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10 songs that feel like Glósóli

Matched to Glósóli by Sigur Rós 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
Glósóli
Sigur Rós
moderate 46/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space — Spiritualized moderate 74 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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She Found Now — My Bloody Valentine moderate 110 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

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Euphoria — BTS moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 39/100. Measured 92% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Are You Going with Me? — Pat Metheny Group moderate 110 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

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Moon — Björk moderate 90 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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From This Valley — The Civil Wars moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Snow (Hey Oh) — Red Hot Chili Peppers moderate 81 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (81 BPM).

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Lovely — Billie Eilish & Khalid safe 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Soul on Fire — Spiritualized moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Princess Mononoke (Theme Song) — Joe Hisaishi moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Starálfur by Sigur Rós
Starálfur — Sigur Rós safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 23/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Andvari — Sigur Rós safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge.

Flugufrelsarinn by Sigur Rós
Flugufrelsarinn — Sigur Rós safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 37/100.

E.T. Flying Theme by John Williams
E.T. Flying Theme — John Williams safe 112 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 34/100, versus the original's 46.

Halo by Beyoncé
Halo — Beyoncé safe 84 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 40/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Not Up to You by Björk
It's Not Up to You — Björk safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pink & Blue by Tycho (feat. Saint Sinner)
Pink & Blue — Tycho (feat. Saint Sinner) safe 100 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 8. Reads 18/100.

No Stress by Tycho
No Stress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 17/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Glósóli” by Sigur Rós?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space” by Spiritualized, “She Found Now” by My Bloody Valentine, “Euphoria” by BTS — the top match scores 95% 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 “Glósóli” but calmer?

“Starálfur” by Sigur Rós, “Andvari” by Sigur Rós, “Flugufrelsarinn” by Sigur Rós keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Glósóli”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep4/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2002 in context

The 332 songs we’ve measured from 2002 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity46
Dynamics78
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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