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10 songs that feel like Truth Doesn't Make a Noise

Matched to Truth Doesn't Make a Noise by The White Stripes 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
Truth Doesn't Make a Noise
The White Stripes
moderate 48/100 intensity 112 BPM
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Red Right Hand — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds moderate 114 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (114 BPM).

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Thanks a Lot — Third Eye Blind moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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A Madman from Manhattan — Jack White moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Television Man — Talking Heads moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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If the Brakeman Turns My Way — Bright Eyes moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Anecdotes — Joanna Newsom moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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22 (OVER S∞∞N) — Bon Iver moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Proof — Paul Simon moderate 96 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Set the Twilight Reeling — Lou Reed moderate 95 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Life of Sin — Sturgill Simpson moderate 95 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Truth Doesn't Make a Noise is more than you want right now.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 48.

Two Thousand and Seventeen by Four Tet
Two Thousand and Seventeen — Four Tet safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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America — Simon and Garfunkel safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 31/100.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 48.

I Contain Multitudes by Bob Dylan
I Contain Multitudes — Bob Dylan safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 48.

Someone You'd Admire by Fleet Foxes
Someone You'd Admire — Fleet Foxes safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 16/100.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Truth Doesn't Make a Noise” by The White Stripes?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Thanks a Lot” by Third Eye Blind, “A Madman from Manhattan” by Jack White — 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 “Truth Doesn't Make a Noise” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Two Thousand and Seventeen” by Four Tet, “America” by Simon and Garfunkel keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Truth Doesn't Make a Noise”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 112 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo40
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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