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10 songs that feel like New Kind of Love

Matched to New Kind of Love by Maze 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
New Kind of Love
Maze
moderate 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Roma Fade — Andrew Bird safe 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes — Paul Simon moderate 96 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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First Circle — Pat Metheny Group moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Another Sunny Day — Belle and Sebastian moderate 95 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Songs of Freedom — Santana moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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The Age of Reflection — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Earned It — The Weeknd moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Mastermind — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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True — Spandau Ballet moderate 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Take My Heart — Kool and the Gang moderate 100 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when New Kind of Love is more than you want right now.

All of Me by Frank Sinatra
All of Me — Frank Sinatra safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Coney Island Baby by Lou Reed
Coney Island Baby — Lou Reed safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

How Insensitive by Antonio Carlos Jobim
How Insensitive — Antonio Carlos Jobim 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 6. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roma Fade — Andrew Bird safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire
That's the Way of the World — Earth, Wind & Fire safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 43/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Betcha By Golly Wow! by Prince
Betcha By Golly Wow! — Prince safe 108 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

One More Love Song by Mac DeMarco
One More Love Song — Mac DeMarco safe 70 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 6. Reads 11/100.

All the Things You Are by Ella Fitzgerald
All the Things You Are — Ella Fitzgerald safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 14/100, versus the original's 38.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “New Kind of Love” by Maze?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Roma Fade” by Andrew Bird, “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” by Paul Simon, “First Circle” by Pat Metheny Group — 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 “New Kind of Love” but calmer?

“All of Me” by Frank Sinatra, “Coney Island Baby” by Lou Reed, “How Insensitive” by Antonio Carlos Jobim keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “New Kind of Love”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1985 in context

The 186 songs we’ve measured from 1985 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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