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10 songs that feel like Minerva

Matched to Minerva by Deftones 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
Minerva
Deftones
moderate 50/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Lovely Head — Goldfrapp moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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OX4 — Ride moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Diving Woman — Japanese Breakfast moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Black Treacle — Arctic Monkeys moderate 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Hallucinations — Tim Buckley moderate 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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New Person, Same Old Mistakes — Tame Impala moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Lorca — Tim Buckley moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Madame George — Van Morrison moderate 75 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Weird Fishes — Radiohead moderate 105 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

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Back to Black — Amy Winehouse moderate 90 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 Minerva is more than you want right now.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 35/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Rip — Portishead safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 27/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Show Me How by Foo Fighters
Show Me How — Foo Fighters safe 88 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Say the Word by Radiohead
If You Say the Word — Radiohead safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 12/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Minerva” by Deftones?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lovely Head” by Goldfrapp, “OX4” by Ride, “Diving Woman” by Japanese Breakfast — 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 “Minerva” but calmer?

“August” by Taylor Swift, “Happiness Is a Butterfly” by Lana Del Rey, “Eventually” by Tame Impala keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Minerva”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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, mild shifts, and dynamic 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 71% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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