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10 songs that feel like Rhoda

Matched to Rhoda by Slint 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
Rhoda
Slint
moderate 69/100 intensity 120 BPM
I Know the End — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Everything's Ruined — Faith No More moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Flash Delirium — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

In Babelsberg — Van der Graaf Generator moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting — Charles Mingus moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Big Bang Baby — Stone Temple Pilots intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Feel Good Hit of the Summer — Queens of the Stone Age intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Superhero — Faith No More intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Hitchin a Ride — Green Day intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 69.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift 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 35/100, down from 69.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 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.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 12/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Rhoda” by Slint?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I Know the End” by Phoebe Bridgers, “Everything's Ruined” by Faith No More, “Flash Delirium” by MGMT — 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 “Rhoda” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Dumb” by Nirvana, “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 “Rhoda”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 89% 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 / hype7/10

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 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

Intensity69
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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