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