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10 songs that feel like Kamera

Matched to Kamera by Wilco 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
Kamera
Wilco
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
oh baby — LCD Soundsystem moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

Change Partners — Stephen Stills moderate 112 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

Will Do — TV on the Radio moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 98% alike.

Underwear — Pulp moderate 132 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

I Don't Want Your Love — Duran Duran moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Who's That Girl? — Eurythmics moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Love Me or Leave Me — Nina Simone moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Devil in a New Dress — Kanye West moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Hold You Now — Vampire Weekend moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Leonard Cohen — boygenius moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Oh Daddy by Fleetwood Mac
Oh Daddy — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Can't Give Everything Away by David Bowie
I Can't Give Everything Away — David Bowie safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue
Where the Wild Roses Grow — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue safe 110 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 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Flight Tonight by Joni Mitchell
This Flight Tonight — Joni Mitchell safe 105 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 18/100, versus the original's 49.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 49.

The 1 by Taylor Swift
The 1 — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

Cowboy Like Me by Taylor Swift
Cowboy Like Me — Taylor Swift safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100.

Good Guy by Frank Ocean
Good Guy — Frank Ocean safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Kamera” by Wilco?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “oh baby” by LCD Soundsystem, “Change Partners” by Stephen Stills, “Will Do” by TV on the Radio — 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 “Kamera” but calmer?

“Oh Daddy” by Fleetwood Mac, “I Can't Give Everything Away” by David Bowie, “Where the Wild Roses Grow” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Kamera”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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