10 songs that feel like Skeleton Tree
Matched to Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 85% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 44/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same cathartic pull — sits a little calmer at 42/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).
Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 42/100. Same layered texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and sits a little calmer at 36/100.
78% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 50/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same emotional pull — sits a little calmer at 43/100. Measured 89% alike.
Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 42/100. Same layered texture.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 43/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Skeleton Tree is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 65/100, down from 60.
It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 59/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 45/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 26/100, down from 60.
It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 57/100.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 45/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Skeleton Tree” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Downbound Train” by Bruce Springsteen, “The Weeping Song” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Swan Song” by Lana Del Rey — the top match scores 85% 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 “Skeleton Tree” but calmer?
“Tunic (Song For Karen)” by Sonic Youth, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Cold” by Chris Stapleton keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Skeleton Tree”?
It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 70 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2016 in context
The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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