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10 songs that feel like Master of None

Matched to Master of None by Beach House on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Master of None
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Master of None
Beach House
moderate 35/100 intensity 92 BPM
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Little Freak — Harry Styles safe 87 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (87 BPM).

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Heavy Bend — Big Thief moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Beetlebum — Blur moderate 76 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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From Time to Time — Ride moderate 110 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

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I'm an Outlaw — Kurt Vile moderate 110 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

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Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Dolphins — Tim Buckley moderate 80 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Surface — Bonobo safe 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Cross Bones Style — Cat Power moderate 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Master of None is more than you want right now.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Intensity 12/100, down from 35.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 19/100.

Sweet by Lana Del Rey
Sweet — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 15/100, versus the original's 35.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 17/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Rip — Portishead safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Show Me How by Foo Fighters
Show Me How — Foo Fighters safe 88 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 17/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Master of None” by Beach House?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Little Freak” by Harry Styles, “Heavy Bend” by Big Thief, “August” by Taylor Swift — 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 “Master of None” but calmer?

“Happiness Is a Butterfly” by Lana Del Rey, “August” by Taylor Swift, “Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Master of None”?

It measures 35/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 92 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 23% of songs, calmer than the other 77%. Its intensity reading of 35/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2008 in context

The 259 songs we’ve measured from 2008 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity35
Dynamics44
Tempo29
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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