Alt-pop, by how it feels

Alt-pop is mostly low-intensity. 5 of the 25 songs analyzed land in the safe range.

The character of Alt-pop

Across the 25 Alt-pop songs we've measured, intensity averages 40/100 — calmer than the typical song we measure (46/100).

They run from Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It (the calmest here, 11) to Posing for Cars (the most charged, 84), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1993–2023.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Posing for Cars.

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Avg Intensity

Safe

Moderate

Intense