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10 songs that feel like Late to the Party

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

Late to the Party
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Late to the Party
Kacey Musgraves
safe 11/100 intensity 72 BPM
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Wiegenlied — Johannes Brahms safe 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Angel Standing By — Jewel safe 72 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Same smooth texture.

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Stumble On My Way — Norah Jones safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Measured 97% alike.

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You Belong to Me — Patsy Cline safe 70 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Same smooth texture.

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First Day of My Life — Bright Eyes safe 65 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (65 BPM).

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III. Urn — Childish Gambino safe 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Same smooth texture.

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I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (8/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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Plastic Off the Sofa — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Reasons — Earth, Wind & Fire safe 70 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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I'll Take Care of You — Gil Scott-Heron safe 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Late to the Party” by Kacey Musgraves?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wiegenlied” by Johannes Brahms, “Angel Standing By” by Jewel, “Stumble On My Way” by Norah Jones — 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 “Late to the Party”?

It measures 11/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 72 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 99% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 11/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, 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 100% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype0/10

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 3/10, 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

Intensity11
Dynamics22
Tempo18
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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