i’m not sure whether this is a common feeling, but october is one of my favorite months for listening to/discovering music! i associate the season with feelings of reflection & renewal (and if you’re anything like me, maybe a little too much of the former 🥴), and even though some of these picks might not cleanly align with your criteria, they still feel distinctly autumnal to me: ml buch: flames shards goo alex g: in my arms big thief: the only place modest mouse: talking shit about a pretty sunset weyes blood: picture me better bon iver: michicant beth orton: pass in time grouper: the way her hair falls mojave 3: love songs on the radio elliott smith: everything reminds me of her happy (or rather, melancholic?) listening!!
first saw this as a kid, but sometimes i'll be making myself breakfast and suddenly think of the scene where margot tenenbaum steps out of the bus and sees richie for the first time in years. suddenly the world is in slow motion and 'these days' by nico plays in the background. idk if it's the warm colors, the dry melancholy, the nyc brownstones... this movie will just mix with memories of my own. i also get this feeling from some agnes varda movies, especially 'les plages d'agnes'... maybe because that one is about remembering.
nothing informs my style more than the people around me. whenever i'm in a new city i like going to well-curated stores (preferably with indie designers from said city/country/region) and cute thrift stores. i've found that's a good way of keeping one's silhouette interesting and ever-changing. also, that ensures that sometimes you'll have on something 'weird' from another place, and that'll pique interest in people you're with... keeping on a cycle of fashion inspiration :p
