The Descent by Merlyn Driver Song Details

"The Descent" by Merlyn Driver had its release date on October 10, 2025. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. The track order of this song in Merlyn Driver's "It Was Also Sometimes Daylight" album is number 11 out of 13. In terms of popularity, The Descent is currently not that popular. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of The Descent by Merlyn Driver to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 103 BPM, a half-time of 52BPM, and a double-time of 206 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the E♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 2A. So, the perfect camelot match for 2A would be either 2A or 1B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 2B or 3A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11A and a high energy boost can either be 4A or 9A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 1A would be a great choice. Where 5A would give you a moderate drop, and 12A or 7A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5B allows you to change the mood.

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