The Elsewhere Express
Book Playlist

The Elsewhere Express

by Samantha Sotto Yambao

This playlist captures the wistful, dreamlike journey of The Elsewhere Express, blending delicate instrumentals and evocative vocals to mirror the book’s themes of grief, hope, and self-discovery. The instrumental selections invoke the fantastical and reflective atmospheres reminiscent of a Ghibli-esque fantasy, while the vocal tracks explore personal transformation and emotional depth through diverse indie and folk styles.

18 tracks
balanced
Mar 17, 2026
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18 songs
1
Best Of Michael Hedges

Aerial Boundaries

Michael Hedges · Best Of Michael Hedges

2
Overflow

Pulses of Information

Rival Consoles · Overflow

3
Trance Frendz

21:05

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

4
Footsteps in the Clouds

Skyward

Dee Art · Footsteps in the Clouds

5
Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

6
Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun

Zara Larsson · Midnight Sun

7
The Blue Notebooks (20 Year Edition)

The Blue Notebooks

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (20 Year Edition)

8
Lost in My Mind

Lost in My Mind

The Head And The Heart · Lost in My Mind

9
Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

10
Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

11
The Age of Adz

Futile Devices

Sufjan Stevens · The Age of Adz

12
RSO Performs Hozier

Work Song

Roma Symphony Orchestra · RSO Performs Hozier

13
The Lumineers

Stubborn Love

The Lumineers · The Lumineers

14
Gasoline Rainbows

Bloodbuzz Ohio

The National · Gasoline Rainbows

15
Strange Trails

Meet Me in the Woods

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

16
Boxer

Slow Show

The National · Boxer

17
MSQ Performs The Avett Brothers

I and Love and You

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs The Avett Brothers

18
Why not?

I am Not Superman

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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