The Devils
Book Playlist

The Devils Playlist

by Joe Abercrombie

17 tracks
balanced
Mar 31, 2026
4 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the dark, gritty, and morally complex atmosphere of Joe Abercrombie's "The Devils." The instrumental tracks blend brooding post-rock, cinematic scores, and haunting ambient pieces that evoke the book's tense urban fantasy setting and bloody undercurrents. The vocal tracks add layers of raw emotion, cynical storytelling, and character-driven narratives reflecting the anti-heroes' brutal journeys and the clash between sacred and profane.

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Track List

17 songs
1

If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some Of The Others

Mogwai · The Bad Fire

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I Can Almost See You

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

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3

Rue des trois frères

Fabrizio Paterlini · Fragments Found

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4

Eternal Return

Damian Boylan · Eternal Return

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5

Fragile

God Is An Astronaut · All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2011 Remastered Edition)

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6

Shadow Play

Glass Trio · Shadow Play

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Temple of the Winds

Julianna Barwick · Tragic Magic

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Fragments

Johannes Winkler · Fragments

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9

Miss Ferguson

Cory Branan · The Hell You Say

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10

No Rest for the Wicked

Lykke Li · I Never Learn

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11

God's Away On Business

Tom Waits · Blood Money (Remastered)

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12

The Way You Used To Do

Queens of the Stone Age · Villains

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13

Hot Blood

KALEO · A/B

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14

Ain't No Grave

Anna Calvi · Ain't No Grave

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15

Graveyard

The Devil Makes Three · The Devil Makes Three

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16

My Enemy

Amorphis · The Beginning of Times (Deluxe Edition)

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17

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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3 more mixes for The Devils

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  1. Matched to the book 80% instrumental 37 tracks · Jul 29, 2026Open
  2. Matched to the book All instrumental 20 tracks · Oct 3, 2026Open
  3. Matched to the book 50% instrumental 20 tracks · Nov 2, 2026Open

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