Soothing songs
Thirty gentle songs going round slowly, like a mobile over a crib. Pick what needs soothing.
for a racing mind
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Sea of Stars 2 · 2023
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Thirty gentle songs going round slowly, like a mobile over a crib. Pick what needs soothing.
for a racing mind
Sea of Stars 2 · 2023
Play · 0:00 / 2:45
Slow, steady, predictable sound gives a busy mind nothing to brace for.
No sudden drums, no sharp highs, no big drops. Soft attacks and warm, low tones, repeated gently enough that you stop listening for what comes next. That is the whole trick, and it is very old: humming, rocking, rain on a roof.
So every song here was measured, not guessed.
These 30 Purrple Cat songs were picked from the catalogue by how calm they measure (soft onsets, few jumps, steady level, warm rather than bright), then sorted by what they are best at soothing. Purrple Cat is a solo lofi project with 500+ songs, 500M+ streams and 425K followers. This is music for comfort, not medicine.
Plain list, every one free. Press a row to play it.
| # | Song | Album | Year | Soothes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sea of Stars 2 | 2023 | a racing mind | 2:45 | |
| 02 | Sleep Tight | 2025 | a racing mind | 2:41 | |
| 03 | Multiverse | 2022 | a racing mind | 3:13 | |
| 04 | Sleep Tight | 2025 | a racing mind | 3:12 | |
| 05 | Signs of Life | 2022 | a racing mind | 2:00 | |
| 06 | Multiverse | 2022 | a racing mind | 3:36 | |
| 07 | Bloom | 2020 | a little one | 2:36 | |
| 08 | Sleep Tight | 2025 | a little one | 3:36 | |
| 09 | Sleep Tight | 2025 | a little one | 2:40 | |
| 10 | A Good Book | 2019 | a little one | 3:15 | |
| 11 | Pelagic Journey | 2019 | a little one | 2:13 | |
| 12 | Multiverse 2 | 2025 | a little one | 2:58 | |
| 13 | City Nights | 2021 | a heavy heart | 2:56 | |
| 14 | House in the Woods | 2021 | a heavy heart | 2:55 | |
| 15 | House in the Woods | 2021 | a heavy heart | 3:36 | |
| 16 | Bloom | 2020 | a heavy heart | 1:57 | |
| 17 | City Nights | 2021 | a heavy heart | 2:30 | |
| 18 | City Nights 2 | 2023 | a heavy heart | 2:10 | |
| 19 | House in the Woods | 2021 | a rainy afternoon | 3:00 | |
| 20 | City Nights 2 | 2023 | a rainy afternoon | 2:49 | |
| 21 | Just Relax | 2019 | a rainy afternoon | 3:13 | |
| 22 | Sands of Time | 2024 | a rainy afternoon | 2:57 | |
| 23 | Up All Night | 2018 | a rainy afternoon | 2:43 | |
| 24 | Happy Place | 2024 | a rainy afternoon | 3:04 | |
| 25 | A Good Book | 2019 | a long day | 2:21 | |
| 26 | Sea of Stars | 2022 | a long day | 3:09 | |
| 27 | Tranquil Trails | 2023 | a long day | 3:20 | |
| 28 | Multiverse | 2022 | a long day | 3:31 | |
| 29 | City Nights 2 | 2023 | a long day | 2:56 | |
| 30 | Sleep Tight | 2025 | a long day | 3:15 |
Soothing songs are slow, gentle songs with soft sounds and no sudden changes, so they calm you rather than grab your attention. The 30 here are calm lofi songs by Purrple Cat, measured for soft attacks, steady volume and warm tone.
Yes. They are free to play here with no account and no ads, and every song is a Purrple Cat Self Release licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Try the “a little one” set, starting with Lullaby and Night Light: bright, music-box-gentle songs with nothing sudden in them. Keep the volume low and the speaker away from the cot.
Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows use in videos, streams, classes, clinics, shops and apps, including commercially, as long as you credit: Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Purrple Cat is a solo lofi project making music since December 2018, with 500+ songs, 500M+ streams and 425K followers. More music is at purrplecat.com.
All 30 songs are Purrple Cat Self Releases under CC BY 4.0: a nursery, a waiting room, a yoga class, a stream or a video. Just give credit.
Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
