Under the Skin

Book Playlist

Under the Skin Playlist

by Michel Faber

21 tracks

balanced

Mar 8, 2026

This playlist captures the eerie, unsettling atmosphere of "Under the Skin," blending haunting vocals and textured instrumentals that reflect the alienation and ambiguity of Isserley’s character. The balance of vocal and instrumental tracks, spanning genres from dark folk to avant-garde and experimental electronic, mirrors the novel’s interplay between the familiar and the uncanny, while the Scottish Highlands setting and the story’s psychological tension inspire a raw yet intimate sonic palette.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Kapitel 01 - Blood Witch - Die Königin von Leyland

Jennifer Wolf · Blood Witch - Die Königin von Leyland

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2

A Forest - Live

The Cure · Los Mejores Conciertos Rock | Canciones En Vivo

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3

Seraph

Lilith Max · Seraph

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4

Mouth's Cradle

Björk · Medúlla

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5

memory

Jumo · memory

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6

Mount the Air

The Unthanks · Mount the Air

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7

Always Coming Back To You

Scott Walker · Scott

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8

Untitled #3 - Samskeyti

Bjöllukór Tónlistarskóli Reykjanesbæjar · KLUKK: Sigur Rós in Bells

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9

BLACK MASS

GEMIRO · BLACK MASS

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10

The Bay - Stopmakingme Remix

Metronomy · The Bay

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11

Breathe Me

Sia · forks

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12

Agnes

Glass Animals · Empowering Songs

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13

A Real Hero

Electric Youth · Innerworld (Deluxe Edition)

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14

Silent Shout - Shaken-Up Version

The Knife · Shaken-Up Versions

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15

Porcelain - Sebastian Mullaert's Transformation Mix

Moby · Porcelain Remixes

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16

in the pines

Bcalm · in the pines

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17

Melt

eze east · Melt

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18

Remind Me

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · Remind Me

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19

Beaver Fever - Original Mix

Sean Ray · Beaver Fever - EP

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20

Black Milk

Massive Attack · Mezzanine

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21

Why not?

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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