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10 songs that feel like Weird Fishes

Matched to Weird Fishes by Radiohead 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
Weird Fishes
Radiohead
moderate 52/100 intensity 105 BPM
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Diving Woman — Japanese Breakfast moderate 95 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).

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Hounds of Love — Kate Bush moderate 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Digital Bath — Deftones moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Open — The Cure moderate 118 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Lorca — Tim Buckley moderate 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Tremor Christ — Pearl Jam moderate 108 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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OX4 — Ride moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Lovely Head — Goldfrapp moderate 95 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Afterlife — Arcade Fire moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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I Saw the Light — Spoon moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

For How Long by Tycho
For How Long — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 35/100.

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New Years Day — Taylor Swift safe 90 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 52.

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 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 7. Reads 19/100.

Calgary by Bon Iver
Calgary — Bon Iver safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Weird Fishes” by Radiohead?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Diving Woman” by Japanese Breakfast, “Hounds of Love” by Kate Bush, “Digital Bath” by Deftones — the top match scores 98% 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 “Weird Fishes” but calmer?

“For How Long” by Tycho, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “August” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Weird Fishes”?

It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 105 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 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 68% 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2007 in context

The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 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

Intensity52
Dynamics67
Tempo36
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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