The playlist follows Julia from Nebraska familiarity into New York's bright, unfamiliar social world, pairing city-minded indie pop with songs about sudden change, money, attraction, and secrets. Its shifts between buoyant flirtation and more uncertain reflection echo the contrast between a life transformed overnight and the private truths shaping Julia's new relationship.
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20 songsTRUSTFALL
P!nk · TRUSTFALL
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Welcome To New York
Taylor Swift · 1989
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New York
St. Vincent · MASSEDUCTION
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The City
The 1975 · The 1975
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M.O.N.E.Y.
The 1975 · The 1975
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Home
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros · Up from Below
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen · Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition
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New Romantics
Taylor Swift · 1989 (Deluxe)
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Green Light
Lorde · Melodrama
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Supercut
Lorde · Melodrama
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Silk Chiffon
MUNA · MUNA
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Anything But Me
MUNA · MUNA
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Run Away With Me
Carly Rae Jepsen · Emotion (10th Anniversary Edition)
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Cut To The Feeling
Carly Rae Jepsen · Emotion (10th Anniversary Edition)
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John Hughes Movie
Maisie Peters · You Signed Up For This
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Psycho
Maisie Peters · You Signed Up For This
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Casual
Chappell Roan · The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
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Pink Pony Club
Chappell Roan · The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
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Feather
Sabrina Carpenter · emails i can’t send fwd:
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Same book, another mood