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10 songs that feel like Gifts for the Earth

Matched to Gifts for the Earth by Deafheaven 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
Gifts for the Earth
Deafheaven
moderate 53/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Unthought Known — Pearl Jam moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Patricia — Florence + The Machine moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Won't You Try Saturday Afternoon — Jefferson Airplane moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Open Car — Porcupine Tree moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Acres Wild — Jethro Tull moderate 95 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and sits a little calmer at 47/100.

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Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe — Kendrick Lamar moderate 93 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Swim — BTS moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — sits a little calmer at 46/100. Measured 92% alike.

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Slip Away — Perfume Genius moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Mystic Rhythms — Rush moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

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Sovay — Andrew Bird moderate 110 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 53.

So I Could Find My Way by Enya
So I Could Find My Way — Enya safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Heaven by Depeche Mode
Heaven — Depeche Mode safe 100 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 7. Reads 18/100.

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Ode to Joy — Wilco safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 53.

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 53.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Music for Airports 1/2 by Brian Eno
Music for Airports 1/2 — Brian Eno safe

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 15/100.

The Big Ship by Brian Eno
The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 8/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gifts for the Earth” by Deafheaven?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Unthought Known” by Pearl Jam, “Patricia” by Florence + The Machine, “Won't You Try Saturday Afternoon” by Jefferson Airplane — the top match scores 96% 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 “Gifts for the Earth” but calmer?

“Überlin” by R.E.M., “So I Could Find My Way” by Enya, “Heaven” by Depeche Mode keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Gifts for the Earth”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 69% 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.

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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