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10 songs that feel like Coolverine

Matched to Coolverine by Mogwai 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
Coolverine
Mogwai
moderate 42/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Sicily — Chick Corea moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

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Chord Change — Camel moderate 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Blues on the Corner — McCoy Tyner moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Let's Go Away for Awhile — The Beach Boys moderate 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Pulse and Fade — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

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The Woods — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Glittering Blackness — Explosions in the Sky moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Peer Gynt Suite — Edvard Grieg moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Trembling Hands — Explosions in the Sky moderate 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

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Search for the New Land — Lee Morgan moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Featherweight by Fleet Foxes
Featherweight — Fleet Foxes safe 115 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hedwig's Theme by John Williams
Hedwig's Theme — John Williams safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Glider by Tycho
Glider — Tycho safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Moonshadow by Cat Stevens
Moonshadow — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 42.

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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea — Joe Hisaishi safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 42.

Radio by Lana Del Rey
Radio — Lana Del Rey safe 116 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Me in Honey by R.E.M.
Me in Honey — R.E.M. safe 110 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Fat Lady of Limbourg — Brian Eno safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Coolverine” by Mogwai?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sicily” by Chick Corea, “Chord Change” by Camel, “Blues on the Corner” by McCoy Tyner — 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 “Coolverine” but calmer?

“Featherweight” by Fleet Foxes, “Hedwig's Theme” by John Williams, “Glider” by Tycho keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Coolverine”?

It measures 42/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 110 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 38% of songs, calmer than the other 62%. Its intensity reading of 42/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 62% 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
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity42
Dynamics67
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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