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10 songs that feel like Everything Reminds Me of Her

Matched to Everything Reminds Me of Her by Elliott Smith 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
Everything Reminds Me of Her
Elliott Smith
moderate 41/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Lorelei — Cocteau Twins moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Just Like Honey — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 122 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Like a Daydream — Ride moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Swinging on a Star — Oscar Peterson safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Baby — Gal Costa moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Start a War — The National moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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royal screw up — Soccer Mommy moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Closing Time — Leonard Cohen moderate 112 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Coffee & TV — Blur moderate 125 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Tango Till They're Sore — Tom Waits moderate 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Everything Reminds Me of Her is more than you want right now.

White Ferrari by Frank Ocean
White Ferrari — Frank Ocean safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Halloween — Phoebe Bridgers 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 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

10:15 Saturday Night by The Cure
10:15 Saturday Night — The Cure safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 20/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Green Gloves by The National
Green Gloves — The National safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lived in Bars by Cat Power
Lived in Bars — Cat Power safe 116 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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No 1 Party Anthem — Arctic Monkeys safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Everything Reminds Me of Her” by Elliott Smith?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lorelei” by Cocteau Twins, “Just Like Honey” by The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Like a Daydream” by Ride — 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 “Everything Reminds Me of Her” but calmer?

“White Ferrari” by Frank Ocean, “The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us” by Sufjan Stevens, “Halloween” by Phoebe Bridgers keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Everything Reminds Me of Her”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 120 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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