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10 songs that feel like In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country

Matched to In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country by Boards of Canada on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
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In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
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intense 60/100 intensity 90 BPM
An Echo, a Stain — Björk intense 95 BPM

A 78% feel-match — carries the same unsettling pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Mind — Talking Heads moderate 110 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

My Favourite Stranger — Depeche Mode moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same unsettling pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Measured 86% alike.

Black Milk — Massive Attack intense 80 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

The Apologist — R.E.M. moderate 95 BPM

A 83% feel-match — carries the same unsettling pull and sits a little calmer at 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Memories Can't Wait — Talking Heads intense 120 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Darlene — Slint moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — sits a little calmer at 49/100. Measured 93% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Plastic — Portishead intense 85 BPM

Measures 72% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

NY Is Killing Me — Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx moderate 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and sits a little calmer at 52/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Red Right Hand — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds moderate 114 BPM

81% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 49/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country is more than you want right now.

Julie and Candy by Boards of Canada
Julie and Candy — Boards of Canada moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Houston by Dean Martin
Houston — Dean Martin safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 8/100.

The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Coney Island Baby by Lou Reed
Coney Island Baby — Lou Reed safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 18/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Dream a Highway by Gillian Welch
I Dream a Highway — Gillian Welch safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.

Campus by Vampire Weekend
Campus — Vampire Weekend safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 44/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Zoetrope — Boards of Canada safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country” by Boards of Canada?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “An Echo, a Stain” by Björk, “Mind” by Talking Heads, “My Favourite Stranger” by Depeche Mode — the top match scores 78% 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 “In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country” but calmer?

“Julie and Candy” by Boards of Canada, “Houston” by Dean Martin, “I Remember Everything” by John Prine keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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.

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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.

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force40
Trigger load38

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

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