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Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) Playlist
33 tracks
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May 10, 2026
This playlist captures the haunting and eerie atmosphere of "Cold Moon Over Babylon" through a blend of subtle tension, Southern Gothic elements, and reflective melancholy. The instrumental tracks create a ghostly, suspenseful ambiance reflecting the supernatural and tragic events, while the vocal songs explore the small-town dynamics, innocence lost, and dark secrets of Babylon, Alabama. Diverse genres from ambient to indie folk and Americana offer a textured auditory journey matching the novel's emotional complexity and Southern setting.
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33 songs
1
Mt Baker
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · @0 EP1
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2
Beneath the Willow
Eloise Quinn · Memories
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3
Branches
Library Tapes · Leaves
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4
Teens
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein · Stranger Things 4 (Original Score From The Netflix Series)
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5
Beving: Ala
Joep Beving · Trilogy
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6
I Can Almost See You
Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)
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Sun Rays Like Stilts
Tommy Guerrero · Perpetual
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Faint Light
Meliore · Faint Light
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A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster
Harold Budd · The Pearl
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10
Window
The Album Leaf · In A Safe Place
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11
Etude
Julian Lage · Squint
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12
Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi
Yann Tiersen · Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Bande originale du film)
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13
Erindi
Hildur Guðnadóttir · Erindi
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14
Dreamer's Wake
Rival Consoles · Persona
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15
Shadow Play
Rory Gallagher · Photo Finish (Remastered 2017)
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16
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals · The Singles Plus
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17
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday · Billie Holiday
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18
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe · I Saw the Light - The Bill Monroe Essential Collection
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19
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hank Williams · Moanin' The Blues (Expanded Edition)
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20
Long Black Veil
Lefty Frizzell · Lefty
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21
In the Pines
Lead Belly · Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1
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22
Devil Got My Woman
Skip James · It's Blues Time!
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23
Alien Observer
Grouper · A I A: Alien Observer
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24
Down in the Valley
The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart
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25
Black Is The Color
Hildegard von Gynku · Old Roads
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26
Red Right Hand
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Red Right Hand (Theme from 'Peaky Blinders')
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27
Death Letter
Son House · Forever On My Mind
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28
The Curse
Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away
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29
The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)
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30
In the house, in a heartbeat. (Central Dense Reconstruction)
Central Dense · In the house, in a heartbeat. (Central Dense Reconstruction)
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31
House By the Sea
Iron & Wine · The Shepherd's Dog
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Ghost Town
The Specials · Stereo-Typical: A's, B's & Rarities
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