October is my absolute favorite month of the year, hands down. But I’m always in the mood for slightly sadder/deeper/more melancholy music in October. Even the dancy songs I like are a bit more subdued this month, and everything feels European to me. I know that makes no sense, but walking around with sad songs playing in October feels very British to me. I have no idea why this is, but something about the switch to fall (however elated it makes me) gives me a craving for these kinds of songs, British or not. So, I just go with it. Here’s my playlist this month.
- Set Fire to the Rain-Adele
- Iridescent-Linkin Park
- Paradise-Coldplay
- Icarus-White Hinterland
- Paradise Circus-Massive Attack
- Gun-Emiliana Torrini
- Valerie-Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse
- They-Jem
- Otis-Jay Z and Kanye West
- The Funeral-Band of Horses
- No One on Earth-Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnston
- Off I Go-Greg Laswell
- Fiery Crash-Andrew Bird
- What the Water Gave Me-Florence + The Machine
- Half Light II-Arcade Fire
- Check Yes Juliet-We the Kings
- Wicked Man-Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Aquamarine-Heather Nova
- Fever-Peggy Lee (Gabin Remix)
- Breathe Me-Sia
- Storm Coming-Gnarls Barkley
- Extreme Ways-Moby
- We Are the One-Ross Copperman
- Deep Inside-Future Funk Squad
- Into the Mystic-Van Morrison
- Don’t Blame Yourself-Andrew Belle
- Starry Eyed-Ellie Goulding
- Chocolate-Snow Patrol
- Pretty Please (Love Me)-Estelle feat. Cee-Lo
- Get By-Talib Kweli