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The Dog Stars

This playlist captures the haunting beauty and resilience found in "The Dog Stars," blending introspective folk, evocative indie rock, and atmospheric instrumentals that reflect the novel’s themes of survival, loss, and companionship. The mix balances warm acoustic textures and spacious cinematic pieces, mirroring the post-apocalyptic yet hopeful tone of the story, while subtle character-driven songs evoke Hig’s solitude, his bond with his dog, and his enduring human connections.

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Mar 3, 2026

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21 songs

Big Jet Plane

Angus & Julia Stone · Down The Way

Postcards from Italy

Beirut · Gulag Orkestar

Rivers and Roads

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart

Tinseltown Swimming in Blood

Destroyer · ken (Deluxe Version)

Brother (Originally Performed by Matt Corby) - Vocal Version

Singer's Edge Karaoke · Brother (Originally Performed by Matt Corby) [Karaoke Version]

Pale Blue Eyes

The Velvet Underground · Romantic Picnic Date

Holocene

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of Bon Iver

Je te laisserai des mots (Piano Version)

Micha Philipp · Je te laisserai des mots (Piano Version)

The Wolves (Act I and II)

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

Old Pine

Ben Howard · Meditation

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

First Breath After Coma

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

Bloodflood pt.II (Track Commentary)

alt-J · This Is All Yours (Track by Track Commentary)

Bright Whites

Kishi Bashi · 151a

low light

Suns T · Motivation T

The Stable Song

Gregory Alan Isakov · That Sea, The Gambler

Song for Zula

Phosphorescent · Muchacho

Night

Ludovico Einaudi · Instrumentals for Silent Moods

Brother (In the Style of Matt Corby) [Karaoke Instrumental Version]

All Hits Gold · Pop Instrumentals: Twenty Tens Classics, Vol. 40

Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

Why not?

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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