10 songs that feel like NY Is Killing Me
Matched to NY Is Killing Me by Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 97% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 91% alike.
Measures 88% the same. It runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 87% alike.
Measures 87% the same. It runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when NY Is Killing Me is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 52.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 23/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 12/100, versus the original's 52.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 52.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 19/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “NY Is Killing Me” by Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Angel Dust” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Needle in the Hay” by Elliott Smith, “Koyaanisqatsi” by Philip Glass — the top match scores 97% 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 “NY Is Killing Me” but calmer?
“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Thumbing My Way” by Pearl Jam keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “NY Is Killing Me”?
It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 95 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, moderate shifts, and spoken word. 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2011 in context
The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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