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10 songs that feel like Come Down to Us

Matched to Come Down to Us by Burial 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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intense 60/100 intensity 90 BPM
Aumgn — Can intense 110 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

Blown a Wish — My Bloody Valentine intense 95 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Symphony No. 5 in E minor — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 70/100. Measured 82% alike.

St. Matthew Passion — Johann Sebastian Bach intense 100 BPM

Measures 79% the same. It runs a little hotter at 85/100.

Xanadu — Rush intense 95 BPM

A 82% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and runs a little hotter at 75/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

The Great Below — Nine Inch Nails intense 92 BPM

82% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 74/100. Same layered texture.

Black Lake — Björk intense 70 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 87% alike.

Mass in B Minor — Johann Sebastian Bach intense 60 BPM

Measures 79% the same. It runs a little hotter at 81/100.

Spoon — Can moderate 96 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (96 BPM).

Mother — Tori Amos intense 72 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Come Down to Us is more than you want right now.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Aerials by System of a Down
Aerials — System of a Down moderate 95 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Da Art of Storytellin' Pt. 1 — Outkast moderate 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Guilt Trip by Kanye West
Guilt Trip — Kanye West moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Walk on Water by Eminem
Walk on Water — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 57/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

When the Wild Wind Blows by Iron Maiden
When the Wild Wind Blows — Iron Maiden moderate 95 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Songs in the Key of Life — Stevie Wonder moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 61/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Play Dead by Björk
Play Dead — Björk moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 46/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Come Down to Us” by Burial?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Aumgn” by Can, “Blown a Wish” by My Bloody Valentine, “Symphony No. 5 in E minor” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — the top match scores 93% 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 “Come Down to Us” but calmer?

“Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Aerials” by System of a Down, “Da Art of Storytellin' Pt. 1” by Outkast keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Come Down to Us”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and spoken word. 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and spoken word. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Golden Lady — Stevie Wonder

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force40
Trigger load50

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

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