Us Against You
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Us Against You

by Fredrik Backman

This playlist captures the emotional complexity and communal spirit of "Us Against You" through a balanced mix of instrumental and vocal tracks that reflect themes of loyalty, friendship, and resilience. The diverse selection spans genres and eras, blending intimate acoustic moments with expansive post-rock and cinematic scores to mirror the small-town struggles and personal journeys within the story. Character-driven pieces and subtle, nuanced compositions provide a rich, immersive backdrop that supports medium focus reading in any environment.

42 tracks
balanced
Feb 23, 2026
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Track List

42 songs
0
Living Room Songs

Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds · Living Room Songs

1
Arena

Arena

Ember Nova · Arena

2
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

The Only Moment We Were Alone

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

3
Citizen of Glass

Familiar

Agnes Obel · Citizen of Glass

4
Hometown Glory (Originally Performed by Adele) [Piano Karaoke Version]

Hometown Glory (Originally Performed by Adele) - Piano Karaoke Version

Sing2Piano · Hometown Glory (Originally Performed by Adele) [Piano Karaoke Version]

5
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

Arrival of the Birds

The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)

6
Hymns of The Lost

Becoming The Flame

Ashes of Eden · Hymns of The Lost

7
Boxer

Slow Show

The National · Boxer

8
Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

Your Hand in Mine

Explosions In The Sky · Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

9
Songbirds: VSQ Celebrates the Women of Modern Rock

Dancing on My Own

Vitamin String Quartet · Songbirds: VSQ Celebrates the Women of Modern Rock

10
For Emma, Forever Ago

The Wolves (Act I and II)

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

11
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

12
Covers

Bon Iver- Holocene (Cover)

MDL · Covers

13
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

14
Viva La Vida (Prospekt's March Edition)

Postcards from Far Away

Coldplay · Viva La Vida (Prospekt's March Edition)

15
That Sea, The Gambler

The Stable Song

Gregory Alan Isakov · That Sea, The Gambler

16
Light and Shade

We Move Lightly

Dustin O'Halloran · Light and Shade

17
Brother (Party Tribute to Matt Corby)

Brother (Party Tribute to Matt Corby)

Ultimate Party Jams · Brother (Party Tribute to Matt Corby)

18
Lumiere

Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

19
VSQ Performs the Hits of 2016, Vol. 2

Cheap Thrills

Vitamin String Quartet · VSQ Performs the Hits of 2016, Vol. 2

20
Your Love (Short Version)

Your Love - Short Version

MOGUAI · Your Love (Short Version)

21
Marta, the Tempest

Requiem for a Dream (Arr. M. Brankovich & D. Cooper for Piano, Guitar & Electronic Orchestra)

Clint Mansell · Marta, the Tempest

22
The Golden Age

The Great Escape

Woodkid · The Golden Age

23
Every Kingdom

The Wolves

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

24
The Head And The Heart

Rivers and Roads

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart

25
Around the Well

The Trapeze Swinger

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

26
Nostalgia

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Nostalgia

27
That Sea, The Gambler

The Stable Song

Gregory Alan Isakov · That Sea, The Gambler

28
Ordinary

Ordinary - Solo Piano Version

The Piano Guys · Ordinary

29
Sharin Speaks

Agnes Obel - The Curse Intro

Sharin Speaks · Sharin Speaks

30
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

31
KLUKK: Sigur Rós in Bells

Sæglópur

Bjöllukór Tónlistarskóli Reykjanesbæjar · KLUKK: Sigur Rós in Bells

32
Magnolia Electric Co. (Deluxe Edition)

Farewell Transmission

Songs: Ohia · Magnolia Electric Co. (Deluxe Edition)

33
Bridge Over Troubled Water

The Only Living Boy in New York

Simon & Garfunkel · Bridge Over Troubled Water

34
Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

Atlas Hands

Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

35
Continuum

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

John Mayer · Continuum

36
Ben Howard - The Wolves (Vocal Melody Version)

Ben Howard - The Wolves (Vocal Melody Version)

Ultimate Tribute Stars · Ben Howard - The Wolves (Vocal Melody Version)

37
Gulag Orkestar

Postcards from Italy

Beirut · Gulag Orkestar

38
Sharin Speaks

Agnes Obel - The Curse Intro

Sharin Speaks · Sharin Speaks

39
The Night We Met (Acoustic Guitar Karaoke Instrumentals)

The Night We Met (Higher Key) [Originally Performed by Lord Huron] - Acoustic Guitar Karaoke

Sing2Guitar · The Night We Met (Acoustic Guitar Karaoke Instrumentals)

40
LOGO EU

LOGO EU

KORMANE · LOGO EU

41
Why not?

Wir färben Grau in Licht

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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