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10 songs that feel like Coolidge

Matched to Coolidge by The Descendents 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
Coolidge
The Descendents
intense 86/100 intensity 200 BPM
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Caution — Operation Ivy intense 180 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

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Big City — Operation Ivy intense 180 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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The Crowd — Operation Ivy intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Caught in a Mosh — Anthrax intense 190 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (89/100). Same complex texture.

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Supertouch Shitfit — Bad Brains intense 190 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (89/100).

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Pattern Against User — At The Drive In intense 180 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

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Arcarsenal — At The Drive-In intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Mannequin Republic — At The Drive In intense 180 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

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Hostage Stamps — At The Drive In intense 180 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100).

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Summerholidays vs Punkroutine — Refused intense 180 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Soul Kitchen — X moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 86.

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I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts — X moderate 140 BPM

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

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Wild Thing — X moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 55/100.

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Set the House Ablaze — The Jam moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 86.

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Going Underground — The Jam moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 54/100, down from 86.

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The Revolution Starts Now — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Bring It On — Hard-Fi moderate 130 BPM

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

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Radio Disk Jockey — Hard-Fi moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 49/100, versus the original's 86.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Coolidge” by The Descendents?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Caution” by Operation Ivy, “Big City” by Operation Ivy, “The Crowd” by Operation Ivy — 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 “Coolidge” but calmer?

“Soul Kitchen” by X, “I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts” by X, “Wild Thing” by X keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Coolidge”?

It measures 86/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 200 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 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 86/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, frequent 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 99% 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
Focus0/10
Workout6/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

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

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity86
Dynamics67
Tempo89
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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