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10 songs that feel like From Time to Time

Matched to From Time to Time by Ride 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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moderate 40/100 intensity 110 BPM
Don't Know Why — Slowdive moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Coffee & TV — Blur moderate 125 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Cupid Come — My Bloody Valentine moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 98% alike.

I Don't Wanna Go Out — Wet Leg moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Touched — My Bloody Valentine moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

Lorelei — Cocteau Twins moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Nocturnal — Disclosure moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

Just Like Honey — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 122 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Hazey Jane II — Nick Drake moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Show Me How by Foo Fighters
Show Me How — Foo Fighters safe 88 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 17/100.

Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 26/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 40.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Rip — Portishead safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 27/100.

If You Say the Word by Radiohead
If You Say the Word — Radiohead safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 40.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “From Time to Time” by Ride?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Don't Know Why” by Slowdive, “Coffee & TV” by Blur, “Cupid Come” by My Bloody Valentine — 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 Time to Time” but calmer?

“Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Eventually” by Tame Impala, “Show Me How” by Foo Fighters keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “From Time to Time”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 110 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2025 in context

The 35 songs we’ve measured from 2025 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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