10 songs that feel like Sit Around the Fire
Matched to Sit Around the Fire by Jon Hopkins 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 serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 98% alike.
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 98% alike.
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).
96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Sit Around the Fire” by Jon Hopkins?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Watch the Sky” by Phoebe Bridgers, “Lost” by Faith Hill, “Cleanse Song” by Bright Eyes — 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.
How intense is “Sit Around the Fire”?
It measures 36/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 60 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 24% of songs, calmer than the other 76%. Its intensity reading of 36/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 a slow, unhurried pace: 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2021 in context
The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 6/10, 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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