My Life with the Walter Boys
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My Life with the Walter Boys

by Ali Novak

Jackie’s grief, the jarring move from NYC to Colorado, and the complicated, protective-yet-romantic dynamics of the Walter boys call for music that can hold both tenderness and tension. This playlist alternates warm, intimate instrumental passages with lyric-driven indie/pop storytelling to mirror Jackie’s emotional turns—from shock and isolation to belonging and cautious hope.

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Sep 27, 2026
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20 songs
1
Debussy: La Mer - Ravel: Rapsodi Espagnole - Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1 & No. 2

Gymnopédie No. 1

Claude Debussy · Debussy: La Mer - Ravel: Rapsodi Espagnole - Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1 & No. 2

2
Definitive Pub Songs Collection

The Parting Glass

The Dubliners · Definitive Pub Songs Collection

3
I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it

Somebody Else

The 1975 · I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it

4
Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd · Wish You Were Here

5
The Lumineers

Ho Hey

The Lumineers · The Lumineers

6
Cuz I Love You (Super Deluxe)

Good as Hell

Lizzo · Cuz I Love You (Super Deluxe)

7
Chant Down Babylon

Turn Your Lights Down Low

Bob Marley & The Wailers · Chant Down Babylon

8
Continuum

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

John Mayer · Continuum

9
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

First Day of My Life

Bright Eyes · I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

10
Up from Below

Home

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros · Up from Below

11
Late Night Summer Vibes

After The Storm

Kali Uchis · Late Night Summer Vibes

12
The Head And The Heart (15th Anniversary Edition)

Rivers and Roads

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart (15th Anniversary Edition)

13
A Head Full of Dreams

Hymn for the Weekend

Coldplay · A Head Full of Dreams

14
The Jazz Masters - 27 Classic Performances From The Columbia Masterpieces Series

Blue In Green

Miles Davis · The Jazz Masters - 27 Classic Performances From The Columbia Masterpieces Series

15
Piano Movie Lounge

Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (From "Amélie")

Yann Tiersen · Piano Movie Lounge

16
The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

17
Ghost Stories

A Sky Full of Stars

Coldplay · Ghost Stories

18
Greatest Hits

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac · Greatest Hits

19
Fast Car

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman Experience · Fast Car

20
Come Away With Me (Super Deluxe Edition)

Come Away With Me

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

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