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10 songs that feel like Porch

Matched to Porch by Pearl Jam 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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intense 73/100 intensity 120 BPM
Trippin On a Hole in a Paper Heart — Stone Temple Pilots intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Electric Eye — Judas Priest intense 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.

Showbiz — Muse intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Cold Sweat — James Brown intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

Midlife Crisis — Faith No More intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Beyond the Realms of Death — Judas Priest intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

Remember — Disturbed intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Open Up — Leftfield intense 126 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

Space Truckin' — Deep Purple intense 130 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100).

Burn — Deep Purple intense 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Crisis — Art Blakey moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shape of Things to Come — Audioslave moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Highly Strung — Spandau Ballet moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" — Ludwig van Beethoven moderate 126 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Roll the Bones by Rush
Roll the Bones — Rush moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 64/100, down from 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ready to Start by Arcade Fire
Ready to Start — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Skeletons by Stevie Wonder
Skeletons — Stevie Wonder moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 52/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Slow Train by Bob Dylan
Slow Train — Bob Dylan moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 73. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Porch” by Pearl Jam?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Trippin On a Hole in a Paper Heart” by Stone Temple Pilots, “Electric Eye” by Judas Priest, “Showbiz” by Muse — 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 “Porch” but calmer?

“Crisis” by Art Blakey, “Shape of Things to Come” by Audioslave, “Highly Strung” by Spandau Ballet keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Porch”?

It measures 73/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 73/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 91% 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1991 in context

The 266 songs we’ve measured from 1991 average a dynamic range of 6.8/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity73
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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