"Just Watch the Fireworks" Playlist

So, I am a bit of a self-proclaimed music freak, and if you’ve read my books, you know music plays a big part in the lives of my characters, just like it does mine. Whenever I am in the process of writing a book, the songs I’m listening to at that moment sometimes have a way of working themselves into my story. It’s amazing to me what you can hear in a song when a particular topic is on your brain.

I include my playlists at the back of my books, but I’m not sure how many people actually click through far enough to know that, so I figured I’d share them with you all here.

I was a teenager in the 90s, so my all-time favorite genre is the alt rock that was born during that decade. When I sat down to pen my first novel, I wanted my characters to have the same love for the genre that broke through so many molds and made a huge impact on those on me and my friends. I made sure there was a heavy mention of 90’s alt rock in Just Watch the Fireworks, but I also mixed with some of the music of today. Below you will find the songs I hear when I read Just Watch the Fireworks. Some I referenced in the book itself and others are just ones that resonated with me when I thought about what was happening to the characters and what they were dealing with at a particular moment. Enjoy!

Question – Old 97’s
Shell Games – Bright Eyes
Sweetness – Jimmy Eat World
Oh Well, Oh Well – Mayday Parade
Why Can’t We Be Friends – Smash Mouth
Come As You Are – Nirvana
Somewhere I Belong – Linkin Park
Song in My Head – Sherwood
Peaches – The Presidents of the United States
Burn it to the Ground – Nickelback
Time-Bomb – All Time Low
State of Love and Trust – Pearl Jam
Celebrity Skin – Hole
Seether – Veruca Salt
When I Come Around – Green Day
Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
Days of the Old – Every Avenue
Good – Better Than Ezra
Till the World Ends – Britney Spears
All Around Me – Flyleaf
Like We Used To – A Rocket to the Moon
Holding a Heart – Girl Named Toby
Your Life and Mine – Just Surrender
Lie to Me – 12 Stones
Let Love In – The Goo Goo Dolls
Good Intentions – Toad the Wet Sprocket
Perfect Blue Buildings – Counting Crows
Murder of One – Counting Crows
No One’s Gonna Love You – Band of Horses
Shouldn’t Be a Good in Goodbye – Jason Walker
Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been – Relient K
Drop in the Ocean – Ron Pope
Found Out About You – Gin Blossoms
Stop & Stare – OneRepublic
Books and Letters – The Morning Light
Counting Stars – Augustana
I Can’t Not Love You – Every Avenue
Champagne High – Sister Hazel
All In – Lifehouse
Only Place I’ve Ever Called Home – Every Avenue