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10 songs that feel like Rounds

Matched to Rounds 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.

The song you love
Rounds
Four Tet
moderate 39/100 intensity 120 BPM
Recurring — Bonobo moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Environments — Floating Points safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Moments — Floating Points moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Cinco de Mayo — Tortoise moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

No More Mr Nice Guy — Grant Green moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Visions — Grant Green moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Cascade — Future Sound of London moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Southern After Dark — 808 State moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Circulation — Bonobo moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Rounds 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 nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100.

Neroli — Brian Eno safe

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. 8/100, versus the original's 39.

So I Could Find My Way by Enya
So I Could Find My Way — Enya safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 13/100, down from 39.

Mr Magic (Through the Smoke) — Amy Winehouse safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge.

Lull by Radiohead
Lull — Radiohead 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 6. Reads 23/100.

Heaven by Depeche Mode
Heaven — Depeche Mode safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 18/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Rounds” by Four Tet?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Recurring” by Bonobo, “Environments” by Floating Points, “Moments” 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 “Rounds” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Horizon” by Tycho, “Kind of Blue” by Miles Davis keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Rounds”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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