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10 songs that feel like Little Faith

Matched to Little Faith by The National 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 60/100 intensity 125 BPM
Body to Flame — Lucy Dacus moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Disintegration — The Cure moderate 106 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

VBS — Lucy Dacus moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Where I End and You Begin — Radiohead moderate 124 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Spiders — System of a Down intense 135 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).

Something in the Night — Bruce Springsteen intense 112 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

Cruel — St. Vincent moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

The Lightning I — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Road to Joy — Bright Eyes moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

bloodstream — Soccer Mommy moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Oh Daddy by Fleetwood Mac
Oh Daddy — Fleetwood Mac 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.

Dumb — Nirvana 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 7. Reads 19/100.

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 60.

Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 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.

Pictures of Me — Elliott Smith safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Me in Honey by R.E.M.
Me in Honey — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco
Salad Days — Mac DeMarco safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Little Faith” by The National?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Body to Flame” by Lucy Dacus, “Disintegration” by The Cure, “VBS” by Lucy Dacus — 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 “Little Faith” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Oh Daddy” by Fleetwood Mac, “Dumb” by Nirvana keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Little Faith”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 125 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 dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 82% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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
Tempo47
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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