Songs that feel like The Umbrella Academy (2019)
A wry, whimsical, melancholy family drama where broken, estranged siblings bicker, dance and save a doomed world with deadpan humor and buried hurt.
- I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany: The show's famous mansion dance-off number captures its gleeful, ironic pop spirit.
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants: Zany, jaunty and clever, with the offbeat energy of the series' whimsy.
- Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra: Lush, orchestral optimism with a retro-sci-fi shimmer.
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears: Glossy, anxious 80s pop about power and the end of the world.
- "Heroes" by David Bowie: Doomed-but-defiant anthem for misfit heroes against the odds.
- Kids by MGMT: Synthy, wistful nostalgia for childhood and growing up damaged.
- Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine: Cathartic, handclap-driven release for people finally running from the past.
- Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morissette: Wry, shrugging contradictions that fit the siblings' self-contained messiness.
- Here Comes Your Man by Pixies: Jangly, sunny melody with an odd, offbeat undercurrent.
- Space Oddity by David Bowie: Lonely, theatrical cosmic drift that echoes the time-lost, out-of-place feeling.