Emotional songs that resonate in a sentimental autumn. A collection of autumn tunes.
As the fun-filled summer slips away, autumn arrives wrapped in a calm, mellow mood.
The air turns a bit chilly, and it can make you feel a little sentimental.
Here are some emotional autumn songs you’ll want to listen to this season.
Stirring band sounds and lyrics that slowly sink in…
It might be nice to deepen your autumn with “emo” tracks that are hard to put into words.
Let your thoughts wander in a cozy spot like a café or at home, or take them along for a long autumn night or a quiet stroll.
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Emotional songs that resonate in a sentimental autumn. Autumn song collection (21–30)
It’ll get stained.Chatto Monchī
Chatmonchy, a band that left behind numerous masterpieces from their formation to the completion of their activities and could be called the very epitome of 2000s girls’ rock bands.
Among their songs, the one that feels especially emo and perfect for autumn listening is Soru yo (I’m Getting Dyed/Soaked In).
It opens with a single-note guitar riff that evokes loneliness, followed by lyrics that trace feelings for an ex who used to smoke.
Set against a nighttime walk, the song paints cigarettes and heartbreak in striking detail, making it especially resonant at this time of year.
The Autumn SongELLEGARDEN
This song, which expresses the loneliness and poignancy of autumn through a rock sound, was included in the compilation album “Figureheads Compilation” in July 2007 and later selected for the best-of album “Ellegarden Best (1999–2008),” making it a popular track.
While its energetic sound and exhilarating, fast-paced melodies are quintessential ELLEGARDEN, a closer look at the English lyrics reveals a delicate portrayal of the solitude and sense of loss that the autumn season brings.
It’s a curious song that vividly revives memories of school days spent with friends when you listen to it.
Give it a spin on a long autumn night when you want to immerse yourself in music alone.
more than wordsHitsuji Bungaku
Hitsujibungaku captivates with their unique sound that blends inorganic coolness and warmth, along with poetic, delicate word choices.
Released in September 2023, this track was selected as the ending theme for Season 2 of the TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen, the Shibuya Incident arc, and has surpassed 100 million streams.
Incorporating a four-on-the-floor beat and programmed sounds for the first time, the piece is an ambitious work produced by Moeka Shiotsuka after a year of studying DTM (desktop music production).
The lyrics, which reflect on how to convey feelings that words alone can’t express and on how to navigate one’s own life, really resonate.
The transparent vocals meld into the expansive soundscape, making it a song you’ll want to savor on a quiet night.
Night of Osmanthuskinoko teikoku
A refreshing breakup song that recalls an old lover through a scent, Night of the Osmanthus.
It’s a 2018 release by Kinoko Teikoku, one of Japan’s signature shoegaze bands, and is included on the album Time Lapse.
The protagonist catches the fragrance of kinmokusei (sweet osmanthus) and remembers a past lover, singing about feelings that waver toward that person.
You’ll surely relate to the melody and lyrics that evoke both nostalgia and an earthy rawness.
A song you’ll want to listen to when the scent of osmanthus begins to fill the air.
fragrant oliveorenji supainikurabu
A song inspired by the fragrant orange blossoms of the fragrant olive (kinmokusei) that signal the arrival of autumn.
Released in 2020 by the four-piece band ORANGE SPiCE CLUB (Orange Spiny Club), it gained traction mainly on TikTok.
Its band sound feels like it warms the growing chill of the season.
The melody carries a light, brisk resonance with a hint of nostalgia.
The lyrics, which gently evoke everyday scenes spent with a loved one, are soothing as well.
Why not listen to an autumn song that wraps you in the nostalgic mood of summer’s end?
You who live on the moonSaucy Dog
This is a song by the three-piece rock band Saucy Dog, perfect for listening to on an autumn night with a beautiful moon.
The piece was created by vocalist Shinya Ishihara with thoughts for his older brother, who passed away before he was born.
Describing a cherished person you can’t meet as “living on the moon” is such a gentle, fantastical touch that really moves you.
The lyrics, filled with the bittersweet ache of someone you can only meet in dreams and deep affection, quietly sink into the listener’s heart.
Included on the mini-album Blue Period, released in October 2019, the song was also performed on television and became a topic of conversation.
Why not give it a listen on a slightly sentimental autumn night, as you think of someone far away?
Always RemainKubota Toshinobu
A song by singer-songwriter Toshinobu Kubota, a leading figure in Japan’s R&B scene.
It depicts a warm love in which a cherished person transcends mere memories to live on forever in one’s heart.
The soulful vocals, expressing feelings that remain unchanged even when apart, melt gently into the slightly wistful air of autumn.
Released as a single from the album “As One” in November 2000, the track was used as the theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Hamidashi Keiji Jounetsu Kei.” A 2000s R&B ballad that tenderly embraces sentimental emotions.