Book Playlist

Past Crimes Playlist

by Jason Pinter

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 13, 2026

“Past Crimes” moves through memory, investigation, and moral residue—so this playlist balances hush-and-hum tension with occasional human warmth. Instrumentals lean noir, glitchy unease, and wide-room restraint, while the lyric tracks echo confession, doubt, and the pull of what can’t be undone.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Strobe (Club Edit)

deadmau5 · Arena Tirol Goes Nachtschicht Vol. 1

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2

Black Velvet Band

The Dubliners · The Essential Collection

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3

Blackbird

Alter Bridge · Blackbird

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4

Siegfried & Roy

error · Siegfried & Roy

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5

Teardrop

Massive Attack · Chill Beats

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6

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs Arcade Fire

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7

They Keep Trying To Find You

Bonnie Prince Billy · We Are Together Again

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8

K.

Cigarettes After Sex · Cigarettes After Sex

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9

Skinny Love

Birdy · Soft 10s

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10

Into My Arms

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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11

The Times They Are A-Changin' - Live, Los Angeles 1978

Bob Dylan · Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, USA - 1st June 1978 (Live From Universal Amphitheatre, LA)

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12

Love Like Ghosts

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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13

The Reason

Hoobastank · say it back.

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14

Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers · Chill sur la plage : Beach ambiance

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15

Bitter Sweet Symphony

The Verve · Old Chill Classics

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16

Take Me To Church

Hozier · 2010s Throwback

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17

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Indie Classics

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18

Hallelujah

Jeff Buckley · Caroling at Christmas

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19

Where the Light Comes In

Sarah Neufeld · The Ridge

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20

Let’s Play Chess

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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