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10 songs that feel like Ziptie

Matched to Ziptie by Julien Baker 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
Ziptie
Julien Baker
moderate 45/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Found Out — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Fly Me Away — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Plastic People — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Niobe — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Uncomfortably Numb — American Football moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Bad Angel — Anyma moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Eyes and Mouth — Thom Yorke moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Safe and Sound — Justice moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Stop — Justice moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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When You Die — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Oblivions — The National safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 22/100, down from 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande
eternal sunshine — Ariana Grande safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

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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 45.

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 45.

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Die Hard — Kendrick Lamar safe 90 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.

From the Dining Table by Harry Styles
From the Dining Table — Harry Styles safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 13/100.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 45.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ziptie” by Julien Baker?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Found Out” by Caribou, “Fly Me Away” by Goldfrapp, “Plastic People” by Four Tet — the top match scores 96% 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 “Ziptie” but calmer?

“Oblivions” by The National, “eternal sunshine” by Ariana Grande, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ziptie”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 120 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 59% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity45
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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