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10 songs that feel like Lazaretto

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

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Lazaretto
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intense 84/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Through Silver in Blood — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Got the Life — Korn intense 100 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same complex texture.

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Living Dead Girl — Rob Zombie intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Iron Tusk — Mastodon intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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Megalodon — Mastodon intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100).

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Elite — Deftones intense 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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I'm Broken — Pantera intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Fear and Sickness — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Earth Intruders — Björk intense 126 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100).

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Liberation Frequency — Refused intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 50/100, down from 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 46/100.

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Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne — Suicide moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 48/100, versus the original's 84.

Charm Assault by Ride
Charm Assault — Ride moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 48/100, down from 84.

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Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 59/100 — the pull without the edge.

Smackwater Jack by Carole King
Smackwater Jack — Carole King moderate 96 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 48/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fever by The Black Keys
Fever — The Black Keys moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 52/100, versus the original's 84.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Lazaretto” by Jack White?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Through Silver in Blood” by Neurosis, “Got the Life” by Korn, “Living Dead Girl” by Rob Zombie — 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 “Lazaretto” but calmer?

“We the People....” by A Tribe Called Quest, “Panic” by The Smiths, “Get Up, Stand Up” by Bob Marley & The Wailers keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Lazaretto”?

It measures 84/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 97% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 84/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent 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 blazing intensity: 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 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
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity84
Dynamics89
Tempo31
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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