Playlists

The Folio · No. 21Friday 25 September 2026Jess Entwistle

Once connected, each morning's four playlists are built in your Spotify, dated, ready to open here.

Wake up · 13 songs

Slow gold

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The songs
  1. 1

    The Hardest Part

    Olivia Dean

  2. 2

    Come Away With Me

    Norah Jones

  3. 3

    Kathy’s Song

    Eva Cassidy

  4. 4

    It’s Too Late

    Carole King

  5. 5

    Love & Hate

    Michael Kiwanuka · his first interview since his stroke is in today’s paper

  6. 6

    Pink Clouding

    Taylor Swift · new overnight on The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore

  7. 7

    Torn

    U2 · Dolly Parton’s final recorded vocal, from the album announced yesterday

  8. 8

    She’s Always a Woman

    Billy Joel

  9. 9

    Slipping Through My Fingers

    Amanda Seyfried

  10. 10

    Home

    Westlife

  11. 11

    Oh, What a World

    Kacey Musgraves

  12. 12

    Midnight

    Lianne La Havas

  13. 13

    Because You Loved Me

    Celine Dion

Shower · 13 songs

Sing it into the tiles

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The songs
  1. 1

    Cleveland

    Taylor Swift · one of four new songs on The Encore

  2. 2

    Taste

    Sabrina Carpenter

  3. 3

    New Rules

    Dua Lipa

  4. 4

    I’m Every Woman

    Whitney Houston

  5. 5

    Black Magic

    Little Mix

  6. 6

    Roar

    Katy Perry

  7. 7

    Always Be My Baby

    Mariah Carey

  8. 8

    We’re All in This Together

    High School Musical Cast

  9. 9

    Best Thing I Never Had

    Beyonce

  10. 10

    Just Give Me a Reason

    P!nk

  11. 11

    Behind These Hazel Eyes

    Kelly Clarkson

  12. 12

    Danceteria

    Madonna, Charli XCX · their remix landed yesterday

  13. 13

    deja vu

    Olivia Rodrigo

Work · 14 songs

Long quiet hours

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The songs
  1. 1

    Style

    Vitamin String Quartet

  2. 2

    Titanium / Pavane

    The Piano Guys

  3. 3

    Viva La Vida

    Brooklyn Duo

  4. 4

    Part of Your World

    Walt’s Piano

  5. 5

    A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

    One Piano

  6. 6

    All About That Bass

    Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

  7. 7

    Throw the Coins

    Patrick Doyle · from Sense and Sensibility, the Austen adaptation in today’s listen

  8. 8

    Wallace and Gromit Theme

    Julian Nott · the original Aardman puppets went to auction yesterday

  9. 9

    Fly

    Ludovico Einaudi

  10. 10

    A Town with an Ocean View

    Joe Hisaishi

  11. 11

    Mr. Moustafa

    Alexandre Desplat

  12. 12

    Georgiana

    Dario Marianelli

  13. 13

    The Way You Look Tonight

    Beegie Adair

  14. 14

    Waltz for Debby

    Bill Evans

Car · 13 songs

Windows down, Friday

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The songs
  1. 1

    Babylon

    Taylor Swift · new on The Encore

  2. 2

    Beer Never Broke My Heart

    Luke Combs

  3. 3

    Up!

    Shania Twain

  4. 4

    Cowboy Casanova

    Carrie Underwood

  5. 5

    Up Down

    Morgan Wallen

  6. 6

    Year 3000

    Jonas Brothers

  7. 7

    Better Now

    Post Malone

  8. 8

    May We All

    Florida Georgia Line

  9. 9

    All These Things That I’ve Done

    The Killers

  10. 10

    Weren’t For The Wind

    Ella Langley

  11. 11

    Getting Started

    Alex Warren

  12. 12

    Silencio

    U2 · the first single from Carnaval de Luz, announced yesterday

  13. 13

    What Ifs

    Kane Brown