Ship of Spells
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Ship of Spells

by H. Leighton Dickson

This playlist captures the mysterious and adventurous spirit of "Ship of Spells" by H. Leighton Dickson, weaving enigmatic and suspenseful soundscapes with organic, spacious textures perfect for an outdoor reading setting. The selection blends trip-hop, experimental ambient, and pastoral indie folk with a global palette, mirroring the book's themes of magical exploration, character complexity, and the natural world.

39 tracks
mysterious
Apr 15, 2026
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Track List

39 songs
0
Vertigo

At the River

Groove Armada · Vertigo

1
Stranger

Masollan

Balmorhea · Stranger

2
Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

Disintegration Loops (1.1 Excerpt I)

William Basinski · Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

3
Come Away With Me (Super Deluxe Edition)

The Long Day Is Over

Norah Jones · Come Away With Me (Super Deluxe Edition)

4
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

5
Persona

Dreamer's Wake

Rival Consoles · Persona

6
Pale Green Ghosts

Pale Green Ghosts

John Grant · Pale Green Ghosts

7
Veneer

Heartbeats

José González · Veneer

8
Woman

Open

Rhye · Woman

9
So Tonight That I Might See

Into Dust

Mazzy Star · So Tonight That I Might See

10
Bridge Over Troubled Water

The Only Living Boy in New York

Simon & Garfunkel · Bridge Over Troubled Water

11
Ongiara

Your Rocky Spine

Great Lake Swimmers · Ongiara

12
The Wild Youth EP

Medicine

Daughter · The Wild Youth EP

13
Strange Trails

Love Like Ghosts

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

14
Lumiere

We Move Lightly

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

15
Tidal

Slow Like Honey

Fiona Apple · Tidal

16
Hummingbird

Heavy Feet

Local Natives · Hummingbird

17
Oh, Inverted World

New Slang

The Shins · Oh, Inverted World

18
Boxer

Slow Show

The National · Boxer

19
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

20
Every Kingdom

Black Flies

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

21
The Lion's Roar

Wolf

First Aid Kit · The Lion's Roar

22
Dream Of Life

People Have the Power

Patti Smith · Dream Of Life

23
Trouble Will Find Me

Don't Swallow the Cap

The National · Trouble Will Find Me

24
So Runs The World Away

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

25
If You Leave

Youth

Daughter · If You Leave

26
The Covers Record

Sea of Love

Cat Power · The Covers Record

27
Depression Cherry

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

28
Songs For The Deaf

No One Knows

Queens of the Stone Age · Songs For The Deaf

29
Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

30
An Awesome Wave

Breezeblocks

alt-J · An Awesome Wave

31
Humanity - Chapter V

One Last Day (Instrumental)

Thomas Bergersen · Humanity - Chapter V

32
cold air

cold air

Sace · cold air

33
Left Of The Middle

Torn

Natalie Imbruglia · Left Of The Middle

34
Kala

Paper Planes

M.I.A. · Kala

35
St. Vincent

Digital Witness

St. Vincent · St. Vincent

36
1000 Forms Of Fear

Elastic Heart

Sia · 1000 Forms Of Fear

37
Echoes

Echoes

Mizmo · Echoes

38
Magical Moments

Luminary

Dravelyn · Magical Moments

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Mood mysterious
Genre match
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Length long
Instrumental 10%
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