Meet the Newmans
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Meet the Newmans

by Jennifer Niven

This playlist mirrors the layered, complex world of "Meet the Newmans," balancing the veneer of a picture-perfect TV family with the emotional fractures beneath. The instrumental selections evoke the show's glamorous yet fragile atmosphere, while the vocal tracks explore themes of identity, family tension, and public versus private selves through diverse indie and alternative voices, capturing the novel's emotional depth and cultural commentary.

18 tracks
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Apr 23, 2026
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First Breath

First Breath

Stendahl · First Breath

1
It All Starts with One

The Light from One

Ane Brun · It All Starts with One

2
Happy Songs for Happy People

Kids Will Be Skeletons

Mogwai · Happy Songs for Happy People

3
DJ-Kicks (Forest Swords) [DJ Mix]

Crow (DJ-Kicks) - Mixed

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

4
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

5
The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Imitation Game

Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

6
Persona

Dreamer's Wake

Rival Consoles · Persona

7
LP1

Two Weeks

FKA twigs · LP1

8
Lullaby Versions of FKA Twigs

Cellophane

The Cat and Owl · Lullaby Versions of FKA Twigs

9
RSO Performs Phoebe Bridgers

Motion Sickness

Roma Symphony Orchestra · RSO Performs Phoebe Bridgers

10
Carrie & Lowell

Should Have Known Better

Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell

11
Puberty 2

Your Best American Girl

Mitski · Puberty 2

12
{Awayland}

Nothing Arrived

Villagers · {Awayland}

13
Brand News Hits Live, Vol. 5

Fool's Errand - Live

Fleet Foxes · Brand News Hits Live, Vol. 5

14
pov: you're yearning

Fade Into You

Mazzy Star · pov: you're yearning

15
(My) Grime Oblivion

(My) Grime Oblivion

V0ID LOOP · (My) Grime Oblivion

16
The Family Jewels (Deluxe)

Seventeen

MARINA · The Family Jewels (Deluxe)

17
Spell She Cast

Matcha Cookies

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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