Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt
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Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

by Ben Reeves

This playlist mirrors Ben Reeves’ metaphysical, reality-bending drift through a sequence of intimate, luminous instrumentals and understated lyric songs. Together they move from quiet wonder to uneasy clarity—like everything becoming beautiful while something still seems to be holding its breath.

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Sep 21, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

Open Eye Signal

Jon Hopkins · Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

2
Various Positions

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen · Various Positions

3
Depression Cherry

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

4
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

5
Making Mirrors

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye · Making Mirrors

6
The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver · The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

7
The Ridge

Where the Light Comes In

Sarah Neufeld · The Ridge

8
Songs From The Big Chair

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Tears For Fears · Songs From The Big Chair

9
Modern Vampires of the City

Young Lion

Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City

10
Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

11
A Rush of Blood to the Head

The Scientist

Coldplay · A Rush of Blood to the Head

12
Other Lights

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

13
Pulse (Live)

The Great Gig in the Sky - Live

Pink Floyd · Pulse (Live)

14
Cannot Be, Whatsoever

Opaline

Novo Amor · Cannot Be, Whatsoever

15
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

16
The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

The Promise

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

17
Piano Chill: Songs of Simon & Garfunkel

The Sound Of Silence

Christopher Phillips · Piano Chill: Songs of Simon & Garfunkel

18
First Love (The Original & the Very First Recording)

River Flows In You

Yiruma · First Love (The Original & the Very First Recording)

19
Colour The Small One

Breathe Me

Sia · Colour The Small One

20
The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)

Into My Arms

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)

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