Golden Boys

Book Playlist

Golden Boys Playlist

by Phil Stamper

21 tracks

balanced

Sep 4, 2026

“Golden Boys” moves through privilege, loyalty, and the pressure of becoming “someone” before you’re ready—then turns toward tenderness and honesty. This playlist alternates between characterful, cinematic instrumental momentum and intimate indie/alt vocals, matching the book’s emotional shifts from swagger to vulnerability to belonging.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Tonight (From "West Side Story") [Arr. Tommy Tycho]

Leonard Bernstein · From Broadway to La Scala

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2

Dayvan Cowboy

Boards of Canada · Now Is Good

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3

Djed

Tortoise · Millions Now Living Will Never Die

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4

Morning Mr Magpie

Radiohead · The King Of Limbs

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5

Do It, Try It

M83 · Junk

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6

The Sound Of Sunshine

Michael Franti & Spearhead · The Sound Of Sunshine

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7

It's The Same Old Song

Four Tops · Four Tops - Second Album

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8

Futile Devices

Sufjan Stevens · The Age of Adz

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9

The Big Ship - 2004 Remaster

Brian Eno · pov: you have good music taste

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10

The Entertainer

Scott Joplin · Hintergrundmusik, Vol. 5 - 8 - Background Music for Restaurants (Romantic Piano Music) [Royalty Free Music]

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11

All Too Well

Harmony River · Red: Tribute to Taylor Swift

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12

My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski · The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

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13

Broken Bones

KALEO · A/B

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14

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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15

Back In My Body

Maggie Rogers · Heard It In A Past Life

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16

Wicked Game (Arr. for Guitar)

Chris Isaak · Cover Songs

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17

Keaukaha

Unknown Mortal Orchestra · V

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18

Freaks

Surf Curse · Sommer, Sonne - Surfen

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19

Stay

Chillounga · Acoustic Lounge Unplugged: The Songs of Rihanna

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20

Somebody Else

Molotov Cocktail Piano · MCP Top Hits of 2016, Vol. 7

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21

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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