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10 songs that feel like Gosh

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

Gosh
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Gosh
Jamie xx
moderate 62/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Spoon — Can moderate 96 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 56/100.

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Blown a Wish — My Bloody Valentine intense 95 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Moonage Daydream — David Bowie intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — runs a little hotter at 68/100. Measured 85% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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She's a Superstar — The Verve intense 120 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It runs a little hotter at 68/100. Same layered texture.

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Aumgn — Can intense 110 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Astronomy Domine — Pink Floyd intense 120 BPM

83% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 74/100.

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A Wolf at the Door — Radiohead intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Come Down to Us — Burial intense 90 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Birdland — Patti Smith intense 120 BPM

A 82% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 68/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Ziggomatic 17 — Aphex Twin intense 130 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 69/100.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Hedwig's Theme by John Williams
Hedwig's Theme — John Williams safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

E.T. Flying Theme by John Williams
E.T. Flying Theme — John Williams safe 112 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge.

Here I Am by Dolly Parton
Here I Am — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Radio by Lana Del Rey
Radio — Lana Del Rey safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 27/100, versus the original's 62.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 34/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cypress by Tycho
Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 37/100.

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Anywhere Is — Enya safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 19/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gosh” by Jamie xx?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Spoon” by Can, “Blown a Wish” by My Bloody Valentine, “Moonage Daydream” by David Bowie — 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 “Gosh” but calmer?

“Hedwig's Theme” by John Williams, “E.T. Flying Theme” by John Williams, “Here I Am” by Dolly Parton keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Gosh”?

It measures 62/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 128 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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 62/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and spoken word. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Golden Lady — Stevie Wonder
Same feeling, bigger: Giggy Smile — Faust

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity62
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force40
Trigger load50

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

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