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10 songs that feel like Shelter from the Storm

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

Shelter from the Storm
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Shelter from the Storm
Bob Dylan
safe 18/100 intensity 144 BPM
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The Prayer — Kid Cudi safe 120 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100).

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Footprints in the Snow — Bill Monroe safe 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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Little Boxes — Pete Seeger safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Common Sense — John Prine safe 110 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Femme Fatale — The Velvet Underground safe 124 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100).

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Chega de Saudade — Tom Jobim safe 140 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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Parking Lot — Galaxie 500 safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Lonesome Tears — Buddy Holly safe 145 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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Yosemite — Lana Del Rey safe 115 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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Águas de Março — Tom Jobim safe 130 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Shelter from the Storm” by Bob Dylan?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Prayer” by Kid Cudi, “Footprints in the Snow” by Bill Monroe, “Little Boxes” by Pete Seeger — the top match scores 92% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Shelter from the Storm”?

It measures 18/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 144 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 92% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 18/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus10/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1975 in context

The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 3/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity18
Dynamics22
Tempo58
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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