Our Devils – The Playlist

I listened to this playlist while writing the entirety of Our Devils. In the remote and distant possibility that there is ever an adaptation, I hope we’ll all hear these songs again.

While some of the song choices may seem out of left field, I default to David Byrne’s philosophy: music doesn’t need to make literal sense, but it does need to make emotional sense. If it seems funny to have a love song rip through an action sequence, that’s because it’s a funny kind of book.

Most of the songs can be listened to in any order, but here’s how a few play out in my mind’s eye.

Chapter 1

Forever – Mystery Skulls (cut short)

Darker – Doves

Chapter 29 

The Rat – The Walkmen

Chapter 86

Wasted Days – Cloud Nothings

Chapter 91 – 92

Shake it Out – Manchester Orchestra

(time the bridge with the saddest part if you need a good cry)

Chapter 94 

Forever – Mystery Skulls (full version)

Paralyzed – Mystery Skulls

(time the drop with the climax for maximum impact)

Chapter 95

Broadripple is Burning – Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s

One of Us – Mystery Skulls

(start the last track as you near the last lines)