
I have always had a great appreciation for music and the stories it can tell. Scenes begin to form in my head, and I cannot stop thinking about the characters and storyline. It helps with writers’ block and gets the creative gears going. Here are a few lists of songs that help with my writing and reading.
Reading Playlist: Best suited for reading. Most of the songs are soft and not distracting.
- Iko- Heart of Stone
- Alina Baraz ft. Khalid- Electric
- Claude Debussy- Clair de Lune
- Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis- Get You
- Lana Del Rey- Ultraviolence
- Fiest- Fire in the Water
- Placebo- Running Up That Hill
- Lisa Hall- Is This Real?
- Iron & Wine- Flightless Bird, American Mouth
- Sia- Breathe Me
- Stateless- Bloodstream
- Tricky ft. Scriptonite- Blood of My Blood
- Anya Marina- Satellite Heart
- Anne Lovett- For Now
- Alexis Ffrench- Bluebird
- Eroded Sky- Fusion
- OK Go- Shooting the Moon
- Ruelle- Closing In
- Selah Sue- This World
- Mercy Playground- Sex & Candy
- Sia- Helium
- Maxwell- Fortunate
- Sleeping At Last- Turning Page
- Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz- Cold
Writing Playlist: These songs have inspired me to build scenes for the book I am working on. It helps me get through my writers block.
- Ruelle- Madness
- A$AP Rocky ft. Rod Stewart, Miguel, and Mark Ronson- Everyday
- Billie Eilish- Ocean Eyes (Blackbear Remix)
- Blackbear- Verbatim
- Celine Dion- Ashes
- Christina Aguilera ft. Demi Lovato- Fall in Line
- Demi Lovato ft. Sirah- Waitin for You
- Duffy- Warwick Avenue
- Electric Guest- Oh Devil
- Falling in Reverse- Straight to Hell
- Framing Hanley- Photographs and Gasoline
- Frank Sinatra- The Way You Look Tonight
- Hellberg ft. Danyka Nadeau- This is Forever
- Jackson Rathbone- Young + Tragic
- JoJo- High Heels
- Kevin Gates- Me Too
- Kirko Bangz- Keep It Trill
- Lana Del Rey- Money Power Glory
- Panic! At the Disco- Death of a Bachelor
- Ruelle- This is the Hunt
- Sia ft. Labrinth- To Be Human
- Shinedown- 45
- Thirty Seconds to Mars- End of All Days
- Bishop Brigs- Never Tear Us Apart
- Jessie Ware- Meet Me in the Middle