Sounds to Help You Sleep
This list is for people who have trouble sleeping without background noise. These apps, playlists and musicians may help you feel a little more comfortable at bedtime.
Apps
Customize your sleep sounds.
There are a bunch of sleep sounds apps to choose from, but this one by CraftsmanSpirit is my preferred choice. I like to customize my own mix of sounds at the volume that is comfortable for me for each sounds. I like crackling fire, light rain and di...
Calm has a few things you can listen to to help sleep like stories or music mixes, it also helps you meditate which can get you ready for a better night's sleep.
Use your local library card, or register for one through the app, to listen to books on tape from Libby. If reading or listening to stories puts you to sleep this is perfect. It helps put your mind on something other than anxiety to fall asleep to a ...
If you like simple background noise such as a fan, this app has 3 fan styles to choose from.
I like that this app allows you to record your own sounds to loop as well as having preset choices.
Playlists & Extended Music
Links to the actual music, longer sounds so you don't have to worry about changing the music while you're asleep.
If you want a free and easy way to keep the music going for the duration of your slumber, the best thing you can do is look for live sleep sounds/music on YouTube. Cast it to your TV or preferred device to enjoy a relaxing scene and long lasting musi...
Do you fall asleep on long car rides but not in your bed? TokyoTones plays a lot of very nice lofi while having night drives in Japan. I love to just put this on low on my TV and leave it while I try to sleep.
This 3 hour track is just thunder and rain with a cozy image if music isn't the right vibe.
This channel Aesthetic Lofi has many videos with these characters animated into cozy scenes and music with nature sounds.
If you wake up from sleep because of nightmares or flashbacks having a comforting image available when you wake up frightened or disoriented is helpful. If you have a child that has difficulty sleeping maybe their favorite cartoon can help. There are...
I like to stick to instrumentals for sleep. If you have a favorite Studio Ghibli film make a station in your preferred music app for that film, this one is Howl's Moving Castle. You can also make a general Studio Ghibli station or even Vitamin String...
Music
Links to listen to at least one album for each musician.
Liquid Mind is the musician Chuck Wild and he has made many albums to help you sleep and relax. Please give them a try with this YouTube link, they have helped me.
Tycho is a great band for sleep music, I prefer the albums Dive and Awake (ironically) for sleeping.
Jai Uttal provides a calming album with meditative qualities and influence from the music and spiritual practices of India. I love the song Twameva.
Khruangbin is a great band, not just for sleep music. This album has a few songs you might want to remove since they have a different energy level like People Everywhere, but in general I like it for sleeping. They have much more music to check out t...
I often enjoy listening to Odesza to relax and let it play on if I fall asleep.
Blackmill makes some good electronic music for your sleep time.
I like this Explosions in the Sky album specifically for sleep, but I think that's also because of the memories attached to it, their music is good in general.
Shows
Sometimes the sound of a show in the background is comforting
Not music but Bob Ross helps people learn how to paint and he helps me sleep. The Bob Ross Show is a comforting and easy to fall asleep to background sound. Bob will reassuringly guide you through painting a picture with his gentle voice and positive...
Joe Pera Talks With You is like if you had a dream about your nicest friend but it was also a bedtime story.
Gadgets
In case you want something that's separate from your phone.
Air purifiers can be great for white noise, but also improve the quality of your bedroom air to help you sleep better.