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10 songs that feel like Underground

Matched to Underground by Kimya Dawson 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
Underground
Kimya Dawson
safe 16/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Savior Complex — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 72 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Water Shows the Hidden Heart — Enya safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Half a Person — The Smiths moderate 92 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same smooth texture.

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WILSHIRE — Tyler, the Creator safe 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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I Bet on Losing Dogs — Mitski safe 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Baby Can I Hold You — Tracy Chapman safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Tender Years — George Jones safe 72 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Love So Right — Bee Gees safe 72 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry — Hank Williams moderate 75 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Underground” by Kimya Dawson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” by John Prine, “Savior Complex” by Phoebe Bridgers, “Water Shows the Hidden Heart” by Enya — 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 “Underground”?

It measures 16/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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 95% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 16/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, 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 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype0/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity16
Dynamics33
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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