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10 songs that feel like March into the Sea

Matched to March into the Sea by Pelican 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
March into the Sea
Pelican
moderate 50/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Bloodstone — Amon Tobin moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Anasickmodular — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Fêtes (Nocturnes No. 2) — Claude Debussy moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Hedwig's Theme — John Williams safe 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Heliosphan — Aphex Twin moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Cirrus — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Golliwog's Cakewalk — Claude Debussy moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Moanin' — Charles Mingus moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Djed — Tortoise moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Buss Dem Bones — Amon Tobin moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when March into the Sea is more than you want right now.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Calgary by Bon Iver
Calgary — Bon Iver safe 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Glimmer by Tame Impala
Glimmer — Tame Impala safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 25/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Electron Blue by R.E.M.
Electron Blue — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Otomo by Bonobo
Otomo — Bonobo safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 35/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “March into the Sea” by Pelican?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Bloodstone” by Amon Tobin, “Anasickmodular” by Floating Points, “Fêtes (Nocturnes No. 2)” by Claude Debussy — 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 “March into the Sea” but calmer?

“The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Calgary” by Bon Iver keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “March into the Sea”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and instrumental. 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 62% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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