Fall is here and hitting quicker than we can gather our sweaters, but snuggling up without the music to fit the feel is down right untraditional. So get your cup o' Joe's, your lemon and teas, or your hot chocolate and marshmallows because heres a list of autumn music videos to get you in the mood. . . or just to help you get through the day. Click the song title to hear them on Youtube.
1. Sugar, We're Going Down
By Fallout Boy
The fall season is a hunter's paradise, the forests ripe with deer, turkeys -- for Thanksgiving -- and other game. One of the first songs I listened to by FOB, the awkward irony if the story is what attracted me to the music. This heart-felt love story about an antler boy falling for a hunter's daughter isn't new, but it is choreographed well. But what characterizes this music video as fall music for me is the motif of change. The leaves sheds their verdant pigment revealing their beautiful shades and tints of brown, red, and yellow. And my teenage puberty hit me like a brick wall teetering between being a misunderstood emo kid and a rap enthusiast, both of which I still carry around with me on my playlist. This similar idea is used as a metaphor in revealing the father's hypocritical secret: he's really an antler boy himself. Fall is all about change, kind of like an early new year's.
2. Electric Love
By Børns3. Rocketeer
By Far East Movement Ft.Ryan Tedder
While this list is about fall music, in the height of social anxiety, I think this song deserves a pat on the back for being one of the few more popular songs -- Along with their other hit "Like A G6" -- by Asian Americans in the hip-hop scene to hit the charts. What is distinctly autumn-esque about "Rocketeer" is the smooth alto Tedder provides as the backdrop and chorus to the bouncing rhythm of Far East Movement's well-balanced rapping. Plus, with the music video considered, there's nothing more romantic than building a jet-pack from junk scraps just to see your beloved.
4. 3005
By Childish Gambino
Since you might be sick of all of the love stories, this one is for you single ladies and gents. With a somber beat, "3005" is reminiscent of J. Cole's rhythm and rapping with a lighter and more awkward voice. However, the cute giant sentient teddybear that the rapper has his arm around takes the autumn cake. The most snuggly plushie is seated on a Ferris wheel next to a passionless Donald Glover looking in the other direction rapping about heartache and passing insults. The metaphor becomes clear when the teddy starts to slowly deteriorate. And despite the lyrics, the song flows well with harmonic background vocals against tapping drum tempos. Sip your hot chocolate that is sweeter than your love life. We've all been there before. P.S. There is a 15-second bit at the end of the song that gives you some dark closure.
5. Stressed Out
By Twenty One Pilots
While some of you have already met hordes of family or had a small family gathering for the Thanksgiving, we all know the pressures of the extended family interrogations. While a newer one on this list, "Stressed Out" encompasses the feelings of anxiety in the faces of judging eyes and questions like "So what are doing with your life?" With mix of rock and pop music, this song equalizes the two genres with a nice stream of rap that ties the drum accents, background vocals, and piano notes. At least next month we'll get paid in presents for being insulted. Can't wait.With caroling songs already on the radio, be sure to savor these songs in loving memory of fall. If you think I have missed some good fall songs or have better ones in mind, please share them in the comment section below!