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10 songs that feel like Marrow

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

Marrow
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Marrow
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intense 69/100 intensity 135 BPM
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Wire — U2 intense 140 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Outside My Door — Can intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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Mosquito — Yeah Yeah Yeahs intense 145 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Where Is the Line — Björk intense 110 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Answering Machine — The Replacements intense 140 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Here Come the Warm Jets — Brian Eno intense 140 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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Bird in Hand — Lee "Scratch" Perry intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Mofo — U2 intense 142 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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Frankenstein — New York Dolls intense 142 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (142 BPM).

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Free Money — Patti Smith intense 145 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Cruel by St. Vincent
Cruel — St. Vincent moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lion's Teeth by The Mountain Goats
Lion's Teeth — The Mountain Goats moderate 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

We Exist by Arcade Fire
We Exist — Arcade Fire moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 61/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo
obsessed — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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iloveitiloveitiloveit — Bella Kay moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 50/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Warrior — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100.

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Anthrax — Gang of Four moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 69/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Marrow” by St. Vincent?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wire” by U2, “Outside My Door” by Can, “Mosquito” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs — the top match scores 95% 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 “Marrow” but calmer?

“Cruel” by St. Vincent, “Lion's Teeth” by The Mountain Goats, “We Exist” by Arcade Fire keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Marrow”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 135 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 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 89% 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity69
Dynamics78
Tempo53
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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