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10 songs that feel like Odessa

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

Odessa
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Odessa
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moderate 42/100 intensity 126 BPM
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We Come 1 — Faithless moderate 126 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Open Your Mind — 808 State moderate 125 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Pilots — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Crystalline Green — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Dreaming — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Smile Around the Face — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Chasing the Lovebirds — Howard Jones moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Conditioning — Howard Jones moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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One More Symphony — Howard Jones moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Illuminate — Orbital moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Epiphany by BTS
Epiphany — BTS safe 136 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 25/100, down from 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Have You Heard by Pat Metheny Group
Have You Heard — Pat Metheny Group safe 140 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.

This Time I Know It's for Real by Donna Summer
This Time I Know It's for Real — Donna Summer safe 118 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Odessa” by Caribou?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “We Come 1” by Faithless, “Open Your Mind” by 808 State, “Pilots” by Goldfrapp — 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 “Odessa” but calmer?

“Epiphany” by BTS, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Odessa”?

It measures 42/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 126 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 38% of songs, calmer than the other 62%. Its intensity reading of 42/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 83% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity42
Dynamics56
Tempo48
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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