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10 songs that feel like Dreams

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

Dreams
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Dreams
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safe 12/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Sé lest — Sigur Rós safe 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Zebra — Beach House safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Everyday Is Like Sunday — Morrissey moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Five String Serenade — Mazzy Star safe 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Evening Falls... — Enya safe 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same smooth texture.

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Angeles — Enya safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Amid the Falling Snow — Enya safe 72 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Same smooth texture.

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Towers — Bonobo safe 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100).

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Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Dreams” by Solange?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys, “Sé lest” by Sigur Rós, “Zebra” by Beach House — 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.

How intense is “Dreams”?

It measures 12/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 99% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 12/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype0/10

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 3/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity12
Dynamics22
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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