10 songs that feel like Red Eyes
Matched to Red Eyes by The War on Drugs on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 34/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Red Eyes is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 25/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 26/100 — 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 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 37/100 — 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 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Red Eyes” by The War on Drugs?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors, “Tides” by Bonobo, “First Circle” by Pat Metheny Group — the top match scores 98% 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 “Red Eyes” but calmer?
“Atmosphere” by Joy Division, “The Eternal” by Joy Division, “Hours” by Tycho keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Red Eyes”?
It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 100 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2014 in context
The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 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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