As I worked on A Kingdom Beneath the Waves, the second book of Garza Twins, I used music to help me get inside the heads of my two teen protagonists.
Here are the playlists for each character:
Carol Garza
(Listen and watch on YouTube.)
- “Shadows” by Au Revoir Simone
- “They” by Jem
- “Vertigo” by Anya Marina
- “Up We Go” by Lights
- “Sea Legs” by The Shins
- “Mouthful of Diamonds” by Phantogram
- “La cigarra” by Natalia Lafourcade
- “Te vas” by Candy
- “Miedo a caer” by Ruido Rosa
- “Tienes miedo” by
- “Bros” by Wolf Alice
- “Caribe Atómico” by Aterciopelados
- “La calle de las sirenas” by Kabah
- “Boats and Birds” by Gregory and the Hawk
- “Around the Bend” by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
- “Dance Apocalyptic” by Janelle Monae
- “These Boots Are Made for Walking” by Nancy Sinatra
- “Back in Your Head” by Tegan and Sara
- “Clarity” by Zedd
- “Aruarian Dance” by Nujabes
- “Tsutsumareta nara” (If I’ve Been Enveloped in Tenderness) by Yumi Arai
- “Something about Us” by Daft Punk
- “1940” by The Submarines
Johnny Garza
(Listen and watch on YouTube.)
- “El capitalismo foráneo” by Gotan Project
- “Vuelvo al sur” by Gotan Project
- “Alpha Beta Gaga” by Air
- “minipops 67 [120.2] [source field mix]” by Aphex Twin
- “Subsonic” by Com Truise
- “Know Where to Run” by Orbital
- “D.A.N.C.E” by Justice
- “Tijuana Bass” by Nortec Collective
- “4500 millones de años de soledad” by Los Amparito
- “FSOF” by Bassnectar and Maximillian & Maximillian
- “Bass Head” by Bassnectar
- “Underwater” by Flinch
- “Mermaids” by Ruxell
- “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex
- “Basin Adjacent” by Cosmic Kids
- “Hyph Mngo” by Joy Orbison
- “Ellipsis” by Joy Orbison
- “Positivísimo” by Rebolledo
- “Midnight Request Line” by Skream
- “Ankyo” by Kikuo
- “Shape da Future” by Hideki Naganuma
- “Wut” by Girl Unit
- “Glendale Galleria” by Flying Lotus
- “Pacific” by Goldroom
- “Cups” by Underworld