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10 songs that feel like Sundowner

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

The song you love
Sundowner
Kevin Morby
moderate 34/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Old Skin — Olafur Arnalds safe 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).

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The Stars Keep On Calling My Name — Mac DeMarco safe 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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Almost Home — Moby safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Canto — Young Marble Giants moderate 100 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

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Fisherman's Dream — John Martyn safe 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Thru — Hovvdy moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Teal — Hovvdy moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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I'll Come Too — James Blake moderate 75 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Abandon Window — Jon Hopkins safe 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).

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Venus — Air safe 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 38/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Going to California by Led Zeppelin
Going to California — Led Zeppelin safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Re Stacks by Bon Iver
Re Stacks — Bon Iver safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Blackbird — The Beatles safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Invisible String by Taylor Swift
Invisible String — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nightswimming by R.E.M.
Nightswimming — R.E.M. safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Moon by Kanye West
Moon — Kanye West safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman — Cat Stevens safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 15/100, versus the original's 34. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sundowner” by Kevin Morby?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Old Skin” by Olafur Arnalds, “The Stars Keep On Calling My Name” by Mac DeMarco, “Almost Home” by Moby — 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.

What songs are like “Sundowner” but calmer?

“Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” by Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Going to California” by Led Zeppelin, “Re Stacks” by Bon Iver keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Sundowner”?

It measures 34/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 34/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild 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 88% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 5/10, 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

Intensity34
Dynamics44
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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