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10 songs that feel like Don Aman

Matched to Don Aman by Slint 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
Don Aman
Slint
moderate 58/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Poles Apart — Pink Floyd moderate 85 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and sits a little calmer at 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Shanty — Slowdive intense 95 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Shine a Light — Spiritualized intense 80 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 90% alike.

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In the Backseat — Arcade Fire moderate 85 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 49/100. Same layered texture.

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Needle in the Hay — Elliott Smith intense 85 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Disarray — Low moderate 120 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 52/100. Same layered texture.

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Oh! Sweet Nuthin' — The Velvet Underground moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — sits a little calmer at 49/100. Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Siberian Breaks — MGMT moderate 90 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 49/100. Same layered texture.

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Graceland Too — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 85 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and sits a little calmer at 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Come On! Feel the Illinoise — Sufjan Stevens moderate 100 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 50/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 58.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 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 7. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 58.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Don Aman” by Slint?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Poles Apart” by Pink Floyd, “Shanty” by Slowdive, “Shine a Light” by Spiritualized — the top match scores 91% 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 “Don Aman” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Don Aman”?

It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, frequent 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep1/10
Focus5/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1991 in context

The 266 songs we’ve measured from 1991 average a dynamic range of 6.8/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity58
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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