The Music of SHADE
Music is such an important part of the Shade trilogy, it seemed like a no-brainer that I should create a soundtrack to complete the reading experience. As with my WVMP playlists, most of the songs or bands below are mentioned in the novel. I've also added a few extra tunes that matched certain scenes or characters.
If you enjoy these artists, please consider purchasing their music so they can continue to thrive and create more amazing music. The full playlists are available for purchase on iTunes, where you can also buy individual songs off the list. I receive no money for the music you buy, only the satisfaction of spreading the word about some of my favorite bands!
Here's a list of the songs, plus a Playlist.com player so you can listen to the soundtrack for free as long as you're online and keep this window open in your browser.
| Song | Artist |
| Time to Pretend | MGMT |
| Streams of Whiskey | Various Artists |
| Dammit | blink-182 |
| Devil's Dance Floor** | Flogging Molly |
| Lust | The Raveonettes |
| The Rip | Portishead |
| Sleeping With Ghosts | Placebo |
| Houses | Great Northern |
| If I Ever Leave This World Alive | Flogging Molly |
| Chasing Cars | Snow Patrol |
| I Lost Lenore** | The Nevermores |
| St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Cocktail Slippers |
| Love Song | The Cure |
| Infinity | The XX |
| I Will Possess Your Heart | Death Cab for Cutie |
| The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve | The Chieftains |
| The Parting Glass | Various Artists |
| This is How I Disappear | My Chemical Romance |
| Til Kingdom Come | Coldplay |
**Bonus track, not available for listening on the playlist below (which changes at the whim of Playlist.com), but available at the full Shade playlist at iTunes.
Hear the Music
Here's a sampler of the Shade soundtrack. To see all songs, drag the white scrollbar on the right side of the playlist. You can also hear the individual songs by clicking on their titles. Enjoy!
Logan Keeleys' St. Patrick's Day Mix
Logan Keeley, Aura's boyfriend in Shade, is the frontman for an Irish-flavored punk/rock band called the Keeley Brothers. Here's a sampler of some of his favorite Irish folk, rock, punk, and mixtures of the three. (Note: since I--I mean, Logan, created this in March 2010, playlist.com has removed some of the songs. We plan to update it soon!)
Readers' SHADE Playlist
Thanks to readers who suggested songs that would be perfect for Shade!
| Song | Artist |
| And She Was | Talking Heads |
| Come On Get Higher | Matt Nathanson |
| Gorecki | Lamb |
| Your Guardian Angel | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus |
| Rusty Halo** | The Script |
| I Will Follow You Into the Dark | Death Cab for Cutie |
| Paperthin Hymn | Anberlin |
| Don't You Know You're Beautiful | Seabird |
| I Remember | Damien Rice |
| Stuck in A Crowd | Alpha Rev |
| Old White Lincoln | The Gaslight Anthem |
| Stolen | Dashboard Confessional |
| Roses | Meg & Dia |
| Voices | Saosin |
| Tim Finnegan's Wake (live) | The Clancy Brothers and The Dubliners |
| Breathe Again | Sarah Bareilles |
| The Parting Glass | Various Artists |
| Amazing Grace | Dropkick Murphys |
**Bonus track, not available for listening on the playlist below (which changes at the whim of Playlist.com), but available at the full Shade Readers playlist at iTunes.
Hear the Music
To see all songs, drag the white scrollbar on the right side of the playlist. You can also hear the individual songs by clicking on their titles. Enjoy!
Logan's "Sucks to Be a Ghost (Sometimes)" Playlist
Featured in Chapter One of Shift. Think of it as an alternative SHADE soundtrack from Logan's point of view.
| Song | Artist |
| The End is Where We Begin | Our Lady Peace |
| Ready to Fall** | Rise Against |
| Bizarre Love Triangle | New Order |
| Movin' On | The Tossers |
| Everlasting Light | The Black Keys |
| Rhythm of Love | Plain White T's |
| Cursed Sleep | Bonnie "Prince" Billy |
| Make This Go On Forever | Snow Patrol |
| Gone Away | The Offspring |
| Are We the Waiting | Green Day |
| Lights | Interpol |
| Bleed Black | A.F.I. |
| Cold Water | Damien Rice |
| Thistle and Weeds | Mumford & Sons |
| Famous Last Words | My Chemical Romance |
| Don't Let Me Die** | Flogging Molly |
| 'Til Kingdom Come | Coldplay |
**Bonus or alternative track, not available for listening on the playlist below (which changes at the whim of Playlist.com), but available at the full "Sucks to Be a Ghost (Sometimes)" playlist at iTunes.
Hear the Music
To see all songs, drag the white scrollbar on the right side of the playlist. You can also hear the individual songs by clicking on their titles. Enjoy!
SHIFT soundtrack
Soundtrack to Book 2 of the SHADE trilogy, Shift.
| Song | Artist |
| 'Til Kingdom Come | Coldplay |
| Your Ghost | Kristin Hersh |
| Keep Slipping Away | A Place to Bury Strangers |
| Various Stages | Great Lake Swimmers |
| Another Man's Woman** | Carbon Leaf |
| Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero) | The Chieftains (Sting on vocals) |
| Little by Little | Radiohead |
| All the Weird Kids Know | Built by Snow |
| Inside Out | Eve 6 |
| Galileo | Indigo Girls |
| Laura Palmer's Prom | You Say Party! We Say Die! |
| White Blank Page | Mumford & Sons |
| When You Say Nothing At All | Alison Krauss |
| Soul Meets Body | Death Cab for Cutie |
| God Willing | Dropkick Murphys |
| Run | Snow Patrol |
| Jesus of Suburbia | Green Day |
| Ready to Start | Arcade Fire |
**Bonus or preferred alternative track, not available for listening on the playlist below (which changes at the whim of Playlist.com), but available at the SHIFT soundtrack at iTunes.
Hear the Music
To see all songs, drag the white scrollbar on the right side of the playlist. You can also hear the individual songs by clicking on their titles. Enjoy!
