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10 songs that feel like Whitehouse Road

Matched to Whitehouse Road by Tyler Childers on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Whitehouse Road
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Whitehouse Road
Tyler Childers
moderate 49/100 intensity 118 BPM
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer — John Lee Hooker moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Deanna — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds moderate 132 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Old Yellow Bricks — Arctic Monkeys moderate 138 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 96% alike.

Do You Remember the First Time? — Pulp moderate 122 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Queen of the Highway — The Doors moderate 124 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Supernatural Superserious — R.E.M. moderate 125 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Radio America — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Hangin' Round — Lou Reed moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

iloveitiloveitiloveit — Bella Kay moderate 128 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

Nutbush City Limits — Ike & Tina Turner moderate 128 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island — Herbie Hancock safe 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 30/100, down from 49.

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard — Paul Simon safe 130 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge.

Ramblin' Fever by Merle Haggard
Ramblin' Fever — Merle Haggard safe 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Back in the U.S.A. by Chuck Berry
Back in the U.S.A. — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 35/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Apache — The Ventures safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Telstar — The Ventures safe 132 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain — Traditional safe 120 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 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Creepin' In — Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Whitehouse Road” by Tyler Childers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” by John Lee Hooker, “Deanna” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Old Yellow Bricks” by Arctic Monkeys — 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 “Whitehouse Road” but calmer?

“Cantaloupe Island” by Herbie Hancock, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon, “Ramblin' Fever” by Merle Haggard keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Whitehouse Road”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 118 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo43
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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