{"id":1883,"date":"2025-08-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2025-09-27T12:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:20:02","slug":"the-2025-fall-playlist-get-cozy-with-imaginary-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/the-2025-fall-playlist-get-cozy-with-imaginary-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Fall Playlist: Get Cozy with Imaginary Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series Playlists<\/a><\/div>\n
Introduction by Anna Trevathan, Managing Editor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Settle in with us and watch the leaves fall! | Anna Trevathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although Autumn brings the promise of fall right around the corner, I find it hard to get into the spirit when the weather here is not exactly matching the mood. However, a crispy fall song with some crunchy leaves under my feet always helps me get there. A cozy fall playlist can become the backdrop for late-night study sessions, early-morning drives, and mid-day trips to coffee shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate the beginning of the fall season, the Imaginary Gardens team has compiled some fall favorites. These are songs that feel like the season itself: comforting, inviting, and rich. Our aim is to give readers the musical equivalent of your favorite sweater on that first cold Autumn morning. Each of these songs carries a story with them, so our writers will be sharing why their track feels like fall to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So get yourself a blanket, get cozy, and press play on some of our fall favorites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to get these good vibes going, here is mine: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Trevathan- Managing Editor<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo I Wanna Know? – BBC Live Lounge\u201d by Hozier<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This song, specifically the Youtube video of Hozier singing live, has been a long-time fall listen. Autumn is a time of introspection for me, with more days spent inside than out. I find myself thinking about old friendships, relationships, and family members, with certain people lingering on my mind more than usual. There is this line in the track that speaks so perfectly to this: \u201cthere\u2019s this tune I found that makes me think of you somehow.\u201d Hozier\u2019s smoky cover of this Arctic Monkeys track leans so well into that achy feeling that makes fall so bittersweet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amelia Williams- Special Contributor<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cyou said..\u201d – inuday<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

To be completely honest, I struggled finding songs from my playlists that fit the fall theme, but I think I managed to succeed, even if not all of them are super chill. I recently discovered inuday maybe a week ago when I was doomscrolling on Instagram and got a couple ads promoting his songs. To me, \u201cyou said..\u201d reminds me of late November after Thanksgiving, as that\u2019s when I feel like fall is at its most melancholy. inuday\u2019s songs really bring home \u201cfall turning into winter\u201d vibes for me with his instrumentals and hard hitting lyrics, and \u201cyou said..\u201d is absolutely no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Cochran- Photo Editor <\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHandy Man\u201d by James Taylor<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Fall and 70s singer-songwriters go perfectly together, and James Taylor’s discography is my go to for my music this season. The calm instrumental with Taylor’s iconic voice and the harmonies in his cover of Jimmy Jones\u2019 \u201cHandy Man\u201d really emphasizes the calming and relaxing vibe of fall. It reminds me of the leaves just gently falling. While I usually like to blast bands like Primus and Linkin Park at ear bleeding levels, there’s just something really special about changing it up and putting on some calmer, acoustic guitar driven music during this season. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draven Copeland – Editor-in-Chief<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNettles\u201d by Ethel Cain<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Ever since we published Scarlett Hall\u2019s review\/analysis of Ethel Cain\u2019s experimental album Perverts<\/em> last semester, I\u2019ve been hooked on Cain\u2019s music like nothing else\u2026 so, obviously, I had to add a song from her most recent album to the playlist! Cain\u2019s music generally has such a nostalgic yet melancholy vibe, and I feel like \u201cNettles\u201d especially fits the Southern fall season as we settle back into classes and watch the leaves drift throughout the streets. It\u2019s long (8 minutes), but definitely worth the whole listen, and a great background for studying or writing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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