I created a playlist for my book launch in October. All of the tracks, except for the last, are referenced in some way throughout the book. Some references are obvious, others very subtle. The first reference is particularly oblique!
| Inama Nushif Children of Dune soundtrack Brian Tyler | Impending loss Rus comes back |
| Home is so Sad Postcards | Mary’s perception, the “boys’” determination |
| This Charming Man The Smiths | Rus’s last-minute efforts |
| Imagining My Man Aldous Harding | The cause, the effect, that conversation |
| Free World Kirsty Maccoll | Adam’s code, Charlie’s fear |
| Hurt Johnny Cash | “The Cascades” The world collapses, the return to the earth Charlie’s theory, Adam’s ridicule |
| Nuclear Seasons Charli XCX | Charlie’s fears for Rus, Rus’s fears for Fiddich – Ballock Station |
| A Line in the Sand PJ Harvey | Ballock Station The emptiness, the loss |
| What Else Is There? Röyksopp | The search for the Rosetta Stone Arcturus revealed |
| Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) Arcade Fire | Rus’s memories of his family |
| Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell | Rus’s reflections, leaving the farm |
| Way You Walk So / Marc Almond | The bonding, the exclusion |
| Vancouver Jeff Buckley | Charlie’s uncertainty, Adam’s eyes |
| Keep On Running Andy Bull | Adam’s game, Adam’s will |
| Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones | Entering the pub, leaving the past |
| Remind Me Röyksopp | Charlie’s uncertainty, Rus’s loss, the night in the attic |
| Season Song Blue States | Charlie and Issy’s metaphor A nod to 28 Days Later |
| Myth Beach House | Everything is flattening, becoming brittle |
| Watch the World The Little Heroes | The evening, Rus’s naming colours |
| Miss the Girl The Creatures | The truth about the Aldis farm |
| Are We Still Married His Name is Alive | The crows are at the door |
| One For You The Knife | Charlie’s existential beliefs, Rus’s awakening |
| We’re Both So Sorry Mirah | “The Cascades” The world collapses |
| Mind HK 119 | Charlie and Issy’s pragmatism |
| When You Were Mine Cyndi Lauper | Complications: Adam, Rus, Charlie and Issy The visit to Hobart |
| The Way Is Shut Moonsocket | “The Cascades” Rus and Adam’s conversation |
| Boy Scouts Of America Saint Etienne | The long night Adam’s damage/Adam’s code |
| Exits Foals | The false twilight, Rus and Fiddich’s sprint for safety |
| An Ending (Ascent) Brian Eno | The horses’ transformation A nod to 28 Days Later |
Photo: Joe Armao (Rising Festival 2022)
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