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10 songs that feel like Stigmata Martyr

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

Stigmata Martyr
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Stigmata Martyr
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intense 69/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Song Against Sex — Neutral Milk Hotel intense 145 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Vietnamese Baby — New York Dolls intense 145 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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Fast as You Can — Fiona Apple intense 135 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Let Me In — R.E.M. intense 126 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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Forest — System of a Down intense 170 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100).

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Love in a Void — Siouxsie and the Banshees intense 165 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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Not That Funny — Fleetwood Mac intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Institutionalized — Kendrick Lamar intense 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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On Sight — Kanye West intense 140 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Is She Weird — Pixies intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Cruel by St. Vincent
Cruel — St. Vincent moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 69.

Lion's Teeth by The Mountain Goats
Lion's Teeth — The Mountain Goats moderate 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

We Exist by Arcade Fire
We Exist — Arcade Fire moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 61/100.

obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo
obsessed — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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iloveitiloveitiloveit — Bella Kay moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 50/100, down from 69.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 70/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Zimbo by Echo & the Bunnymen
Zimbo — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 54/100.

Christine by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Christine — Siouxsie and the Banshees moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 50/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Stigmata Martyr” by Bauhaus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Song Against Sex” by Neutral Milk Hotel, “Vietnamese Baby” by New York Dolls, “Fast as You Can” by Fiona Apple — 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 “Stigmata Martyr” but calmer?

“Cruel” by St. Vincent, “Lion's Teeth” by The Mountain Goats, “We Exist” by Arcade Fire keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Stigmata Martyr”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 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 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1980 in context

The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1980 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity69
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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