Andrew Dana Hudson’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Absence

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Andrew Dana Hudson’s novel Absence is magnificently inventive and original. Publishers Weekly wrote of the book: “Hudson (Our Shared Storm) gives a skillful metaphysical twist to a tale of apocalyptic horror in this strikingly original novel. Its setting is a near-future America devastated by “popping” . . . The thoroughness with which Hudson imagines how individuals and society would have to rewire themselves to contend with this bizarre phenomenon lends his tale impressive philosophical heft.” In his own words, here is Andrew Dana Hudson’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Absence: Like a lot of writers, I’m distractable. Scare quotes “Attention Deficit.” Nothing is harder sometimes…