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10 songs that feel like Lovelorn Crime

Matched to Lovelorn Crime by Opeth 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
Lovelorn Crime
Opeth
moderate 40/100 intensity 70 BPM
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Down Through — Red House Painters moderate 70 BPM

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

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Timeless — James Blake moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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If You Ever Come to Nashville — James Blake moderate 70 BPM

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

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Fake Plastic Trees — Radiohead moderate 72 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Lazarus — Porcupine Tree moderate 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Mistress — Red House Painters moderate 75 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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And So I Know — Stone Temple Pilots moderate 75 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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3 Libras — A Perfect Circle moderate 75 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Heartattack in a Layby — Porcupine Tree moderate 75 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

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The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky Is Dark — Johann Johannsson moderate 60 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 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 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 23/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Right Where You Left Me by Taylor Swift
Right Where You Left Me — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 18/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sad Beautiful Tragic by Taylor Swift
Sad Beautiful Tragic — Taylor Swift safe 80 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 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hoax by Taylor Swift
Hoax — Taylor Swift safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Lovelorn Crime” by Opeth?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Down Through” by Red House Painters, “Timeless” by James Blake, “If You Ever Come to Nashville” by James Blake — 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 “Lovelorn Crime” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths, “Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Lovelorn Crime”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 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 96% 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.

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics67
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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