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10 songs that feel like Pinnacles

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

Pinnacles
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Pinnacles
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moderate 43/100 intensity 120 BPM
Kaguya — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Last Bloom — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

For Marmish — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Let the Music Take Your Mind — Grant Green moderate 120 BPM

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

Emkay — Bonobo moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

First Light — Freddie Hubbard moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Lush 3 — Orbital moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Recovery — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Nespole — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Astradyne — Ultravox moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Have a Talk with God by Stevie Wonder
Have a Talk with God — Stevie Wonder safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 43.

Moonshadow by Cat Stevens
Moonshadow — Cat Stevens 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.

Days Like This by Van Morrison
Days Like This — Van Morrison 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 17/100.

Caught in the Briars by Iron and Wine
Caught in the Briars — Iron and Wine safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 43.

The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Ipanema — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Grace by U2
Grace — U2 safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) by Diana Ross
Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) — Diana Ross safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 10/100.

Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 29/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Pinnacles” by Four Tet?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Kaguya” by Floating Points, “Last Bloom” by Floating Points, “For Marmish” by Floating Points — 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 “Pinnacles” but calmer?

“Have a Talk with God” by Stevie Wonder, “Moonshadow” by Cat Stevens, “Days Like This” by Van Morrison keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Pinnacles”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 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 instrumental. 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
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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