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So Obsessed I Made a Playlist: Anne Bishop's The Others

It took me all of two days to read Written in Red and Murder of Crows, Anne Bishop’s (the author of the high fantasy Black Jewels series) take on the urban fantasy/paranormal genre. Since I can’t stop thinking about the books and I’m not quite ready to leave the world of Lakeside Courtyard and its terra indigene residents, it’s playlist time.

Inspired by Meg Corbyn fiddling with the radio in her office, trying to figure out which music she likes, and the songs that remind her of her world.

1 // written in red // first night in lakeside courtyard

strong // london grammar

Excuse me for a while While I’m wide-eyed And I’m so down caught in the middle

2 // written in red // cs759

my blood // ellie goulding

That feeling that doesn’t go away just did And I walked a thousand miles to prove it And I’m caught in the crossfire of my own thoughts The color of my blood is all I see on the rocks

3 // written in red // simon and sam

wolf // first aid kit

Wolf father, at the door You don’t smile anymore You’re a drifter, shapeshifter Let me see you run, hey ya hey ya

4 // written in red // grandfather and the lakeside courtyard mausoleum

byegone // volcano choir

Laying near the lights Of the knights of the northern lodges There’s a border road No one slip slides or stoppin’ And the neighborly, sleeping in a coffin

5 // written in red // the girl at the lake

winter solstice // cold specks

Sons and daughters,  May you kill

6 // written in red // ponies and adventure buddies

swell window // zee avi

I will wait for you, We’ll ride the moment ‘til I catch you again 

7 // written in red // hurricane

hurricane // ms mr

Make ash and leave the dust behind Lady diamond in the sky Wild light Glowing bright To guide me When I fall

8 // written in red // harvester of life

thea // goldfrapp

There’s wild in your eyes  There’s a light there’s a feeling  It’s cruel and its dark in this town  Are they mad were we dreaming 

9 // written in red // the battle at lakeside courtyard

dirty paws // of monsters and men

And for a while things were cold; They were scared down in their homes. The forest that once was green Was colored black by those killing machines. But she and her furry friends Took down the queen bee and her men And that’s how the story goes, The story of the beast with those four dirty paws.

10 // murder of crows // warmer safer

what if you // joshua radin

But for tonight  I’ll stay here with you

11 // murder of crows // ferrymans landing*

lonesome dreams // lord huron

I run through a wooded isle And I chase the sunlight mile after mile And I feel like I know this place As the tree line breaks into wide-open space

12 // murder of crows // jean the cassandra sangue

lessons // s o h n

Of lessons learned, of lessons learned Of bridges burned, of bridges burned This time I’ll do things differently

13 // murder of crows // talulah falls

this isn’t control // ms mr

The gates close the pack shut down They packed up they found another town To replace, to erase

14 // murder of crows // people-shaped wolf cookies

noche nada // givers

And the whole role with who we know yeah And it’s toe to toe the move we show So let go the whole would you know yeah You know it’s gone so here we go

15 // murder of crows // pizza, chocolate & the dimwit’s guide to dating

where the kids are // blondfire

Live it up, you’re growing up Parties in the wilderness of life Light it up, just give it up Where the kids are running free tonight

16 // murder of crows // prophecy on meg’s terms

heartlines // florence and the machine

I’ve seen it in the flights of birds, I’ve seen it in you. The entrails of the animals, The blood running through. But in order to get to the heart, I think sometimes you’ll have to cut through.

17 // murder of crows // meg’s voicemail

set fire to the third bar // snow patrol & martha wainwright

After I have traveled so far We’d set the fire to the third bar We’d share each other like an island Until exhausted, close our eyelids And dreaming, pick up from The last place we left off

* This one is maybe a tad cheaty because Meg doesn’t see Ferrymans Landing in Murder of Crows, but Steve Ferryman and the Intuits clearly needed a happy song. 

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Riz Ahmed as the winter soldier

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