Clockers
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Clockers

by Richard Price

This playlist captures the gritty, tense atmosphere of Richard Price's "Clockers," set in the urban landscape of Brooklyn with themes of youth, crime, and moral ambiguity. The tracks blend elements of neo-soul, jazz, indie rock, and moody R&B, reflecting the characters' complexity and the story's emotional depth, while balancing moments of intensity and introspection suitable for a layered detective narrative.

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Jun 28, 2026
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The Bright Lights

Don't Owe You a Thang

Gary Clark Jr. · The Bright Lights

1
Black Radio

Afro Blue

Robert Glasper · Black Radio

2
Mountain

Long Red

Mountain · Mountain

3
Back In Black

Back In Black

AC/DC · Back In Black

4
Currents

Let It Happen

Tame Impala · Currents

5
The Very Best Of Pat Benatar

Love Is A Battlefield

Pat Benatar · The Very Best Of Pat Benatar

6
Maxinquaye (Deluxe Edition)

Hell Is Round The Corner

Tricky · Maxinquaye (Deluxe Edition)

7
Pablo Honey

Creep

Radiohead · Pablo Honey

8
In Colour

Loud Places

Jamie xx · In Colour

9
Rock

In the Air Tonight

Phil Collins · Rock

10
Blue

Fast Car

Jonas Blue · Blue

11
Process (Bonus Edition)

Blood On Me

Sampha · Process (Bonus Edition)

12
Aromanticism

Doomed

Moses Sumney · Aromanticism

13
Ocean Eyes

ocean eyes

Billie Eilish · Ocean Eyes

14
Poison

Poison

Bell Biv DeVoe · Poison

15
Class of 1997

Hypnotize

The Notorious B.I.G. · Class of 1997

16
All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance the Rapper)

All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance the Rapper)

Snakehips · All My Friends (feat. Tinashe & Chance the Rapper)

17
Greatest Hits

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Eurythmics · Greatest Hits

18
Version

Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) - Version Revisited

Mark Ronson · Version

19
Life Of A Ghost

Eyes on Fire

Blue Foundation · Life Of A Ghost

20
How To Be A Human Being

Youth

Glass Animals · How To Be A Human Being

21
Dummy

Roads

Portishead · Dummy

22
Labcabincalifornia (Deluxe Edition)

Runnin'

The Pharcyde · Labcabincalifornia (Deluxe Edition)

23
Just Lose It

Lose Yourself

Eminem · Just Lose It

24
Oracular Spectacular

Electric Feel

MGMT · Oracular Spectacular

25
Nightcall

Nightcall

Kavinsky · Nightcall

26
Nothing Was The Same (Deluxe)

Hold On, We're Going Home

Drake · Nothing Was The Same (Deluxe)

27
Just As I Am

Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers · Just As I Am

28
Kala

Paper Planes

M.I.A. · Kala

29
The Score (Expanded Edition)

Ready or Not

Fugees · The Score (Expanded Edition)

30
Let It Bleed

Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones · Let It Bleed

31
Kings of the Streets - The Definitive Anthology

The Message

Grandmaster Flash · Kings of the Streets - The Definitive Anthology

32
Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)

Under Pressure

Queen · Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)

33
Back To Black

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse · Back To Black

34
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

bad guy

Billie Eilish · WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

35
Born To Die – Paradise Edition (Special Version)

Summertime Sadness

Lana Del Rey · Born To Die – Paradise Edition (Special Version)

36
The Anthology

Electric Relaxation

A Tribe Called Quest · The Anthology

37
AM

Do I Wanna Know?

Arctic Monkeys · AM

38
Making Mirrors

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye · Making Mirrors

39
Magical Moments

Luminary

Dravelyn · Magical Moments

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