Ankur Thakkar’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Blow Yourself Up

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, Hanif Abdurraqib, Andrew Sean Greer, Roxane Gay, and many others. Ankur Thakkar’s novel Blow Yourself Up is a provocative and compelling debut. The Chicago Review of Books wrote of the book: “Blow Yourself Up is a love story for our modern times, exploring the ways in which the internet dazzles and destroys us with humor and humanity” In his own words, here is Ankur Thakkar’s Book Notes music playlist for his debut novel Blow Yourself Up: Blow Yourself Up features a young music prodigy, Arjun, who can pick up almost any instrument with ease and uses his talent to win the heart of his first love, Payal. A gift like that can seduce you into thinking it’s what you’re supposed to do with your life, and Arjun goes on to play in bands and try to make…