The Soundtrack To The Mayfly - James Hazel

Welcome to my stop on The Mayfly tour! Written by James Hazel, The Mayfly is a page-turning, attention-grabbing thriller which will keep you up until it's finished. Unless you have work the next day and need to be up in approximately 1.3 hours... Anyway, here is James to talk about the music that became the playlist for The Mayfly.

The Soundtrack to The Mayfly

Music is very important to me and my taste is varied, from the indie sounds of James Bay and James Morrison to American rock bands Counting Crows and Matchbox Twenty, to electro-rock eighties hits.

Consequentially, it wasn’t an easy task coming up with a playlist to accompany The Mayfly.

What I have done is tried to pick ten songs (the original list was much longer – I’ve spent a long time pruning it) that reflect the flavour of The Mayfly. Some are relevant musically, some have been chosen primarily for their lyrics, but they all mean something.

So here it is…

Scars – Jack Savoretti

Colorblind – Counting Crows

Collide – James Bay

Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley

Black and Blue - Paloma Faith

Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran

All We Do – Oh Wonder

Bloodline – The Slow Show

English Town – Matchbox Twenty

Don’t Just Stand There - Olli Ingall

About The Author

Before turning his hand to writing, James Hazel was a lawyer in private practice specialising in corporate and commercial litigation and employment law. He was an equity partner in a regional law firm and held a number of different department headships until he quit legal practice to pursue his dream of becoming an author.

He has a keen interest in criminology and a passion for crime thrillers, indie music and all things retro. James lives on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds with his wife and three children.

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