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10 songs that feel like Breezeblocks

Matched to Breezeblocks by Alt-J on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Breezeblocks
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intense 67/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Don't Come Around Here No More — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers moderate 94 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (94 BPM).

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Love Can Move Mountains — Celine Dion intense 104 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

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Wolves — Selena Gomez intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Night Shift — Lucy Dacus intense 80 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

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When Doves Cry — Prince moderate 100 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100).

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Insane — Flume intense 100 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

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Enta Omri — Umm Kulthum intense 70 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Turtles All the Way Down — Sturgill Simpson intense 70 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same complex texture.

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Champagne Supernova — Oasis intense 70 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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Shameless — Camila Cabello intense 110 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 73/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Sun Goddess — Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 61/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Do the Astral Plane by Flying Lotus
Do the Astral Plane — Flying Lotus moderate 95 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 52/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dreams of a Samurai by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dreams of a Samurai — Red Hot Chili Peppers moderate 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Ride Natty Ride — Bob Marley moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Triumph by Wu-Tang Clan
Triumph — Wu-Tang Clan moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 62/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lane Boy by Twenty One Pilots
Lane Boy — Twenty One Pilots moderate 82 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ride by Twenty One Pilots
Ride — Twenty One Pilots moderate 76 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 39/100.

Don't Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Don't Come Around Here No More — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers moderate 94 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 71/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Breezeblocks” by Alt-J?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Don't Come Around Here No More” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Love Can Move Mountains” by Celine Dion, “Wolves” by Selena Gomez — 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 “Breezeblocks” but calmer?

“Sun Goddess” by Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, “Do the Astral Plane” by Flying Lotus, “Dreams of a Samurai” by Red Hot Chili Peppers keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Breezeblocks”?

It measures 67/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 67/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 87% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity67
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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