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10 songs that feel like Graceland Too

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

Graceland Too
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Graceland Too
Phoebe Bridgers
moderate 49/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Loud Places — Jamie xx moderate 95 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 43/100.

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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea — Joe Hisaishi safe 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Thank You for Your Love — Antony and the Johnsons moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Poles Apart — Pink Floyd moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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In the Backseat — Arcade Fire moderate 85 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Volga Sailor — Slint moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Charlotte — Slint moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Pam — Slint moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Old Skin — Slint moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Gone Girl — SZA moderate 85 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 38/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 29/100, down from 49.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 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 21/100.

Happy For You by Dua Lipa
Happy For You — Dua Lipa safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friends Will Be Friends by Queen
Friends Will Be Friends — Queen safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What Do I Know? by Ed Sheeran
What Do I Know? — Ed Sheeran safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Teach Your Children — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young safe 92 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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 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 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Graceland Too” by Phoebe Bridgers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Loud Places” by Jamie xx, “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” by Joe Hisaishi, “Thank You for Your Love” by Antony and the Johnsons — 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 “Graceland Too” but calmer?

“Always with Me” by Yumi Kimura, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “That's the Way” by Led Zeppelin keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Graceland Too”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 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

Intensity49
Dynamics67
Tempo25
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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