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10 songs that feel like Solar

Matched to Solar by Keith Jarrett on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Solar
The song you love
Solar
Keith Jarrett
moderate 45/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Spanish Kiss — Dick Dale moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Got a Match — Chick Corea moderate 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

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Evidence — Thelonious Monk moderate 160 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 94% alike.

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La Stravaganza — Antonio Vivaldi moderate 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Billie's Bounce — Charlie Parker moderate 160 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100).

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March of the Trolls — Edvard Grieg moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Jack the Bear — Duke Ellington moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Ko-Ko — Duke Ellington moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Hey Pete Let's Eat Mo Meat — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

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C Jam Blues — Oscar Peterson moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 45.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Uncle John's Band — Grateful Dead safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 30/100, versus the original's 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard — Paul Simon safe 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Twistin' the Night Away — Sam Cooke safe 128 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.

Settin' the Woods on Fire by Hank Williams
Settin' the Woods on Fire — Hank Williams safe 145 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 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
Way Out West — Sonny Rollins safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 36/100, versus the original's 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Solar” by Keith Jarrett?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Spanish Kiss” by Dick Dale, “Got a Match” by Chick Corea, “Evidence” by Thelonious Monk — the top match scores 99% 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 “Solar” but calmer?

“Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Solar”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 140 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1993 in context

The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity45
Dynamics67
Tempo56
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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