Infinite Jest

Book Playlist

Infinite Jest Playlist

by David Foster Wallace

21 tracks

balanced

Aug 7, 2026

This playlist mirrors the sprawling, complex, and emotionally layered world of Infinite Jest. The instrumental tracks provide introspective, sometimes dissonant, and atmospheric textures reflecting the book's themes of addiction, entertainment, and fractured identities. The vocal tracks evoke the characters' psychological struggles and societal critique with a mix of indie, post-rock, and alternative styles, crafting a listening experience as intricate and compelling as the novel itself.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Late

Nils Frahm · Old Friends New Friends

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2

Emergence

Cai Harrington · Emergence

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3

Plaza

Leavv · Plaza

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4

Subterranean Homesick Alien

Radiohead · OK Computer

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5

Two Thousand and Seventeen

Four Tet · New Energy

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6

Seven Nation Army Dub - Prince Fatty Meets Nostalgia 77

Prince Fatty · Seven Nation Army Dub (Prince Fatty Meets Nostalgia 77)

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7

Odyssey

Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne

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8

Stalker

Covenant · Sequencer

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9

Solstice Song (Winter Solstice Ceremony)

East Forest · Official Documentary Soundtrack - Music For Mushrooms

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10

Liminal

Fennesz · Seven Stars

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11

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

The Postal Service · Give Up

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12

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

Pickin' On Series · Pickin' On Wilco: Casino Side

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13

Glass Eyes

London Concertante · Radiohead Reimagined

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14

All We Ever Knew

The Head And The Heart · Signs of Light

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15

Ego Death

Sicion · The Journey

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16

Bad Decisions

The Strokes · The New Abnormal

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17

Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

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18

Nobody Speak

DJ Shadow · The Mountain Will Fall

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19

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel · In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

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20

Red Right Hand

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

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21

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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