Songs that feel like Yellowjackets (2021)
A harrowing descent from teenage camaraderie into primordial savagery, haunted by unresolved trauma and the dark secrets of the woods.
- Glory Box by Portishead: Captures the heavy, brooding dread and bruised resilience of women pushed to the edge.
- Violet by Hole: Channels the explosive, unhinged rage and toxic peer dynamics of teenage girls unravelling.
- Red Right Hand by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Evokes an unseen, malevolent force stalking the trees and whispering in the dark.
- Where Is My Mind? by Pixies: Mirrors the psychological fracture and surreal detachment of minds breaking under extreme duress.
- Closer by Nine Inch Nails: Taps into the primal, body-horror aspect of losing control of your urges in the wild.
- Bulls On Parade by Rage Against the Machine: Matches the aggressive, warlike momentum of teenage clans forming in the snow.
- Creep by Radiohead: Encapsulates the agonizing alienation of trying to fit back into normal society after the unthinkable.
- Me and a Gun by Tori Amos: Reflects the stark, chilling dissociation required to survive profound violence and violation.