This is the Spotify playlist I listen to while I write. It’s been gradually growing over the years (it was originally on my iPod before the days of streaming apps) and it features a pretty random mix of songs. Some are songs that remind me of specific characters or moments in the story, while others are just good background music for writing.
First – Cold War Kids
Demons – Imagine Dragons
Hard Left – Robin Hackett
This Town – Niall Horan
Superheroes – The Script
Vindicated – Dashboard Confessional
Run – Matt Nathanson and Sugarland
Trembling Hands – The Temper Trap
Welcome to the Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
Ghost Town – Adam Lambert
All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers
Shake it Out – Florence & The Machine
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Everything – Lifehouse
Say Something – A Great Big World
Say You Won’t Let Me Go – James Arthur
Dancing on My Own – Calum Scott
For the First Time – The Script
Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard
Scars To Your Beautiful – Alessia Cara
Give Me Love – Ed Sheeran
See You Again – Wiz Khalifa
Cold Desert – kings of Leon
Jar of Hearts – Christina Perri
Stay – Rhianna
Revelry – Kings of Leon
Lego House – Ed Sheeran
How to Save a Life – The Fray
You Found Me – The Fray
Don’t Give Up – Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush
Hold Back the River – James Bay
Like I Can – Sam Smith
Lay Me Down – Sam Smith and John Legend
Collide – Howie Day
Breakeven – The Script
Never Say Never – The Fray
Rolling in the Deep – Adele
Photograph – Ed Sheeran
I Won’t Let You Go – James Morrison
Set Fire to the Rain – Adele
The A Team – Ed Sheeran
Keep Holding On – Avril Lavigne
The One I Love – David Gray
Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor
I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
One Crowded Hour – Augie March
The Space Between – Dave Matthews Band
No More Wishing – Hayley Taylor
The Funeral – Band of Horses
Back for Good – Take That
Timshel – Mumford & Sons
Just Like Fire – Pink
Let it Go – James Bay
Coming Home – Diddy
Long Long Way To Go – Def Leppard
Amnesia – 5 Seconds of Summer
If I Die Young – The Band Perry
Can’t Shake You – Gloriana
I Run to You – Lady Antebellum
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
It’s All Coming Back to Me Now – Celine Dion
Too Much to Ask – Niall Horan
Slow Hands – Niall Horan
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Holding On and Letting Go – Ross Copperman
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Run – Snow Patrol
Never Let Me Go – Florence & The Machine
Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
Believe – Mumford & Sons
Rise Up – Ben Lee
Nothing Like You and I – The Perishers
Need Your Love – The Temper Trap
Feeler – Pete Murray
Better Days – Pete Murray
Give Me Your Love – Pete Muray
This Fire – Birds of Tokyo
Lay It On Me – Vance Joy
I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
Lanterns – Birds of Tokyo
Praying – Ke$ha
Little Wonders – Rob Thomas
Come Undone – Robbie Williams
This is Me – Ke$ha
Leave It Alone – Nathan Hawes
Never Be Like You – Flume
We’re Going Home – Vance Joy
Too Good at Goodbyes – Sam Smith
You Are Mine – Enter The Worship Circle
This Old Love – Lior
One Day Like This – Elbow
Try – Pink
Let Her Go – Passenger
Drunk – Ed Sheeran
Let Your Heart Hold Fast – Fort Atlantic
Hall of Fame – The Script
Believer – Imagine Dragons
Scar – Missy Higgins
What About Us – Pink
Babylon – David Gray
Heroes – David Bowie
Under Pressure – David Bowie and Queen
No One But You – Queen
Hear You Me – Jimmy Eat World
I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab For Cutie
Save Me – Queen
Everybody Hurts – REM
Bonfire Heart – James Blundt
Undisclosed Desires – Muse
Little By Little – Oasis
Uprising – Muse
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Be Mine – David Gray
Sonnet – The Verve
When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne
Be Still – The Fray
Wings – Birdy
Skinny love – Birdy
Careful – Michelle Featherstone
All Through the Night – Sleeping At Last
Unbreakable – Jamie Scott
When You Sleep – Mary Lambert
Impossible – James Arthur
Never Tear Us Apart – INXS
Long As I Can See The Light – Creedence Clearwater Revival
