Songs that feel like Carrie (2026)
A suffocating modern descent into teenage cruelty, religious hysteria, and the violent eruption of suppressed adolescent rage.
- bury a friend by Billie Eilish: It captures the internal torment and eerie menace of a teenage girl pushed to the absolute edge.
- Mother by IDLES: Provides the aggressive, punk-infused fury needed for an abusive household and a breaking mind.
- Not by Big Thief: The song's chaotic, explosive climax mirrors the terrifying uncontrolled awakening of Carrie's powers.
- Cassandra by Florence + The Machine: Evokes the feeling of a misunderstood young woman being hunted and torn apart by a vicious community.
- Control by Halsey: A direct anthem about battling inner darkness, mental instability, and the fear of one's own dangerous mind.
- Disintegration by The Cure: Its towering, gloomy wall of sound matches the ultimate apocalyptic collapse of the senior prom.
- you should see me in a crown by Billie Eilish: Provides a chilling, modern swagger for an outcast claiming terrifying, destructive ultimate power.
- Judas by Depeche Mode: Channels the heavy, guilt-ridden atmosphere of intense religious devotion and agonizing betrayal.
- Gasoline by Halsey: Speaks directly to the feeling of being an outcast in a cruel, artificial social ecosystem.
- Red Right Hand by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Lends a looming, cinematic sense of inevitable supernatural vengeance walking among ordinary people.
