Melancholic Playlists

For when the mood calls for something quieter and more inward. These playlists lean into a slower tempo, sparser arrangement, or simply a more reflective lyric - different routes to the same unhurried feeling.

A Name with Rain 🌧️ ☔️

Rainy-day rock and folk with Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt and Led Zeppelin, moving between gentle reflection and heavier skies.

40 tracks

American Gods Among Us

Gospel, Americana and soundtrack atmosphere, with Brian Reitzell, Bob Dylan and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

23 tracks

Arka Veranda Blues

Acoustic fingerstyle guitar, from John Fahey and Robbie Basho to Leo Kottke and Kaki King.

31 tracks

Be Comfortable

Film music, ambient textures and piano with Max Richter, Ólafur Arnalds, Hans Zimmer and Jon Hopkins.

161 tracks

Beauty of Night

Bedroom-folk and slowcore for after dark — Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens and Bright Eyes.

20 tracks

Chillmode

Laid-back blues-folk and desert rock — Hermanos Gutiérrez, John Frusciante, José González and Jack Johnson.

50 tracks

Chris Cornell - Voice of Our Generation and An Artist for All Time

A tribute to Chris Cornell through Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog.

82 tracks

Coffee Circle

Gentle folk and singer-songwriter music for slow mornings, with Adele, Aldous Harding and Aoife O'Donovan.

280 tracks

Cover of Day to Day

A collection of cover versions — Elliott Smith, Eddie Vedder, Florence + The Machine and Chris Cornell reinterpreting other people's songs.

49 tracks

Desert Tunes 🏜️

Arabic song and North African folk, with Fairuz, Asmahan, Souad Massi and Lena Chamamyan.

6 tracks

Directors Cut

A wide-ranging mix of rock, piano and cinematic atmosphere, with 13th Floor Elevators, Aerosmith and Agnes Obel.

1147 tracks

Dreaming

Piano and chamber music, with Claude Debussy, Alexandre Tharaud and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

94 tracks

El Viento de Abajo 🏔️

Cinematic desert guitar — Hermanos Gutiérrez, Gustavo Santaolalla and Dan Auerbach's Latin American-inflected instrumentals.

21 tracks

EMDR ➰ PTSD

Heavy, emotionally charged rock with Nine Inch Nails, Audioslave, David Gilmour and Faith No More.

19 tracks

Entwined

Warm folk and soul voices, with Bon Iver, Black Pumas, Ani DiFranco and Arooj Aftab.

50 tracks

Focus

Restrained piano and ambient music for a quiet workspace, with Dustin O'Halloran and Chad Lawson.

100 tracks

Free Fall

Melancholic songwriting and alternative rock with Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Damien Rice and Cat Power.

31 tracks

God Bless Ludovico Einaudi

Piano, strings and acoustic textures around Ludovico Einaudi, with Daniel Hope, Ballaké Sissoko and more.

559 tracks

Heart of Gold

Gentle folk and indie songwriting, with Bon Iver, Cat Power, Belle and Sebastian and Chris Cornell.

67 tracks

I have dreamed a dream, but now that dream is gone from me.

A short film-score collection — Ludovico Einaudi, Hans Zimmer, Gustavo Santaolalla and Nick Cave & Warren Ellis.

12 tracks

Indie Wave

Dream-pop, lo-fi songwriting and electronic touches, with Alex G, Active Child and more.

616 tracks

Indieed

Indie and folk songwriting with Belle and Sebastian, Arcade Fire, Nick Drake and Mitski.

50 tracks

It's a story of acceptance

Minimalist piano and chamber textures, with Philip Glass, Chilly Gonzales and Cello Octet Amsterdam.

9 tracks

Mag 🔍 📚☕

Quiet folk, chamber-pop and electronic textures, with Agnes Obel, Adrianne Lenker and Anaïs Mitchell.

389 tracks

Masterpiece

A focused selection of Ludovico Einaudi's piano music, with space for each piece to linger.

2 tracks

Mousiké

Turkish classical song and oud, with Zeki Müren, Müzeyyen Senar, Münir Nurettin Selçuk and Udi Hrant.

5 tracks

My Folklore

Turkish folk music built around the saz — Erkan Oğur, Neşet Ertaş, and Ruhi Su's foundational recordings.

35 tracks

No More Words

Instrumental music across ambient, piano and chamber sounds, with space for a quiet listen.

8656 tracks

Nocturnal

Dark, atmospheric indie and dream-pop — Bat For Lashes, Beach House, Arcade Fire and Bastille.

163 tracks

Not Every Day Is Spring

A companion folk collection to My Folklore — Cengiz Özkan, Erkan Oğur, Ezginin Günlüğü and more.

32 tracks

Sad Astronaut 👨‍🚀

Space-themed rock and electronic — Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Muse and Electric Light Orchestra.

25 tracks

Sad Dance 🐈‍⬛

Coldwave, darkwave and electronic melancholy, with insistent rhythms and shadowy synth textures.

827 tracks

Sad Radio

Early blues and gospel-blues voices, with Bessie Smith and Blind Willie Johnson at the centre.

117 tracks

Slaves of Cotton Field

Early blues, boogie-woogie and field recordings, with Albert Ammons, Alberta Hunter and recordings collected by Alan Lomax.

3195 tracks

Songs from Leonard Cohen

A selection of Leonard Cohen's songs, centred on his words, voice and changing arrangements.

29 tracks

Songs Written for Me

A personal selection of rock and songwriting, with Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Chris Cornell and The Beatles.

8 tracks

The Arrival of Autumn 🍂🌰🍁🍃🌪️

Seasonal indie-folk for the turn toward autumn — Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Damien Rice and Coldplay.

37 tracks

The Bringer of Rain

A torch-song set built around Amy Winehouse, Etta James, Chris Isaak and French chanson names like Charles Aznavour.

35 tracks

The Ones That Got Away

Reflective folk and indie with Fleet Foxes, First Aid Kit, Belle and Sebastian and Grizzly Bear.

29 tracks

The songs I want to be.

A focused selection of Eric Clapton and Lou Reed, with guitar and songwriting at its centre.

4 tracks

Tired and Busy

Blues for the exhausted — Albert Collins, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King and the genre's most world-weary voices.

81 tracks

Weekly Intricate

An eclectic rock and folk mix, with 13th Floor Elevators, Ali Farka Touré, All Them Witches and Alabama 3.

717 tracks

Zerde The Cat 🐾

Dream-pop and indie named for a cat — Cat Power, DIIV, Cassandra Jenkins and Devendra Banhart.

55 tracks

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