26. "Blow Up," Kid Francescoli, 2014.

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Every autumn, I want mountains. I want to see them, be in them, stand on them, hike through them. Part of me honestly believed that my birthday trip to Chattanooga would be enough. I'd never been before, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Needless to say, I was wrong. As October rolled into November, that ( Read more... )

25. "Sunshine," Flight Facilities, featuring Reggie Watts, 2014.

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As much as I love October and as much as I've posted about the nice times I remember in this one, man, was this year's rough. Things with the car had only just settled down when another problem came strolling in. Let's not even go into the problem itself, let's consider it a ( Read more... )

"Days with U (Le Nonsense Remix)," Snakehips, 2013.

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Halloween was always a favorite of mine. Isn't everything? But really. Halloween. It's Christmas Eve and I want to talk about Halloween ( Read more... )

23. "Like No Other," Sailor., 2014.

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Guys! I'm running out of pictures AND things to talk about! A lot of these songs remind me of the same thing, the feeling of it being autumn. Like basically every other time of the year, the fall is my favorite. My birthday. Halloween. Mild weather. Did I mention autumn? I really like autumn ( Read more... )

22. "Chateau Perdu," Cléa Vincent, 2014.

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And with the lengthening shadows and October days gone short came "Chateau Perdu," so sweet and lonely and full of longing. I couldn't even understand enough of the lyrics to know what the song was about until the Internet supplied the answer weeks later, but it was so moving and gorgeous that I felt ( Read more... )

21. "Yellow Flicker Beat," Lorde, 2014.

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In early January of 2012, Heather was simply a fairly new coworker from another department. She seemed nice enough when we interacted for a few minutes at the end of the day, small-talking lightly as we exchanged paperwork. Her predecessor--a girl with an awful personality but a pretty face who left my ( Read more... )

20. "Embrace (Alt Version)," Embrace, 2013.

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So much October to this song. I remember driving around Wilmington, having a ladies' night out with friends to celebrate Heather's first wedding anniversary...technically, I guess we were celebrating the anniversary of her bachelorette party, but, look, hey, whatever. The night played out similarly, with ( Read more... )

19. "Make It Real (Vestige Remix)," Babe, 2014.

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If I can be real with you, I'm feeling very down today, for no particular reason. And this song reminds me of other things that make me feel down that I don't feel like going into. But if I can push that connotations aside, I can remember first discovering it, being intrigued by the beautiful picture ( Read more... )

18. "Sunlight (Darius Remix)," The Magician, featuring Years & Years, 2014.

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The week I spent in Evansville after my accident was filled with stress, but nevertheless provided a break from the real world. There wasn't much I could do as the insurance company attempted to hash out the details, so I did my best to enjoy myself, despite the anxiety ( Read more... )

17. "All Me," Idriss Chebak, 2014.

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But before all that. Before Labor Day weekend and everything that followed. That feeling that it should be autumn was stronger than ever. I'd listen to this song on my drive to work in the morning and almost taste it, even as the sweat stood out on my forehead ( Read more... )