“My writing playlist for this book was very much dictated by the December-through-February release of Beach House’s Once Twice Melody. They’re my favorite band, and an 18-track, near-90-minute behemoth from them was of course going to take over my life.”
“I like to think I’m directing a story, just on paper and I sadly don’t have a multi-million dollar budget.”
“Wreck is technically a novel but it’s really just a semi-autobiographical collection of feelings:”
“Because the composition of this book spans over 15 years, my choices are less about remembering what song shaped the writing than thinking about what musical analogue the story evokes.”
“These are the songs I would listen to during the crucial sanity walk between drafting sessions to try to invoke the right mood.”
“I wrote this book about a period of upheaval – a major breakup, two big moves, a time-honoured mid-twenties existential scramble – and through it all, I buoyed and understood myself through music.”
“…music arranges the landscape into which you put your writing.”
“Off the page, when I was living this story, music got me through the hardest moments and helped me celebrate the happiest.”
“White Flight deconstructs masculinity from within, and my aim is for it to be a lesson to the world about why we—and, although I do now hold a PhD, I include myself in this group—are the way we are.”
“These are a few songs we think evoke the timelessness of made-up places and the joy of being part of an outdoor adventure.”