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10 songs that feel like Music to Walk Home By

Matched to Music to Walk Home By by Tame Impala on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Music to Walk Home By
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Music to Walk Home By
Tame Impala
moderate 52/100 intensity 115 BPM
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Spanish Caravan — The Doors moderate 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Isobel — Björk moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings — Father John Misty moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The Big Sky — Kate Bush moderate 108 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Bring On the Dancing Horses — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 124 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

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Chrome Waves — Ride moderate 125 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Kimberly — Patti Smith moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Undertow — R.E.M. moderate 112 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Eyes of the World — Fleetwood Mac moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Tulsa Jesus Freak — Lana Del Rey moderate 118 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Music to Walk Home By is more than you want right now.

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Sunshine Recorder — Boards of Canada safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 32/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Stars of Track and Field by Belle and Sebastian
The Stars of Track and Field — Belle and Sebastian safe 120 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.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 13/100.

Hung Up On My Baby by Isaac Hayes
Hung Up On My Baby — Isaac Hayes safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 52.

Baby's Arms by Kurt Vile
Baby's Arms — Kurt Vile safe 85 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 52.

Down with the Clique by Solange
Down with the Clique — Solange safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Inner Child — BTS V safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 31/100.

Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac
Gypsy — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Music to Walk Home By” by Tame Impala?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Spanish Caravan” by The Doors, “Isobel” by Björk, “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” by Father John Misty — 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 “Music to Walk Home By” but calmer?

“Sunshine Recorder” by Boards of Canada, “The Stars of Track and Field” by Belle and Sebastian, “Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Music to Walk Home By”?

It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 115 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 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 68% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 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

Intensity52
Dynamics67
Tempo42
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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