The West Region: Deconstructed | Playlist 🎧
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Following ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States,’ we deconstruct the huge list by region, focusing on The West Region.
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Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: July 2020 | Playlist 🎧
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‘Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy in July 2020’ features Alex Aiono, Aloe Blacc, Ellie Goulding, J. Cole, Jonas Blue & Taylor Swift.
Gacy: Soundtrack to a Murderous Clown | Playlist 🎧
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Gacy: Soundtrack to a Murderous Clown features music about and referencing infamous serial killer, John Wayne Gacy (1942 – 1994).
Sufjan Stevens, America | Track Review 🎵
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Sufjan Stevens wows with “America,” the lengthy but incredibly deep and thoughtful promo single from his 2020 album, The Ascension.
An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States | Playlist 🎧
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The gargantuan ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ features 50 songs referencing each of the 50 states, organized by regions.
A Compendium Comprised of 100 Notable LGBTQ+ Songs | Playlist 🎧
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“A Compendium Comprised of 100 Notable LGBTQ+ Songs” features songs by Clairo, Halsey, Hayley Kiyoko, Isaac Dunbar, Myylo & Ryan Beatty.
11 Unsettling Songs About Gay Serial Killers | Playlist 🎧
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11 Unsettling Songs About Gay Serial Killers features songs about infamous murderers Dahmer, Gacy, and Nilsen among others.
Totally Awesome LGBTQ+ Songs Beaming with PRIDE | Playlist
![“Totally Awesome LGBTQ+ Songs Beaming with PRIDE.” [Photo Credits: 604, Arcade Fire, Astralwerks, Atlantic, Bad Boy, Bella Union, Blonded, Boy in Jeans, Caleb De Casper, Capitol, Carlos Vara, Columbia, Cub Sport, cupcakke, Def Jam, DGC, Dom McAllister, Elektra, EMPIRE, Epic, Fueled by Ramen, Grand Nation, Hollywood, Interscope, Island, Jeff Carl, M.A. Music, Macklemore, Madison Gate, Matador, MCA Nashville, Mercury, Myylo, Pexels, Pixabay, Polydor, QUESTION EVERYTHING INC. / EMPIRE, RCA, Total Treble, Trey Pearson, Universal, Virgin, Warner Bros., We Are: The Guard, Young Lust, ZEE MACHINE, Zelig Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/totally-awesome-lgbtq-songs-beaming-with-pride.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ben Platt, Brandi Carlile, Cub Sport, Kevin Abstract, and Myylo join familiar faces on “Totally Awesome LGBTQ+ Songs Beaming with PRIDE.”
13 Awesome Songs That Highlight Mental Health | Playlist 🎧
![13 Awesome Songs That Highlight Mental Health [Photo Credits: Asthmatic Kitty, Big Machine, Boy in Jeans, Columbia, Def Jam, Island, Pixabay, Republic, Sub Pop, Virgin, Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/13-awesome-songs-that-highlight-mental-health.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“13 Awesome Songs That Highlight Mental Health” features music from Badflower, Father John Misty, Florence + The Machine, Ryan Beatty, and Shawn Mendes.
33 Great, If Disturbing Songs About Serial Killers | Playlist
![33 Great, If Disturbing Songs About Serial Killers [📷: Èloi Firmin Féron, Pixabay, Public Domain, Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-11502 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https-//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)]]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/33-great-if-disturbing-songs-about-serial-killers-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
33 Great, If Disturbing Songs About Serial Killers features music from Bastille, Bruce Springsteen, Jane’s Addiction & Slayer.
13 Songs Where the Shadows Are Looming | Playlist 🎧
![13 Songs Where the Shadows are Looming [Photo Credits: 4AD, Aigle Music, Asthmatic Kitty, BMG Rights Management, Capitol, EMPIRE, Epitaph, G*59, Hollywood, Interscope, New Citizen LLC, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA, Warner Music UK, Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13-songs-where-the-shadows-are-looming.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“13 Songs Where the Shadows Are Looming” features music courtesy of Black Atlass, Bring Me the Horizon, Mario, Sabrina Carpenter, and Sam Smith.
5 Songs That Depict Difficult Parent-Child Relationships | Playlist 🎧
![5 Songs That Depict Difficult Parent-Child Relationships [📷: Arcade Fire, Asthmatic Kitty, Hollywood, Island, Millennial, Virgin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/5-songs-that-depict-difficult-parent-child-relationships.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
5 Songs That Depict Difficult Parent-Child Relationships features music from Demi Lovato, Arcade Fire & Sufjan Stevens among others.