Playlists

The Folio · No. 36Saturday 10 October 2026Jess Entwistle

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Wake up · 12 songs

Coffee, slowly

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The songs
  1. 1

    Shoot the Moon

    Norah Jones

  2. 2

    Autumn Leaves

    Eva Cassidy

  3. 3

    Nice to Each Other

    Olivia Dean

  4. 4

    These Are the Days

    Jamie Cullum · Cullum previewed his new album at Blue Note London on Thursday

  5. 5

    So Far Away

    Carole King

  6. 6

    Fine Line

    Harry Styles

  7. 7

    High and Dry

    Radiohead · Thom Yorke said this week he wishes he had not written it

  8. 8

    Clean

    Taylor Swift

  9. 9

    Vienna

    Billy Joel

  10. 10

    Golden Hour

    Kacey Musgraves

  11. 11

    Fool Again

    Westlife

  12. 12

    Just My Imagination

    Dianne Reeves · her Coltrane tribute with Branford Marsalis is reviewed today

Shower · 12 songs

All the big notes

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The songs
  1. 1

    Juno

    Sabrina Carpenter

  2. 2

    Physical

    Dua Lipa

  3. 3

    Emotions

    Mariah Carey

  4. 4

    It’s Not Right but It’s Okay

    Whitney Houston

  5. 5

    Crazy in Love

    Beyonce

  6. 6

    Break Free

    Ariana Grande

  7. 7

    Now or Never

    High School Musical Cast

  8. 8

    Flowers

    Miley Cyrus

  9. 9

    Hot N Cold

    Katy Perry

  10. 10

    Blue

    girl in red · released yesterday

  11. 11

    Sapphire

    Ed Sheeran · the Loop tour picks up again today

  12. 12

    Take Me or Leave Me

    Original Broadway Cast of Rent · the thirtieth anniversary revival just opened in the West End

Work · 12 songs

Keys and quiet

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The songs
  1. 1

    Someone Like You

    Vitamin String Quartet

  2. 2

    Can’t Help Falling in Love

    Brooklyn Duo

  3. 3

    Beethoven’s 5 Secrets

    The Piano Guys

  4. 4

    Beauty and the Beast

    One Piano

  5. 5

    When You Wish Upon a Star

    Walt’s Piano

  6. 6

    My Funny Valentine

    Beegie Adair

  7. 7

    Blue in Green

    Bill Evans

  8. 8

    Merry-Go-Round of Life

    Joe Hisaishi

  9. 9

    The Labyrinth

    Javier Navarrete · Pan’s Labyrinth is back in cinemas in 4K at twenty

  10. 10

    In Motion

    Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross · Sorkin’s follow-up, The Social Reckoning, is in cinemas now

  11. 11

    Spring 1

    Max Richter

  12. 12

    Nuvole Bianche

    Ludovico Einaudi

Car · 12 songs

Loud on the lanes

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The songs
  1. 1

    Where the Wild Things Are

    Luke Combs

  2. 2

    Any Man of Mine

    Shania Twain

  3. 3

    Wow.

    Post Malone

  4. 4

    Burnin’ Up

    Jonas Brothers

  5. 5

    I Knew You Were Trouble

    Taylor Swift

  6. 6

    Whiskey Glasses

    Morgan Wallen

  7. 7

    Before He Cheats

    Carrie Underwood

  8. 8

    Ordinary

    Alex Warren

  9. 9

    You Look Like You Love Me

    Ella Langley

  10. 10

    Live Forever

    Oasis · the reunion film is streaming in the UK with new footage

  11. 11

    Starburster

    Fontaines D.C. · they play the Roundhouse next week for CALM

  12. 12

    Here You Come Again

    Dolly Parton · Broadway’s Dolly musical has completed its casting