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10 songs that feel like Peacebone

Matched to Peacebone by Animal Collective 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
Peacebone
Animal Collective
intense 83/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples — Parliament intense 95 BPM

A 82% feel-match — carries the same surreal pull and sits a little calmer at 62/100.

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Pink Flag — Wire intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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Taking Me Back — Jack White intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Planet of Sound — Pixies intense 140 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

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Peek-a-Boo — Siouxsie and the Banshees intense 120 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction — Devo intense 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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Windowlicker — Aphex Twin intense 122 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (122 BPM).

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Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) — Talking Heads intense 115 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

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Pluto — Björk intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Algorithm — Childish Gambino intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Arnold Layne by Pink Floyd
Arnold Layne — Pink Floyd safe 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 26/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

After Hours by A Tribe Called Quest
After Hours — A Tribe Called Quest safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Big Sky by Kate Bush
The Big Sky — Kate Bush moderate 108 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 52/100.

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Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza — Mac Miller safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 25/100, versus the original's 83.

Waiting for the Sun by The Doors
Waiting for the Sun — The Doors moderate 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 48/100, down from 83.

A Funky Space Reincarnation by Marvin Gaye
A Funky Space Reincarnation — Marvin Gaye moderate 105 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge.

Drive-In Saturday by David Bowie
Drive-In Saturday — David Bowie moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Kiki's Delivery Service — Joe Hisaishi safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 27/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Peacebone” by Animal Collective?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples” by Parliament, “Pink Flag” by Wire, “Taking Me Back” by Jack White — the top match scores 82% 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 “Peacebone” but calmer?

“Arnold Layne” by Pink Floyd, “After Hours” by A Tribe Called Quest, “The Big Sky” by Kate Bush keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Peacebone”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 95% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype9/10

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

2007 in context

The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity83
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load75

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

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