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10 songs that feel like Sunset Soon Forgotten

Matched to Sunset Soon Forgotten by Iron & Wine on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Sunset Soon Forgotten
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Sunset Soon Forgotten
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safe 10/100 intensity 60 BPM
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On Your Shore — Enya safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (10/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Wasted — Mazzy Star safe 65 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Same smooth texture.

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Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Long Dark Night — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds moderate 60 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Same smooth texture.

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Waiting for You — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 65 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (65 BPM).

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Slow Cheetah — Red Hot Chili Peppers safe 70 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Yesterday's Wine — Willie Nelson safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Sumiregusa (Wild Violet) — Enya safe 72 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Same smooth texture.

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Amid the Falling Snow — Enya safe 72 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100).

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Alexandra Leaving — Leonard Cohen moderate 72 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sunset Soon Forgotten” by Iron & Wine?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “On Your Shore” by Enya, “Wasted” by Mazzy Star, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan — 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.

How intense is “Sunset Soon Forgotten”?

It measures 10/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 100% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 10/100 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 deep calm: 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
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype0/10

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

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity10
Dynamics22
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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