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10 songs that feel like Black Lake

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

Black Lake
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Black Lake
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intense 63/100 intensity 70 BPM
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FEEL. — Kendrick Lamar intense 95 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).

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I Am Who Am (Killin' Time) — Mac Miller intense 95 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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I'm New Here — Gil Scott-Heron intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Mother — Tori Amos intense 72 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Mr. Morale — Kendrick Lamar intense 92 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).

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Tunic (Song For Karen) — Sonic Youth moderate 95 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Street Hassle — Lou Reed intense 60 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 91% alike.

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This Is Hardcore — Pulp intense 70 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It runs a little hotter at 73/100.

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Invincible — Tool moderate 70 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Beautiful Child — Swans intense 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 63.

My Eyes by Travis Scott
My Eyes — Travis Scott moderate 95 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 61/100 — the pull without the edge.

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River — Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 51/100.

Light Blue by Snail Mail
Light Blue — Snail Mail moderate 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 45/100, versus the original's 63. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cold by Chris Stapleton
Cold — Chris Stapleton moderate 65 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 59/100, down from 63. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child by Mahalia Jackson
Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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What Sarah Said — Death Cab for Cutie moderate 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 26/100.

Chained and Bound by Otis Redding
Chained and Bound — Otis Redding moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 63.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Black Lake” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “FEEL.” by Kendrick Lamar, “I Am Who Am (Killin' Time)” by Mac Miller, “I'm New Here” by Gil Scott-Heron — the top match scores 93% 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 “Black Lake” but calmer?

“Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “My Eyes” by Travis Scott, “River” by Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Black Lake”?

It measures 63/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 63/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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 8/10, 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

Intensity63
Dynamics78
Tempo17
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

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

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