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10 songs that feel like Lisbon, OH

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

Lisbon, OH
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Lisbon, OH
Bon Iver
safe 18/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Pagodes — Claude Debussy safe 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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The Musical Offering — Johann Sebastian Bach safe 60 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same layered texture.

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Avalyn I — Slowdive safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Be Comfortable, Creature — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same layered texture.

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Watermusic — William Basinski safe 60 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100).

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Silent Night — William Basinski safe 60 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same layered texture.

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El Lago — Labradford safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Music for Airports — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same layered texture.

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Slomo — Slowdive safe 80 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100).

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Speak Like a Child — Herbie Hancock safe 60 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 8/100.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Lisbon, OH” by Bon Iver?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pagodes” by Claude Debussy, “The Musical Offering” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Avalyn I” by Slowdive — 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 “Lisbon, OH”?

It measures 18/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 70 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, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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
Dinner6/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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
Tempo17
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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