The Cheerleaders
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The Cheerleaders

by Kara Thomas

This playlist captures the dark mystery and emotional turmoil of "The Cheerleaders" by Kara Thomas. The instrumental tracks evoke tension, eerie calm, and suspenseful atmospheres that mirror the unsettling events in Sunnybrook, while the vocal tracks explore themes of loss, grief, and hidden secrets through diverse indie, post-rock, and alternative sounds, reflecting the novel's haunting narrative and complex characters.

21 tracks
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Jun 12, 2026
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One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

One Battle After Another

Jonny Greenwood · One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1
Rivers Arms

The Winter

Balmorhea · Rivers Arms

2
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

3
A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

4
Fragment

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

5
Surface

Surface

Aero Chord · Surface

6
Hospice

Kettering

The Antlers · Hospice

7
Happy Songs for Happy People

Kids Will Be Skeletons

Mogwai · Happy Songs for Happy People

8
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Song for Jesse

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

9
First Breath

First Breath

Stendahl · First Breath

10
Mutemath (U.S. Version)

Control - Live Version

Mutemath · Mutemath (U.S. Version)

11
Silhouettes

Silhouette

Aquilo · Silhouettes

12
Low Night Fi Tide

Slow Fade

Late Night Static · Low Night Fi Tide

13
Signs of Light

All We Ever Knew

The Head And The Heart · Signs of Light

14
Massive Indie Hits

Blood // Water

grandson · Massive Indie Hits

15
Pink Breath

Youth

Daughter Of A Drum · Pink Breath

16
Every Open Eye

Empty Threat - Big Wild Remix

CHVRCHES · Every Open Eye

17
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

18
CONTROL

No Witness

A4LPHA · CONTROL

19
SNOW

Cellar Door

Angus & Julia Stone · SNOW

20
Dream Department

Let’s Get Wasted

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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