← Back to Villiers Terrace

10 songs that feel like Villiers Terrace

Matched to Villiers Terrace by Echo & the Bunnymen on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Villiers Terrace
The song you love
Villiers Terrace
Echo & the Bunnymen
moderate 54/100 intensity 135 BPM
♪
ballad of a homeschooled girl — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

♪
Digital Witness — St. Vincent moderate 137 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

♪
Squalor Victoria — The National moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

♪
Steam Engenius — Modest Mouse moderate 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

♪
What's the Frequency, Kenneth? — R.E.M. moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

♪
A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours — The Smiths moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

♪
The Working Hour — Tears for Fears moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

♪
CORSO — Tyler, the Creator moderate 143 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

♪
Friction — Television moderate 145 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100).

♪
Gone — U2 moderate 124 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da — The Police safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 54.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.

♪
Midnight — Tycho safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 26/100, versus the original's 54.

Clean by Taylor Swift
Clean — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 26/100, down from 54.

10:15 Saturday Night by The Cure
10:15 Saturday Night — The Cure safe 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Girlfriend in a Coma by The Smiths
Girlfriend in a Coma — The Smiths safe 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Villiers Terrace” by Echo & the Bunnymen?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “ballad of a homeschooled girl” by Olivia Rodrigo, “Digital Witness” by St. Vincent, “Squalor Victoria” by The National — 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 “Villiers Terrace” but calmer?

“De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” by The Police, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Villiers Terrace”?

It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 135 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 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 89% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout7/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1980 in context

The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1980 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity54
Dynamics67
Tempo53
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

Want the single closest match, with every dimension compared?

Find its sonic twin →
Share on X
Check another song →