It’s a crisp November evening and you and your friends just stepped out the door with fresh cups of hot chocolate. The fog is just beginning to roll in over Bishop’s Peak as the sun sets, leaving the sky in an array of pink and orange hues. As you’re standing on your porch, you realize you’d like a bit of music to fill the air before you say your goodbyes to the sun and hellos to the moon and stars. This playlist will take you on a journey further than the one you originally planned throughout your neighborhood – one so magical that it creates a night full of memories.
“There Is Something On Your Mind” by Big Jay McNeely
“Trouble” by Cage the Elephant
“Where You Lead” by Carole King
“Don’t Be Shy” by Cat Stevens
“Sunday” by The Cranberries
“Dreams” by The Cranberries
“Home” Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
“Never Let Me Go” by Florence + The Machine
“Look After You” by The Fray
“Be Still” by The Fray
“I am California (featuring Gregory Alan Isakov)” by John Craigie
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver
“The Night We Met” by Lord Huron
“Do You Believe in Magic?” by The Lovin’ Spoonful
“You Can’t Hurry Love (Live at Jools’ Annual Hootenanny)” by Olivia Dean & Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
“September” by Sparky Deathcap
“Here’s Where The Story Ends” by The Sundays
“Seven” by Taylor Swift
“All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” by Taylor Swift
“Another Love” by Tom Odell
“Days Like This” by Van Morrison
“My Girl” by The Temptations
“From Now On” by The Features
“A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
“Drunk on Halloween” by the Wallows
Country
Everyone knows that SLOCAL is home to the coastal cowboy/cowgirl aesthetic, so what better way to pay tribute to that ideal than listening to some Country Music when you’re walking through the agriculture fields on Cal Poly’s campus? After all, Cal Poly hosts a rather large rodeo every Spring, the Poly Royal Rodeo.
“Good Horses (featuring Miranda Lambert)” by Lainey Wilson
“Bar in Baton Rouge” by Lainey Wilson
“4x4xU” by Lainey Wilson
“Texas Wildflower Honey” by Ron Pope
“The Way I Loved You” by Taylor Swift
“Sarah’s Place (featuring Noah Kahan)” by Zach Bryan
“Boys of Faith (featuring Bon Iver)” by Zach Bryan
“Hey Driver (featuring The War and Treaty)” by Zach Bryan
“Spotless (featuring The Lumineers)” by Zach Bryan
Indie
No autumnal walk is complete without a touch of Indie to add a bit of nostalgia. Cal Poly’s arboretum is perfect to indulge in while in the midst of this playlist.
“Old Pine” by Ben Howard
“Moonraker” by Ben Howard
“Vienna” by Billy Joel
“Holocene” by Bon Iver
“Skinny Love” by Bon Iver
“I Know You” by Faye Webster
“White Winter Hymnal” by Fleet Foxes
“Songbird” by Fleetwood Mac
“We Fell in Love in October” by girl in red
“Amsterdam” by Gregory Alan Isakov
“Down in the Valley” by The Head and the Heart
“From Eden” by Hozier
“Would That I” by Hozier
“Sleep On the Floor” by The Lumineers”
“Funeral” by Phoebe Bridgers
“The Gold” by Manchester Orchestra & Phoebe Bridgers
“Stick Season” by Noah Kahan
“You’re Gonna Go Far” by Noah Kahan
“Evergreen” by Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
“Roslyn” by St. Vincent and Bon Iver
Consider curating a seasonal playlist like this one in order to capture the memories and vibes currently surrounding your life at the moment. Meanwhile, add these songs to your next Fall playlist and get lost for a little while!