TRACES playlist!

I usually play the same song on repeat while writing the first draft of a chapter, and I tend to pick a song that corresponds to the mood of the section I’m working on. Since most of the novel is narrated by Aiden, I ended up with a lot of alternative and some grunge. For Cole’s POV chapters, I often went with Zoe Keating’s experimental cello pieces. I also chose a lot of music from the mid-2000s to take myself back to 2007.

Disclaimer: I’m not getting paid to advertise for the artists listed here. I simply like their music!

  • Placebo – Speak In Tongues
  • Placebo – Battle For The Sun
  • Placebo – Protect Me From What I Want
  • Zoe Keating – Tetrishead
  • Zoe Keating – Escape Artist
  • Zoe Keating – Hello Night
  • Lifehouse – Sick Cycle Carousel
  • Lifehouse – Storm (acoustic)
  • Nirvana – Dumb
  • Rise Against – Wait For Me (acoustic)
  • Matchbox Twenty – Bed of Lies
  • The Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
  • Kings of Leon – Closer
  • Linkin Park – Numb
  • Bright Eyes – Middleman
  • Damien Rice – 9 Crimes
  • AaRON – Angel Dust
  • Billie Eilish & Khalid – Lovely
  • Tori Amos – Precious Things
  • Astronautalis – The River, The Woods
  • Counting Crows – Round Here
  • The Fray – How To Save A Life
  • Incubus – Drive
  • Eagle-Eye Cherry – Save Tonight
  • Ludovico Einaudi – Monday
  • Missy Higgins – Warm Whispers
  • Ours – Mercy
  • The Piano Guys – O Come, Emmanuel
  • Seether – Rise Above This (acoustic)