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10 songs that feel like The Age of Reflection

Matched to The Age of Reflection by Unknown Mortal Orchestra 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
The Age of Reflection
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
moderate 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Roma Fade — Andrew Bird safe 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Twelve — Khalid moderate 80 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Charity — Courtney Barnett moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Bluish — Animal Collective moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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New You — My Bloody Valentine moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Songs of Freedom — Santana moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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New Kind of Love — Maze moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Intension — Tool moderate 72 BPM

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

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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes — Paul Simon moderate 96 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (96 BPM).

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Babylon Sisters — Steely Dan moderate 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Age of Reflection is more than you want right now.

Stay the Same by Bonobo
Stay the Same — Bonobo safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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This Old Dog — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What Do I Know? by Ed Sheeran
What Do I Know? — Ed Sheeran safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mr Magic (Through the Smoke) — Amy Winehouse safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Lady Don't Mind by Talking Heads
The Lady Don't Mind — Talking Heads safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Ode to Joy — Wilco safe 95 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Campus by Vampire Weekend
Campus — Vampire Weekend safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 44/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Your Protector — Fleet Foxes safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 21/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Age of Reflection” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Roma Fade” by Andrew Bird, “Twelve” by Khalid, “Charity” by Courtney Barnett — 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 “The Age of Reflection” but calmer?

“Stay the Same” by Bonobo, “This Old Dog” by Mac DeMarco, “What Do I Know?” by Ed Sheeran keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Age of Reflection”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2023 in context

The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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