Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Simmering unease, cant put it down mystery.
Songs to a Seagull by Joni Mitchell
A slept-on album but it always seems to hit the spot when I have a migraine
Octavia Butler - Xenogenesis series
Classic sci-fi with gorgeous, spare prose asking big questions about what it means to be human. Butler achieves more world building in 200-ish pages than most sci-fi authors get in a whole series.
George Michael - Freedom! ‘90
Throw it on, belt it out, immediate mood improvement