Dot Slash Soundtrack

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/79Mfhxi3G21nv4Ms6hN4uE

Come As You Are

Nirvana, Nevermind

Welcome to the book! We’re all freaks here.

https://open.spotify.com/track/4P5KoWXOxwuobLmHXLMobV?si=92b0bb4832ab4deb

Three Little Birds

Bob Marley, Exodus

Chapter One

Playing on the jukebox at the bar while Seven is FaceTiming with Mom and Dad. Maybe I was trying to do some foreshadowing with this one, and every little thing really is gonna be alright.

https://open.spotify.com/track/7vggqxNKwd6xdRoYS0pQtM?si=5c7070f4dd3d4148

California Über Alles

The Dead Kennedys, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death

Chapter Two

Seven moves back to California. The original message of this song doesn't really fit this book, but I think re-orienting its satirical target to the far-right leaning tech bros in Silicon Valley makes it relevant.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5szJ8SMwQVEvvdk65w6M6g?si=8360147d3b3a491e

Better Things to Do

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, I Learned the Hard Way

Chapter Two

We meet Alicia. Alicia seems well-adjusted, positive, warm, welcoming, fun, female-empowering, and all-around just a good vibe. Like this song.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2dwzy3ZOiNbJ8TBGmVb8bw?si=3f2646e8b8c747d3

About a Girl

Nirvana, Bleach

Chapter Two

Seven meets Kurt. I think this is just a cute song for two emotionally-stunted people falling in love.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2SHTKB8YYlawTGIuJ2b2ok?si=46d36ca822024ce4

Super Rad!

The Aquabats, The Fury of the Aquabats

Chapter Two

We meet Julian. It's not mentioned in this book, but Julian loves this song. Fun fact: when I lived in San Diego, my ska band Nothing Special covered this.

https://open.spotify.com/track/4X3qGigyU6ARi3HP4lWD95?si=0e9f78bbb5fa4149

Spanish Bombs

Tijuana No!, Contra-Revolucion Avenue (originally by The Clash)

Chapter Three

Sol is wearing a Tijuana No! t-shirt when we first meet her after Seven stumbles into the Gathering room.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5hRXh6FJLgjzERxIWbvm2M?si=c3a92b09801f4b7d

Pony

Ginuwine, The Bachelor

Chapter Three

Logan looks like Magic Mike. I’m laughing my ass off right now because I forgot I even put this one on the playlist. But I kind of think it's perfect for Logan and his magic, inflatable cock.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5FR54UnizyI8pE5E9Zb0Dt?si=18ab7ee2160e4a03

I Fought the Law

The Clash, The Cost of Living EP

Chapter Three

Sol’s laptop has band stickers on it, one of which is for The Clash. Sol discovered The Clash and got into British/American punk through the Tijuana No! cover of Spanish Bombs (above.)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5dAxeuDkIkpa6wZpMOuG9i?si=a72e0313c8cf48df

Llámame

Blondie, Call Me

Chapter Four

Sol is wearing a Blondie t-shirt when Seven runs into her while her memory is gone. I didn’t know this Spanish version of the song existed until I put together this playlist, and I think it’s pretty cool.

https://open.spotify.com/track/3m2zWFVdi4LXMSw6YyQ6PP?si=6ac3442f0df949ab

Shake It Off

Taylor Swift, 1989

Chapter Four

Playing in someone’s headphones on the bus while Seven is following Logan. My ska band also covered this.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5xTtaWoae3wi06K5WfVUUH?si=e6de67c6eb1a4a8a

Dumb

Nirvana, In Utero

Chapter Six

Seven is wearing a Nirvana t-shirt when she goes to Logan’s. She and Sol exchange their words about Seven’s t-shirt at the door, leaving Seven feeling dumb.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5gRcv46AMTrosmTOqrOV3Q?si=2f4c4aa0c261498f

Rebel Girl

Bikini Kill, Rebel Girl EP

Chapter Six

Sol’s is wearing a t-shirt for this band when she trashes Seven's shirt. Objectively, Sol's shirt is cooler. Also, just a great song.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5gRcv46AMTrosmTOqrOV3Q?si=2f4c4aa0c261498f

Magical Mr. Mistoffelees

Cats, Andrew Lloyd Weber

Chapter Six

Mía is watching a Mr. Mistoffelees video on TikTok.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2yxQE16346KHzb84xpv4KS?si=68c2a1ba24cb41c1

Faceshopping

SOPHIE, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides

Chapter Six

We meet Angel. Angel has definitely choreographed something to this song at some point.

https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/59PYsHSyznHHH9gujZvO5Y?si=2471e2fae3fa4e50

Sister Dynamite

Alice Bag, Sister Dynamite

Chapter Nine

Another of Sol’s favorites. This song touches on gentrification, which Sol’s neighborhood of Barrio Logan has experienced and is experiencing.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2HgT6bttkrtrdYSJUBmJtI?si=73e40cec311645bd

