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10 songs that feel like Seven Devils

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

Seven Devils
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Seven Devils
Florence + the Machine
intense 61/100 intensity 84 BPM
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Stinkfist — Tool intense 96 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100).

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Long Snake Moan — PJ Harvey intense 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

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Smokestack Lightning — Howlin' Wolf intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Pirate Jenny — Nina Simone intense 85 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Eosophobia — Jack White intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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The Fly — U2 intense 108 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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Cat People (Putting Out Fire) — David Bowie intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Monster — Kanye West intense 111 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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The Waitress — Tori Amos intense 112 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

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Ignoreland — R.E.M. intense 126 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Smackwater Jack by Carole King
Smackwater Jack — Carole King moderate 96 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge.

I Shot the Sheriff by Bob Marley
I Shot the Sheriff — Bob Marley moderate 76 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 46/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 59/100, down from 61.

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Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde — Travis Tritt moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Revolutionary Generation — Public Enemy moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 51/100, versus the original's 61.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Seven Devils” by Florence + the Machine?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Stinkfist” by Tool, “Long Snake Moan” by PJ Harvey, “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf — the top match scores 95% 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 “Seven Devils” but calmer?

“We the People....” by A Tribe Called Quest, “Smackwater Jack” by Carole King, “I Shot the Sheriff” by Bob Marley keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Seven Devils”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 84 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 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 81% 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
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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 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

Intensity61
Dynamics78
Tempo24
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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