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10 songs that feel like Godspeed

Matched to Godspeed by James Blake 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
Godspeed
James Blake
safe 33/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Oceans — Pearl Jam moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Play — Jorja Smith moderate 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Roslyn — Bon Iver moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 95% alike.

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One Love — Massive Attack moderate 90 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Rain — Madonna moderate 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Lost — Faith Hill moderate 70 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Cleanse Song — Bright Eyes moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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A Wolf Who Wears Sheepskin — Mac DeMarco moderate 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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Birds of a Feather — Billie Eilish moderate 70 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Simple Man — Lynyrd Skynyrd moderate 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Godspeed” by James Blake?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Oceans” by Pearl Jam, “Play” by Jorja Smith, “Roslyn” by Bon Iver — 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.

How intense is “Godspeed”?

It measures 33/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 70 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 33/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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 5/10, 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

Intensity33
Dynamics44
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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