Jangle Pop, by how it feels

Jangle Pop is mostly low-intensity. 9 of the 23 songs analyzed land in the safe range.

The character of Jangle Pop

Across the 23 Jangle Pop songs we've measured, intensity averages 41/100 — calmer than the typical song we measure (46/100).

They run from Jonny's Odyssey (the calmest here, 14) to Life and How to Live It (the most charged, 70), with layered textures most common and changes you can mostly see coming. It spans 1972–2023.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).

5.8
Avg Intensity
9
Safe
12
Moderate
2
Intense

Safe for sensitive ears (9)

Album art for Crescent City by Mac DeMarco
Crescent City
Mac DeMarco
safe Album art for Jonny's Odyssey by Mac DeMarco
Jonny's Odyssey
Mac DeMarco
safe Album art for Treat Her Better by Mac DeMarco
Treat Her Better
Mac DeMarco
safe Album art for Near Wild Heaven by R.E.M.
Near Wild Heaven
R.E.M.
safe
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Perfect Circle
R.E.M.
safe Album art for Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People
R.E.M.
safe Album art for Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
The Smiths
safe Album art for Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others by The Smiths
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
The Smiths
safe Album art for William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing
The Smiths
safe

Controlled — moderate intensity (12)

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The India Song
Big Star
moderate Album art for Can't Get There from Here by R.E.M.
Can't Get There from Here
R.E.M.
moderate Album art for Catapult by R.E.M.
Catapult
R.E.M.
moderate Album art for Driver 8 by R.E.M.
Driver 8
R.E.M.
moderate Album art for Exhuming McCarthy by R.E.M.
Exhuming McCarthy
R.E.M.
moderate
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Harborcoat
R.E.M.
moderate Album art for Mine Smell Like Honey by R.E.M.
Mine Smell Like Honey
R.E.M.
moderate Album art for Pop Song 89 by R.E.M.
Pop Song 89
R.E.M.
moderate Album art for A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours by The Smiths
A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours
The Smiths
moderate Album art for Ask by The Smiths
Ask
The Smiths
moderate
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Cemetry Gates
The Smiths
moderate Album art for The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
moderate

Intense — proceed with awareness (2)

Album art for It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M.
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
R.E.M.
intense Album art for Life and How to Live It by R.E.M.
Life and How to Live It
R.E.M.
intense

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