The Willows
Book Playlist

The Willows

by Algernon Blackwood

This playlist captures the eerie, desolate atmosphere and creeping dread of Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows." The instrumental tracks weave organic, mysterious soundscapes echoing the swamp's vast loneliness, while the vocal songs explore themes of nature's ominous power, human vulnerability, and supernatural encounters, mirroring the story's emotional tension and haunting beauty.

19 tracks
balanced
Jun 23, 2026
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Track List

19 songs
1
12 Songs From Home

Elegy For The Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi · 12 Songs From Home

2
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

3
Kiasmos

Looped

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

4
Slow Sun

Slow Sun

Aukai · Slow Sun

5
Nexus

Swamp

Mohammad Reza Mortazavi · Nexus

6
0

I'll Keep Coming

Low Roar · 0

7
Immaru

Immaru

Rhian Sheehan · Immaru

8
Fragment

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

9
Carrie & Lowell

The Only Thing

Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell

10
Blood Bank

Woods

Bon Iver · Blood Bank

11
A I A: Alien Observer

Alien Observer

Grouper · A I A: Alien Observer

12
Tierbrücke

Willow

Amadeus Indetzki · Tierbrücke

13
Years Of The Serpent

Dark Water

Faderhead · Years Of The Serpent

14
Making Mirrors

Eyes Wide Open

Gotye · Making Mirrors

15
Massive Alternative Hits

Sleepwalking

The Chain Gang Of 1974 · Massive Alternative Hits

16
DJ-Kicks (Forest Swords) [DJ Mix]

Crow (DJ-Kicks) - Mixed

Forest Swords · DJ-Kicks (Forest Swords) [DJ Mix]

17
High Violet

Bloodbuzz Ohio

The National · High Violet

18
Instrumental Covers of Modest Mouse

The Ocean Breathes Salty

White Knight Instrumental · Instrumental Covers of Modest Mouse

19
Dream Department

Don’t Look Back

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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