Playlists

The Folio · No. 9Sunday 13 September 2026Jess Entwistle

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Wake up · 12 songs

Slow light on the water

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The songs
  1. 1

    Sunrise

    Norah Jones

  2. 2

    Danger

    Olivia Dean · she was to headline the cancelled Ocean Way Festival

  3. 3

    Where You Lead

    Carole King · for the Gilmore Girls autumn in today’s paper

  4. 4

    Over the Rainbow

    Eva Cassidy

  5. 5

    Fine Line

    Harry Styles

  6. 6

    Harvest Moon

    Neil Young · his new album Second Song was reviewed this week

  7. 7

    The Lakes

    Taylor Swift

  8. 8

    Barcelona

    George Ezra

  9. 9

    Summer, Highland Falls

    Billy Joel

  10. 10

    Slow Burn

    Kacey Musgraves

  11. 11

    If I Let You Go

    Westlife

  12. 12

    Green & Gold

    Lianne La Havas

Shower · 13 songs

Sing it to the tiles

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The songs
  1. 1

    All By Myself

    Céline Dion · she sang it a cappella on her Paris opening night

  2. 2

    I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    Whitney Houston

  3. 3

    Espresso

    Sabrina Carpenter

  4. 4

    We Belong Together

    Mariah Carey

  5. 5

    Levitating

    Dua Lipa

  6. 6

    Mamma Mia

    ABBA

  7. 7

    Get’cha Head in the Game

    High School Musical Cast

  8. 8

    Love On Top

    Beyoncé

  9. 9

    7 rings

    Ariana Grande

  10. 10

    Just Give Me a Reason

    P!nk

  11. 11

    Von Dutch

    Charli XCX · her Music, Fashion, Film tour opened this week

  12. 12

    Touch

    Little Mix

  13. 13

    There’s a Fine, Fine Line

    Original Broadway Cast of Avenue Q · Avenue Q released a new performance video of it

Work · 14 songs

Quiet hands, steady hours

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The songs
  1. 1

    The Last Emperor (Theme)

    Ryuichi Sakamoto · Jeremy Thomas, who died on Friday, produced the film

  2. 2

    Yellow

    Vitamin String Quartet

  3. 3

    Fight Song / Amazing Grace

    The Piano Guys

  4. 4

    Shape of You

    Brooklyn Duo

  5. 5

    Go the Distance

    Walt’s Piano

  6. 6

    A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

    One Piano

  7. 7

    We Can’t Stop

    Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

  8. 8

    The Shape of Water

    Alexandre Desplat

  9. 9

    The Name of Life

    Joe Hisaishi

  10. 10

    Experience

    Ludovico Einaudi

  11. 11

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

  12. 12

    Middle of the World

    Nicholas Britell

  13. 13

    Ninths

    Anna Butterss · the LA bassist’s new track, out this week

  14. 14

    Blue in Green

    Bill Evans

Car · 14 songs

Windows down, all the way

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The songs
  1. 1

    Cigarettes & Alcohol

    Oasis · the 2027 tour is confirmed on Monday

  2. 2

    Dying In Reverse

    Cage The Elephant · today’s new single

  3. 3

    Man! I Feel Like a Woman!

    Shania Twain

  4. 4

    Doin’ This

    Luke Combs

  5. 5

    Cruel Summer

    Taylor Swift

  6. 6

    California Gurls

    Katy Perry

  7. 7

    When You Were Young

    The Killers

  8. 8

    Last Name

    Carrie Underwood

  9. 9

    rockstar

    Post Malone

  10. 10

    Can’t Be Tamed

    Miley Cyrus

  11. 11

    Lovebug

    Jonas Brothers

  12. 12

    Who Do You Think You Are

    Spice Girls

  13. 13

    Genesis.

    RAYE

  14. 14

    God’s Menu

    Stray Kids · first K-pop act to headline Rock in Rio