Dear Debbie

Book Playlist

Dear Debbie Playlist

by Freida McFadden

19 tracks

balanced

Jul 18, 2026

2 mixes for this book

This playlist mirrors the tension and emotional complexity of "Dear Debbie" through a mix of suspenseful, reflective, and intimate instrumental tracks paired with two evocative vocal songs. The instrumentals capture the thriller's escalating anxiety and underlying melancholy, while the vocal selections provide personal insight into Debbie’s unraveling and resilience. A blend of post-rock, ambient, modern classical, and electronic sub-genres creates a layered soundscape reflecting the book's New England setting, character struggles, and narrative twists.

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Track List

19 songs

1

The Light

The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again

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2

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Blind Willie Johnson · American Epic: The Collection

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3

Ambre

Nils Frahm · Wintermusik

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4

Signal

Heliosphere · Binary EP

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5

Oh, Memory

Julianna Barwick · Healing Is A Miracle

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6

Threnody

Goldmund · The Malady Of Elegance

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7

Low Tide

Ren Lockhart · Low Tide

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8

I Can Almost See You

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

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9

Slow breathing

Auricz · Slow breathing

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10

The Mighty Rio Grande

This Will Destroy You · S/T

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11

Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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12

Dawn

Jasper van Dijk · Dawn

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13

Beving: Ala

Joep Beving · Trilogy

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14

Unfolding

Soothing Oasis · Gently Sleeping

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15

Homeward

Mírabilis · Homeward

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16

Departure

Twelve Titans Music · Reflection

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17

Creep

Bob Reynolds · Head Radio Retransmissions - A Tribute to Radiohead

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18

Shake It Out

Florence + The Machine · Singer-Songwriter Summer

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19

Cup of Tea

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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