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10 songs that feel like Loud Places

Matched to Loud Places by Jamie xx 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
Loud Places
Jamie xx
moderate 43/100 intensity 95 BPM
Heat Wave — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Gold Soundz — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Haiti — Arcade Fire moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Babylon Sisters — Steely Dan moderate 100 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Mama — Hugh Masekela moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Gone Girl — SZA moderate 85 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Late Night, Maudlin Street — Morrissey moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — sits a little calmer at 37/100. Measured 94% alike.

Graceland Too — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 85 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It runs a little hotter at 49/100. Same layered texture.

Another Sunny Day — Belle and Sebastian moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Fragments of Time — Daft Punk safe 105 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happy For You by Dua Lipa
Happy For You — Dua Lipa safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 43. 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 43.

Knockin' on Your Screen Door by John Prine
Knockin' on Your Screen Door — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds — The Mountain Goats safe 85 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 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Loud Places” by Jamie xx?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Heat Wave” by Snail Mail, “Gold Soundz” by Pavement, “Haiti” by Arcade Fire — the top match scores 96% 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 “Loud Places” but calmer?

“The Tree of Forgiveness” by John Prine, “I Remember Everything” by John Prine, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Loud Places”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 95 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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