Leaves are falling, it’s getting colder and there is an overall melancholy in your town. Everything you see is telling you that it’s autumn. For some people it is their favorite season of the year with so many beautiful colors everywhere, the year is winding down and people are eagerly anticipating holiday season with their loved ones. But the year is not over, or is it? To some it might feel that way or at least it is in this season you start wandering down your local streets and start to reflect on the past few months. Who did you spend time with, what did you achieve and where is this all supposed to lead us? Was it all worth it and does the year still have a few surprises left in store? Whether you’re walking down Camden Town in London, Uptown Manhatten in New York City or the streets Altona in Hamburg, the trees change color and you can hear the slightly romantic call of autumn.
For a playlist like this, there couldn’t be a better opener than October by Broken Bells. The name already says it all, but it is the voice of singer Jamers Mercer on top of the dreamy production by Danger Mouse that captures the very essence of October. Like Jesus by Joe Fox is the perfect follow-up for wandering through your town embracing the change of seasons, a new beginning if you will. Gloomy skies and gentle rain become trusted companions that you can watch from the comfort of your room, while drinking a warming coffee and listening to Findlay’s melodramatic Sunday Morning In The Afternoon. With rain sound in the background the smooth Doin Alright by Cunninlynguists provides a perfect backdrop as the southernunderground MCs reflect on past, present and future.
This is a playlist that you can totally shuffle, as the many different moods, genres and themes are as diverse as the weather in autumn or the story of the strangers that rush past you when it suddenly starts to rain after a supposedly nice afternoon. Whether it is Kid Cudi questioning his own path on Ghost, German rappers Prinz Pi and Casper revisiting childhood or Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit singing about love that might or might not be requited for various reasons. But to be completely honest: If you put on this playlist while walking through an autumnal late afternoon and you can appreciate the beauty in the moment, then the purpose of this collection is already fulfilled.
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