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10 songs that feel like Washer

Matched to Washer 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.

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Washer
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intense 66/100 intensity 85 BPM
The Dead Flag Blues — Godspeed You Black Emperor intense 80 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Of the Mute Birds — Godspeed You Black Emperor intense 70 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

Quorum — Low intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — runs a little hotter at 72/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Piss Crowns Are Rad — Godspeed You Black Emperor intense 80 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

Name Taken — Massive Attack intense 85 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and sits a little calmer at 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Dungeoneering — Tim Hecker intense 90 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).

Come Down to Us — Burial intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — sits a little calmer at 60/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Gathering Storm — Godspeed You Black Emperor intense 60 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Bosses Hang Part 1 — Godspeed You Black Emperor intense 80 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and runs a little hotter at 73/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Blackboard Jungle Dub — Lee Scratch Perry intense 75 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

End of the Road — Eddie Vedder safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 29/100, down from 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Better as a Memory — Kenny Chesney safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

Things Change — Tim McGraw safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Not a Moment Too Soon — Tim McGraw safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 37/100, versus the original's 66.

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 19/100, down from 66.

A Glimpse — Squirrel Flower moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Spanish Wedding — Andy Shauf moderate 90 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 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Part of Your Land — Andy Shauf moderate 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 38/100, versus the original's 66. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Washer” by Slint?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Dead Flag Blues” by Godspeed You Black Emperor, “Of the Mute Birds” by Godspeed You Black Emperor, “Quorum” by Low — the top match scores 93% 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 “Washer” but calmer?

“End of the Road” by Eddie Vedder, “Better as a Memory” by Kenny Chesney, “Things Change” by Tim McGraw keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Washer”?

It measures 66/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 66/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, frequent shifts, and soft 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 87% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Baby Bye Bye — Mac DeMarco

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10

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

Intensity66
Dynamics78
Tempo25
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force25
Trigger load38

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

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