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10 songs that feel like The Ultracheese

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

The Ultracheese
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The Ultracheese
Arctic Monkeys
moderate 26/100 intensity 72 BPM
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Sex Kills — Joni Mitchell moderate 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Cherry — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

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In My Feelings — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Shirt — SZA moderate 85 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

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Show Me the Place — Leonard Cohen moderate 60 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100).

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Mourning Air — Portishead moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

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Sad Lisa — Cat Stevens moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — runs a little hotter at 34/100. Measured 92% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Carmen — Lana Del Rey moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

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Small Time Shot Away — Massive Attack moderate 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Hurt — Nine Inch Nails moderate 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine
Passing Afternoon — Iron & Wine safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 14/100, down from 26.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 4, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 13/100.

Mr. Schwartz by Arctic Monkeys
Mr. Schwartz — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 26.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 26.

Stardust by Louis Armstrong
Stardust — Louis Armstrong safe 60 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Still Beating by Mac DeMarco
Still Beating — Mac DeMarco safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 11/100, versus the original's 26. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Ultracheese” by Arctic Monkeys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sex Kills” by Joni Mitchell, “Cherry” by Lana Del Rey, “In My Feelings” by Lana Del Rey — 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 Ultracheese” but calmer?

“Passing Afternoon” by Iron & Wine, “I Remember Everything” by John Prine, “Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Ultracheese”?

It measures 26/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 72 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 83% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 26/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, 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 97% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 4/10, 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

Intensity26
Dynamics33
Tempo18
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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