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10 songs that feel like From Eden

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

From Eden
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From Eden
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moderate 52/100 intensity 112 BPM
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I'll Wait — Van Halen moderate 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Ain't No Cure for Love — Leonard Cohen moderate 112 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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C'mon Billy — PJ Harvey moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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With or Without You — U2 moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Straight to You — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds moderate 116 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

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Find U Again — Mark Ronson & Camila Cabello moderate 105 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Hiding All Away — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Undertow — R.E.M. moderate 112 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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I Think I Found The Culprit — Jack White moderate 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Heroine — Suede moderate 112 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 52.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge.

No Place to Fall by Townes Van Zandt
No Place to Fall — Townes Van Zandt safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 13/100.

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If You're Feeling Sinister — Belle and Sebastian safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 52.

Chega de Saudade by Joao Gilberto
Chega de Saudade — Joao Gilberto safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 14/100, down from 52.

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 24/100.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 52.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “From Eden” by Hozier?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I'll Wait” by Van Halen, “Ain't No Cure for Love” by Leonard Cohen, “C'mon Billy” by PJ Harvey — the top match scores 99% 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 “From Eden” but calmer?

“Please, Please, Please” by James Brown, “William, It Was Really Nothing” by The Smiths, “No Place to Fall” by Townes Van Zandt keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “From Eden”?

It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 112 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 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 68% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity52
Dynamics67
Tempo40
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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