Infinite Jest
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Infinite Jest

by David Foster Wallace

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.

21 tracks
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Aug 7, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
1
Old Friends New Friends

Late

Nils Frahm · Old Friends New Friends

2
Emergence

Emergence

Cai Harrington · Emergence

3
Plaza

Plaza

Leavv · Plaza

4
OK Computer

Subterranean Homesick Alien

Radiohead · OK Computer

5
New Energy

Two Thousand and Seventeen

Four Tet · New Energy

6
Seven Nation Army Dub (Prince Fatty Meets Nostalgia 77)

Seven Nation Army Dub - Prince Fatty Meets Nostalgia 77

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

7
Odyssey / Sonne

Odyssey

Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne

8
Sequencer

Stalker

Covenant · Sequencer

9
Official Documentary Soundtrack - Music For Mushrooms

Solstice Song (Winter Solstice Ceremony)

East Forest · Official Documentary Soundtrack - Music For Mushrooms

10
Seven Stars

Liminal

Fennesz · Seven Stars

11
Give Up

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

The Postal Service · Give Up

12
Pickin' On Wilco: Casino Side

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

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

13
Radiohead Reimagined

Glass Eyes

London Concertante · Radiohead Reimagined

14
Signs of Light

All We Ever Knew

The Head And The Heart · Signs of Light

15
The Journey

Ego Death

Sicion · The Journey

16
The New Abnormal

Bad Decisions

The Strokes · The New Abnormal

17
Around the Well

Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

18
The Mountain Will Fall

Nobody Speak

DJ Shadow · The Mountain Will Fall

19
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel · In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

20
MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Red Right Hand

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

21
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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