Normal People

Book Playlist

Normal People Playlist

by Sally Rooney, Katia Benovich

20 tracks

melancholic

Oct 17, 2026

3 mixes for this book

A bittersweet mix for Connell and Marianne’s secret intimacy, shifting social worlds, and the silences that keep pulling them together and apart. Irish indie and folk sit alongside intimate singer-songwriters, dream pop, and slow-burning alternative songs, tracing their school years, Trinity days, and the tender uncertainty of growing up.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Undertow

Lisa Hannigan · At Swim

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2

Nothing Arrived

Villagers · {Awayland}

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3

Falling Slowly

Glen Hansard · Once (Music From The Motion Picture)

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4

Linger

The Cranberries · Stars: The Best Of The Cranberries 1992-2002

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5

Revelate

The Frames · Fitzcarraldo

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6

Moon Song

Phoebe Bridgers · Punisher

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7

Paul

Big Thief · Masterpiece

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8

Two Slow Dancers

Mitski · Be the Cowboy

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9

Boyish

Japanese Breakfast · Soft Sounds from Another Planet

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10

About Today

The National · Cherry Tree

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11

Re: Stacks

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

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12

Fourth of July

Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell

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13

Smother

Daughter · If You Leave

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14

Apocalypse

Cigarettes After Sex · Cigarettes After Sex

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15

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

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16

Fade Into You

Mazzy Star · Female Rockers

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17

Between The Bars

Elliott Smith · Either/Or

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18

True Love Waits

Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool

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19

Sea of Love

Cat Power · The Covers Record

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20

Lover, You Should've Come Over

Jeff Buckley · Grace

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