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10 songs that feel like The Keeper

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

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Magnetized — Wilco moderate 95 BPM

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

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Happy End — Ryuichi Sakamoto moderate 70 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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Chinese Café/Unchained Melody — Joni Mitchell moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Ivy — Frank Ocean moderate 76 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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On the Way Home — Buffalo Springfield moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Headphones — Björk moderate 90 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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Almendra — Buena Vista Social Club moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Hello Like Before — Bill Withers moderate 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Lilac — IU moderate 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Elvis Presley Blues — Gillian Welch moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Keeper” by Bonobo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Magnetized” by Wilco, “Happy End” by Ryuichi Sakamoto, “Chinese Café/Unchained Melody” by Joni Mitchell — 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 “The Keeper”?

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.

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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 load0

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

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