vel til loftárása” by Sigur Rós, “Ágætis Byrjun” by Sigur Rós, “Waltz No. 1” by Elliott Smith — 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 “Away Above” but calmer?

“Say Yes to Heaven” by Lana Del Rey, “Daydreamer” by Adele, “A Wolf Who Wears Sheeps Clothes” by Mac DeMarco keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Away Above”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 75 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity41
Dynamics67
Tempo19
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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