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10 songs that feel like Runway Houses City Clouds

Matched to Runway Houses City Clouds by Tame Impala on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Runway Houses City Clouds
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Runway Houses City Clouds
Tame Impala
moderate 51/100 intensity 105 BPM
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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea — Joe Hisaishi safe 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and sits a little calmer at 45/100.

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Wading in Waist-High Water — Fleet Foxes moderate 110 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Tea Leaf Dancers — Flying Lotus moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 97% alike.

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She's a Rainbow — The Rolling Stones moderate 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Siberian Breaks — MGMT moderate 90 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Random Access Memories — Daft Punk moderate 118 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same layered texture.

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Fly Me Away — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — sits a little calmer at 45/100. Measured 89% alike.

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Pilots — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

Measures 88% the same. It sits a little calmer at 41/100. Same layered texture.

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Crystalline Green — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and sits a little calmer at 41/100.

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Dreaming — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 41/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Runway Houses City Clouds is more than you want right now.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 35/100, down from 51.

Daylight by Taylor Swift
Daylight — Taylor Swift safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 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 7. Reads 19/100.

Radio by Lana Del Rey
Radio — Lana Del Rey safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 51.

Calgary by Bon Iver
Calgary — Bon Iver safe 115 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Glimmer by Tame Impala
Glimmer — Tame Impala safe 120 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 7. Reads 25/100.

Electron Blue by R.E.M.
Electron Blue — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Runway Houses City Clouds” by Tame Impala?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” by Joe Hisaishi, “Wading in Waist-High Water” by Fleet Foxes, “Tea Leaf Dancers” by Flying Lotus — the top match scores 96% 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 “Runway Houses City Clouds” but calmer?

“August” by Taylor Swift, “Daylight” by Taylor Swift, “Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Runway Houses City Clouds”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 105 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 66% 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

Sleep1/10
Focus6/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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 7/10, 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

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo36
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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