Our Wives Under the Sea

Book Playlist

Our Wives Under the Sea Playlist

by Julia Armfield

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 6, 2026

The instrumental opening moves between vast, pressurized underwater spaces and the uneasy quiet of a home that no longer feels safe. The vocal songs turn toward Miri and Leah’s strained intimacy: devotion, absence, and the terrifying possibility that a loved one can return while becoming unreachable.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 1, Dawn

Benjamin Britten · Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Passacaglia from Peter Grimes & Sinfonia da Requiem

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2

Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: II. Lento e Largo - Tranquillissimo

Henryk Górecki · Górecki: Symphony No. 3

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3

The Ship

Brian Eno · The Ship

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4

Chukhung

Biosphere · Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera

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5

The Blue Notebooks

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

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6

Music for 18 Musicians: Section I

Steve Reich · Music for 18 Musicians

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7

Sea, Swallow Me

Cocteau Twins · The Moon and the Melodies

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8

ocean eyes

Billie Eilish · Ocean Eyes

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9

Black Lake

Björk · Vulnicura

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10

All Is Full Of Love

Björk · Family Tree

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11

Between The Bars

Elliott Smith · Either/Or

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12

To Bring You My Love

PJ Harvey · To Bring You My Love

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13

Saltwater

Chicane · Behind The Sun

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14

Into The Ocean

Blue October · Foiled For The Last Time

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15

Where the Wild Roses Grow - 2011 Remaster

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Murder Ballads (2011 Remaster)

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16

The Sea

Morcheeba · Big Calm

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17

Tides - 2022 Remaster

Arovane · Tides (2022 Remaster)

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18

The Drop

The Haxan Cloak · Excavation

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19

Order from Chaos

Max Cooper · Emergence

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20

Spectacle Of Ritual

Kali Malone · The Sacrificial Code

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