Psycho Killer

The Talking Heads, Talking Heads ‘77

Chapter Nine

The soundtrack to Seven’s “monkey on a unicycle” era.

https://open.spotify.com/track/1i6N76fftMZhijOzFQ5ZtL?si=2b5dcb7b554c44a7

No Surprises

Radiohead, OK Computer

Chapter Ten

This song is Dot, cheerfully creating rifts in spacetime.

https://open.spotify.com/track/10nyNJ6zNy2YVYLrcwLccB?si=cb5611c4ebaa49c6

Godspeed

Frank Ocean, Blond

Chapter Fifteen

Alicia is dead.

https://open.spotify.com/track/34xTFwjPQ1dC6uJmleno7x?si=835661b4aa854306

Gangnam Style

PSY, Gangnam Style

Chapter Sixteen

Playing in the sushi restaurant under Angel and Julian’s apartment. Fun fact: their apartment is a real place. Trev and I used to live there. The restaurant is called RK Sushi. This song played constantly.

https://open.spotify.com/track/03UrZgTINDqvnUMbbIMhql?si=71b37d3161864420

Just a Girl

No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom

Chapter Seventeen

Being “butchered” by a local ska band in a practice room in the UCSD music building during the Game. Also emblematic to me of SoCal, pop feminism, and the nineties. Fun to sing at karaoke.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5lWRaa0fBxDE5yU91npPq7?si=3298cb65f4064a3b

Exit Music for a Film

Radiohead, OK Computer

Chapter Nineteen

Julian is dead.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0z1o5L7HJx562xZSATcIpY?si=1c345b0fa55b4d6f

Don’t Fear the Reaper

Blue Öyster Cult, Agents of Fortune

Chapter Twenty-Three

The hold music for the Magical Board of California. Seven listens to it on the phone with Rachel. It foreshadows what is coming her way in the last quarter of the book, but I put it in mostly because the book needed more cowbell.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5QTxFnGygVM4jFQiBovmRo?si=8ed945236fae4179

Toxic

Britney Spears, In the Zone

Chapter Twenty-Five

Logan is toxic. Here's an easter egg: if you've seen my TikToks, you might have been clued into his toxic masculinity way back in chapter 3 when Seven said he smells like "clean laundry and---"

CINNAMON

https://open.spotify.com/track/0z1o5L7HJx562xZSATcIpY?si=1c345b0fa55b4d6f

Killing in the Name

Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine

Chapter Twenty-Five

First song on Seven’s running playlist. A good song for exorcizing your female rage.

https://open.spotify.com/track/59WN2psjkt1tyaxjspN8fp?si=a67df5c8bdab4842

All the Small Things

Blink 182, Enema of the State

Chapter Twenty-Five

The last song on Seven’s running playlist. Honestly, I just wanted an excuse to put this song somewhere.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2m1hi0nfMR9vdGC8UcrnwU?si=54b401c158494186

Feminazi

FEA, Fea

Chapter Twenty-Five

Sol is wearing a FEA t-shirt when she and Seven talk.

https://open.spotify.com/track/6ocm9vwN4ycp36xmQbkeAP?si=51efde18b6cc40dc

Little Bird

Annie Lennox, Diva

Chapter Twenty-Five

Seven talks to Mom. My mom used to play this song in the car all the time when I was a kid. It’s about a girl growing up and feeling like she’s outgrown her mother’s advice. It’s also a straight banger.

https://open.spotify.com/track/1KX8GhTteEUlkbfzaRzbsx?si=9b78ec89c7394903

Human Behavior

Björk, Debut

Chapter Twenty-Six

Seven and Kurt talk about how they don’t understand people and almost say they like each other.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5OnyZ56HLhrWOXdzeETqLk?si=tf4_gx0bTnG2AL5rtb6DqA

Boys Don’t Cry

The Cure, Three Imaginary Boys

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Angel makes Seven look like the lead singer of The Cure, partly because helping Seven is a way to distract themself and not cry about Julian. Angel’s relationship to the word “boy” is too complicated to get into in the limited space we have here, unfortunately, but book two is coming.

https://open.spotify.com/track/4dneV7C1yDt9UtyxrQY375?si=acba3e0e0fb14c51

To Live and Die in LA

Wang Chung, To Live and Die in LA

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Seven receives the phone alert from the Magical Board and the bugs come through the ether. IDK why this song. Probably the SoCal vibes.

https://open.spotify.com/track/484UGDCYPabFJ7JqhmU6RN?si=bd6cf90894754adf

Don’t Stop Me Now

Queen, Jazz

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Sol is wearing a Queen t-shirt for the final showdown. If you guys have seen Sean of the Dead, they use this song in the final showdown to absolute perfection.

https://open.spotify.com/track/7hQJA50XrCWABAu5v6QZ4i?si=38ba1c7140d840a8