Golden Boys
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Golden Boys

by Phil Stamper

“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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Sep 4, 2026
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From Broadway to La Scala

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

Leonard Bernstein · From Broadway to La Scala

1
Now Is Good

Dayvan Cowboy

Boards of Canada · Now Is Good

2
Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Djed

Tortoise · Millions Now Living Will Never Die

3
The King Of Limbs

Morning Mr Magpie

Radiohead · The King Of Limbs

4
Junk

Do It, Try It

M83 · Junk

5
The Sound Of Sunshine

The Sound Of Sunshine

Michael Franti & Spearhead · The Sound Of Sunshine

6
Four Tops - Second Album

It's The Same Old Song

Four Tops · Four Tops - Second Album

7
The Age of Adz

Futile Devices

Sufjan Stevens · The Age of Adz

8
pov: you have good music taste

The Big Ship - 2004 Remaster

Brian Eno · pov: you have good music taste

9
Hintergrundmusik, Vol. 5 - 8 - Background Music for Restaurants (Romantic Piano Music) [Royalty Free Music]

The Entertainer

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

10
Red: Tribute to Taylor Swift

All Too Well

Harmony River · Red: Tribute to Taylor Swift

11
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski · The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

12
A/B

Broken Bones

KALEO · A/B

13
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

14
Heard It In A Past Life

Back In My Body

Maggie Rogers · Heard It In A Past Life

15
Cover Songs

Wicked Game (Arr. for Guitar)

Chris Isaak · Cover Songs

16
V

Keaukaha

Unknown Mortal Orchestra · V

17
Sommer, Sonne - Surfen

Freaks

Surf Curse · Sommer, Sonne - Surfen

18
Acoustic Lounge Unplugged: The Songs of Rihanna

Stay

Chillounga · Acoustic Lounge Unplugged: The Songs of Rihanna

19
MCP Top Hits of 2016, Vol. 7

Somebody Else

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

20
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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