Songs that feel like Slow Horses (2022)
Cynical espionage meets bureaucratic grime, where washed-up spies scramble to save a country that treats them like garbage.
- A Certain Romance by Arctic Monkeys: Captures the sharp, cynical observation of ordinary British misery and low-stakes street life.
- Lowdown by Boz Scaggs: Evokes Jackson Lamb walking through a greasy London pub with a scotch in hand.
- The London Boys by David Bowie: A tragicomic tale of youthful naivety chewed up and spat out by the big city.
- Going Underground by The Jam: Channels the relentless, paranoid pace of running behind enemy lines in grey weather.
- The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie: Mirrors the doppelgangers, secrets, and identity deception at the heart of espionage.
- Bad To The Bone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Matches the arrogant, unrepentant stubbornness of MI5's rejects.
- Private Life by Grace Jones: Delivers a cool, detached paranoia that fits surveillance and hidden threats.
- I'm Not Like Everybody Else by The Kinks: The ultimate anthem for Slough House misfits who refuse to play by the rules.
- The Whole Of The Moon by The Waterboys: Provides a grandiose yet slightly tragic emotional swell for when things inevitably go wrong.
