Fall is upon us, and what better way to celebrate it than with music to the ears! Summer can be fun for Top 40 Radio hits like Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Maroon 5, but autumn adds a whole new meaning to music. If you're trying to find some new music to listen to on those cold, rainy nights, with your pumpkin-spice-everything, then you've come to the right place!
Below, I have compiled my top 10 favorite songs that put me in the right mood for fall. Some of these songs are old, some are new. But regardless of what tree these songs fall from, they never fail to put me in seasonal mood and I hope they do the same for you.
1. The Dandy Warhols, "The Autumn Carnival."
Lyric: "You come around to the autumn carnival / It's glowing like a jack-o-lantern on the hill."
Lyric: "I know my words will dry upon the skin / just like a name I remember hearing / Wild Winter, warm coffee."
3. Dead Man's Bones, "Lose Your Soul."
Lyric: "I get up in the morning / to the beat of the drum / I get up to this feeling / keeps me on the run."
4. Death Cab For Cutie, "Grapevine Fires."
Lyric: "The wind picked up / the fire spread / The grapevine seemed left for dead."
5. Broken Bells, "October."
Lyric: "Ground your sense of worth / to the spark of morning light."
The name of the song fits this list perfectly, but so do the soft vocals that make me sway back and forth. This song is a essential to add to the music list, especially if you ever feel like walking through a forest in mid-October.
6. Low Roar, "Dreamer."
Lyric: "Cause I was a dreamer / a dandelion prophet / Wherever the wind blows / that's where I'm headed."
7. The Mamas & The Papas, "California Dreamin.'"
Lyric: "All the leaves are brown / and the sky is gray."
The Mamas & Papas wrote about the dreary side of the season, but it remains a classic fall song. If you haven't listened to this song yet, what are you doing with your life?
8. Foals, "Bad Habit."
Lyric: "So I won't / let the flowers grow / into the deep below / oh, would you forget me now?"
I've been listening to this band since their first album came out in 2008, and they never fail to come up with songs perfect for the season. This song is just one of many that could fit into this list. Go check them out, you will not be disappointed.
9. Simon & Garfunkel, "The Sound Of Silence."
Lyric: "Hello darkness, my old friend / I've come to talk with you again, / Because a vision softly creeping, / Left its seeds while I was sleeping."
This song is self-explanatory.
10. Sufjan Stevens, "The Dress Looks Nice On You."
Lyric: "I can see a lot of life in you / I can see a lot of bright in you / And I think the dress looks nice on you / I can see a lot of life in you."
The singer/songwriter is a master at mixing instrumental patterns into personal and spiritual autumnal perfection. This simple, yet sparkling folk song is perfect for the cold weather. Sufjan will always have my heart.
