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10 songs that feel like In Bloom

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

In Bloom
The song you love
In Bloom
Sturgill Simpson
safe 18/100 intensity 105 BPM
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Sidewalks of New York — Dan Zanes & Friends safe 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Piazza, New York Catcher — Belle and Sebastian safe 92 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same smooth texture.

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It Happened Today — R.E.M. safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Measured 97% alike.

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That's the Way the World Goes 'Round — John Prine safe 105 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Same smooth texture.

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Mexico — James Taylor safe 106 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (106 BPM).

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Knockin' on Your Screen Door — John Prine safe 85 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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When I Get to Heaven — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds — The Mountain Goats safe 85 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Betcha By Golly Wow! — Prince safe 108 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (108 BPM).

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Carolina in My Mind — James Taylor safe 102 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “In Bloom” by Sturgill Simpson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sidewalks of New York” by Dan Zanes & Friends, “Piazza, New York Catcher” by Belle and Sebastian, “It Happened Today” by R.E.M. — 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.

How intense is “In Bloom”?

It measures 18/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 105 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 92% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 18/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 4/10, 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

Intensity18
Dynamics33
Tempo36
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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