It's back! There are definitely some albums that you need to hear when it gets to this time of year when you aren't in the mood for Christmas music. It's cold, it's windy, and it's also kind of awesome. There are so many ways to interpret winter through music, but here are the five albums that do it best for me!

1. Vampire Weekend // Modern Vampires of the City

Prime Listening Time: Mid Afternoon

Favorite Tracks: Hannah Hunt, Ya Hey, Hudson

2. The Black Keys // Brothers

Prime Listening Time: When it starts to get dark out

Favorite Tracks: Sinister Kid, Ten Cent Pistol, Never Gonna Give You Up

3. Childish Gambino // Because the Internet

Prime Listening Time: Driving

Favorite Tracks: The Worst Guys, Pink Toes, III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland")

*Keep an eye out for his new album :)

4. Mac Miller // Watching Movies with the Sound Off

Prime Listening Time: Late Night

Favorite Tracks: Aquarium, Watching Movies, Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes

5. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros // Up From Below

Prime Listening Time: A morning when it isn't cold and gross

Favorite Tracks: Janglin, 40 Day Dream, Up From Below