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10 songs that feel like wacced out murals

Matched to wacced out murals by Kendrick Lamar 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 61/100 intensity 92 BPM
I Spy — Pulp intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Dear Father — Black Sabbath intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Going Backwards — Depeche Mode intense 115 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 95% alike.

Death Certificate — Ice Cube intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Bye Bye Badman — The Stone Roses intense 110 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

We Call Upon the Author — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Cold Wind Blows — Eminem intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Ides of March — Father John Misty intense 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Blow Up the Outside World — Soundgarden intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Nina Cried Power — Hozier intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Ghetto Gospel — Tupac Shakur moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Get Him Back by Fiona Apple
Get Him Back — Fiona Apple moderate 95 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 62/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monkey Gone to Heaven by Pixies
Monkey Gone to Heaven — Pixies moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 60/100.

Pearly* — Radiohead moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 61.

Palo Alto by Radiohead
Palo Alto — Radiohead moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 64/100, down from 61.

Valentine by Snail Mail
Valentine — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 58/100.

Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 51/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “wacced out murals” by Kendrick Lamar?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I Spy” by Pulp, “Dear Father” by Black Sabbath, “Going Backwards” by Depeche Mode — the top match scores 96% 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 “wacced out murals” but calmer?

“Ghetto Gospel” by Tupac Shakur, “Get Him Back” by Fiona Apple, “Monkey Gone to Heaven” by Pixies keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “wacced out murals”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 92 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 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 81% 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
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity61
Dynamics78
Tempo29
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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