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10 songs that feel like Blank Frank

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

Blank Frank
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Blank Frank
Brian Eno
moderate 50/100 intensity 128 BPM
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New Man — Ed Sheeran moderate 125 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Rack of His — Fiona Apple moderate 110 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Trigger Cut — Pavement moderate 135 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Wang Dang Doodle — Howlin' Wolf moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Who Makes Your Money — Spoon moderate 118 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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The Book of Right-On — Joanna Newsom moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? — Arctic Monkeys moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Who Killed Mr. Moonlight — Bauhaus moderate 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Swingin' Party — The Replacements moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Step Off — Kacey Musgraves moderate 116 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da — The Police safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Vicar in a Tutu — The Smiths 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 6. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Uncle John's Band — Grateful Dead safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 30/100, versus the original's 50.

Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
Way Out West — Sonny Rollins safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 36/100, down from 50.

Have You Heard by Pat Metheny Group
Have You Heard — Pat Metheny Group safe 140 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.

Seymour Stein by Belle and Sebastian
Seymour Stein — Belle and Sebastian safe 118 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 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Frankly, Mr. Shankly — The Smiths safe 145 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 33/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Blank Frank” by Brian Eno?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “New Man” by Ed Sheeran, “Rack of His” by Fiona Apple, “Trigger Cut” by Pavement — 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 “Blank Frank” but calmer?

“De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” by The Police, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Vicar in a Tutu” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Blank Frank”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1974 in context

The 176 songs we’ve measured from 1974 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity50
Dynamics56
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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