Playlists

The Folio · No. 25Tuesday 29 September 2026Jess Entwistle

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

Wake up · 12 songs

First light, low volume

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The songs
  1. 1

    Echo

    Olivia Dean

  2. 2

    Sunrise

    Norah Jones

  3. 3

    Over the Rainbow

    Eva Cassidy

  4. 4

    Isn’t She Lovely

    Stevie Wonder · Songs in the Key of Life turned 50 yesterday

  5. 5

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    Carole King

  6. 6

    Matilda

    Harry Styles

  7. 7

    Invisible String

    Taylor Swift

  8. 8

    Summer, Highland Falls

    Billy Joel

  9. 9

    Bittersweet

    Lianne La Havas

  10. 10

    Sailing

    Rod Stewart · his farewell tour was announced yesterday

  11. 11

    Unbreakable

    Westlife

  12. 12

    Budapest

    George Ezra

Shower · 12 songs

Big chorus, small room

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The songs
  1. 1

    I Wanna Dance with Somebody

    Whitney Houston

  2. 2

    Espresso

    Sabrina Carpenter

  3. 3

    Faith

    George Michael · from the VMAs tribute medley

  4. 4

    Levitating

    Dua Lipa

  5. 5

    Love On Top

    Beyoncé

  6. 6

    Start of Something New

    High School Musical Cast

  7. 7

    Say You’ll Be There

    Spice Girls

  8. 8

    Heartbreaker

    Mariah Carey

  9. 9

    Mamma Mia

    ABBA

  10. 10

    Teenage Dream

    Katy Perry

  11. 11

    Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)

    Kelly Clarkson

  12. 12

    Live Forever

    Oasis · the Oasis documentary has its Disney+ date

Work · 12 songs

Piano and quiet hours

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The songs
  1. 1

    Little’s Theme

    Nicholas Britell · Moonlight returns to cinemas on 2 October

  2. 2

    Experience

    Ludovico Einaudi

  3. 3

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    Brooklyn Duo

  4. 4

    Wonderwall

    Vitamin String Quartet · for the Oasis documentary coming to Disney+

  5. 5

    Feed the Birds

    Walt’s Piano

  6. 6

    The Wind Forest

    Joe Hisaishi

  7. 7

    Very Early

    Bill Evans

  8. 8

    Perfect

    The Piano Guys

  9. 9

    Someone to Watch Over Me

    Beegie Adair

  10. 10

    Under the Sea

    One Piano

  11. 11

    The Shape of Water

    Alexandre Desplat

  12. 12

    Sweet Child O’ Mine

    Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

Car · 12 songs

Windows down, autumn road

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The songs
  1. 1

    Cruel Summer

    Taylor Swift

  2. 2

    Forever After All

    Luke Combs

  3. 3

    Pinky Up

    KATSEYE · the song behind today’s Billboard interview

  4. 4

    I’m Gonna Getcha Good!

    Shania Twain

  5. 5

    Sunflower

    Post Malone

  6. 6

    Lovebug

    Jonas Brothers

  7. 7

    Whiskey Glasses

    Morgan Wallen

  8. 8

    Used to Be Young

    Miley Cyrus

  9. 9

    Happy Alone

    Ella Langley

  10. 10

    Bad Habit

    Steve Lacy · he opened the Oh Yeah? tour at the weekend

  11. 11

    Read My Mind

    The Killers

  12. 12

    All-American Girl

    Carrie Underwood