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10 songs that feel like Know What I Know

Matched to Know What I Know 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
Know What I Know
James Blake
moderate 41/100 intensity 75 BPM
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It Takes a Lot to Know a Man — Damien Rice moderate 70 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Embrace — Low moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Always Trying to Work It Out — Low moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Take Your Time — Low moderate 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Halfway Through — Low moderate 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Throw It Away — Summer Walker moderate 75 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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Waste Your Pain — Cruz Beckham moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Version of the Truth — Squirrel Flower moderate 80 BPM

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

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Late Night, Maudlin Street — Morrissey moderate 72 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Posing in Bondage — Japanese Breakfast moderate 85 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Water Shows the Hidden Heart by Enya
Water Shows the Hidden Heart — Enya safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by Black Sabbath
Changes — Black Sabbath 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Which Will by Nick Drake
Which Will — Nick Drake safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine
Passing Afternoon — Iron & Wine safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 14/100, down from 41.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 21/100.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. 8/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Know What I Know” by James Blake?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “It Takes a Lot to Know a Man” by Damien Rice, “Embrace” by Low, “Always Trying to Work It Out” by Low — the top match scores 95% 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 “Know What I Know” but calmer?

“That's the Way” by Led Zeppelin, “Water Shows the Hidden Heart” by Enya, “Changes” by Black Sabbath keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Know What I Know”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 75 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild 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 88% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity41
Dynamics67
Tempo19
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load38

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

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