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10 songs that feel like Grass

Matched to Grass by Animal Collective 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
Grass
Animal Collective
intense 69/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Life — Sly & the Family Stone intense 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Fast as You Can — Fiona Apple intense 135 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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Vietnamese Baby — New York Dolls intense 145 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Mote — Sonic Youth intense 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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Dead Finks Don't Talk — Brian Eno intense 135 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Take Me with You When You Go — Jack White intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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Stigmata Martyr — Bauhaus intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Song Against Sex — Neutral Milk Hotel intense 145 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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The Sad Skinhead — Faust intense 140 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Fingertips (Part 2) — Little Stevie Wonder intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Believer — Kidz Bop Kids safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 38/100, down from 69.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 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.

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Count It Higher — Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats safe 140 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 8. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 69.

Three Girl Rhumba by Wire
Three Girl Rhumba — Wire moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 64/100, down from 69.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

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The Black Rider — Howard Shore moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Grass” by Animal Collective?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Life” by Sly & the Family Stone, “Fast as You Can” by Fiona Apple, “Vietnamese Baby” by New York Dolls — 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 “Grass” but calmer?

“Believer” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Roar” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Count It Higher” by Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Grass”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 90% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity69
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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