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10 songs that feel like OX4

Matched to OX4 by Ride on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

OX4
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moderate 51/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Diving Woman — Japanese Breakfast moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Tenere Taqqim Tossam — Tinariwen moderate 85 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Splitting the Atom — Massive Attack moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Numbness — The Verve moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

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Welcome to the Machine — Pink Floyd moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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TELEKINESIS — Travis Scott moderate 83 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 57/100. Same layered texture.

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Chet Boghassa — Tinariwen moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Subterranean Homesick Alien — Radiohead moderate 84 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Daydreaming — Massive Attack moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Soul Kitchen — The Doors moderate 104 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when OX4 is more than you want right now.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 13/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 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 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mr. Schwartz by Arctic Monkeys
Mr. Schwartz — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Amid the Falling Snow by Enya
Amid the Falling Snow — Enya safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 11/100, down from 51.

Mermaids by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Mermaids — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds safe 80 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.

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The Fat Lady of Limbourg — Brian Eno 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.

Spying Glass by Massive Attack
Spying Glass — Massive Attack safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “OX4” by Ride?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Diving Woman” by Japanese Breakfast, “Tenere Taqqim Tossam” by Tinariwen, “Splitting the Atom” by Massive Attack — 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 “OX4” but calmer?

“Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys, “Überlin” by R.E.M., “Horizon” by Tycho keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “OX4”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 66% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1990 in context

The 238 songs we’ve measured from 1990 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

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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