Setting playlists to songs fit for fall
Every year, there's always plenty of talk about what the song of the summer is going to be.
But what of fall? It's the better season, shouldn't it have its own soundtrack? We think so, and so do plenty of Vegas' finest musicians who shared with us their picks for what fall sounds like to them.
"For me, the whole vibe and sound of 'Human The Death Dance' by Sage Francis represents fall. Songs like 'Hell of a Year' and 'Keep Movin' ' embody the emotional toll of a time of year that tends to include breakups and heartache for a lot of us. This is my ultimate changing-of-seasons, reaching-the-end-of-a-long-road album," Ekoh Rhymes, hip-hop artist.
"The Black Heart Procession, 'Tropics of Love,' Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, 'Lil' Red Riding Hood' and anything with a dark rhythm gets me in the groove for fall. I'm also a sucker for some Johnny Cash and 'I Still Miss Someone' is drenched with falling leaves and broken hearts," Paige Overton, singer, The Clydesdale, Whiskey Revival.
"I'm going to go with 'Then Comes Dudley' from The Jesus Lizard's 'Goat' album. It's slow, deceptively simple and eerier than an abandoned amusement park. Perfect for fall," Jarrod Miller, guitarist, Fat Dukes.
"Sonic Youth's 'Dirty.' This is an album I've had for quite a while and definitely brings up some old memories," Jenine Cali, singer-drummer, The Dirty Hooks.
"Some of my favorite records for fall include Van Morrison, 'His Band and the Street Choir'; Jets to Brazil, 'Perfecting Loneliness'; and Elliot Smith, 'Figure 8.' These records put me in that easy, breezy fall state of mind," Brendan Scholz, singer-guitarist, Deadhand, Mercy Music.
"Classics like Bathory, 'The Return' and Celtic Frost, 'Morbid Tales' come to mind when I think of Halloween," Jeff Nardone, drummer, Spun in Darkness.
"One of my favorite hardcore bands is Most Precious Blood, and the first time I saw them play was in late October of 2002 at an outdoor show, so every time I listen to their music I feel a chill because it reminds me of the first time I saw them," Patrick "Pulsar" Trout, bassist, Ministry of Love.
"Back home in Buffalo it starts to get pretty cold come October. I would always drive or walk around for hours late at night with a cup of Tim Hortons coffee while listening to old Motown songs. There's something about the classic sounds of David Ruffin's voice mixed with cold air and hot coffee," Mike Vargovich, singer-guitarist, Avalon Landing.
Contact reporter Jason Bracelin at jbracelin@reviewjournal.com
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