[Autumn Songs] Songs of autumn. Classic tracks and popular favorites you’ll want to listen to in the fall.
Compared to the carefree fun of summer, autumn can make you feel a little lonely, don’t you think?
At times like that, what kind of songs do you feel like listening to?
I imagine songs with a mellow, slightly sentimental mood might really hit the spot, right?
In this article, I’ll introduce autumn songs that capture beautiful scenery—like autumn leaves, cosmos flowers, moon-viewing, and sunsets—along with a touch of wistfulness.
As they say, “long autumn nights,” I’ve picked out a variety of tracks, starting with ballads you’ll want to savor slowly on those long evenings.
Please enjoy!
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[Autumn Songs] Songs of Autumn. Classic tracks and recommended popular songs to listen to in autumn (121–130)
a balmy autumn daytsukuyomi
A sentimental piece that beautifully depicts the changing seasons and the transience of life.
Released by Tsukuyomi in August 2024, this song uses autumn foliage as a symbol of farewell, highlighting anxieties about the passage of time.
Its central theme is the contrast between “ending” and “beauty,” overlaying human life onto the image of falling autumn leaves.
The work is part of Tsukuyomi’s project We Call That God and is slated to be included on a mini-album of the same name.
Strongly narrative in nature, it offers a compelling worldview linked with fiction and visual media.
It’s a track that will resonate when you want to feel the quiet and melancholy of autumn.
The Koshu Highway is already in autumn.RC sasekushon
It’s a cool, masculine autumn rock song by Kiyoshiro Imawano.
When something so awful happens that you want to throw everything away, you hit the Koshu Highway and drive—rock ’n’ roll style.
The melancholy scenery, like the fluttering autumn leaves outside the car window, stirs up a sentimental feeling.
A man’s heart is as changeable as autumn weather.Gōruden Bonbā
When it comes to autumn songs by the visual kei air band Golden Bomber, it has to be “Otokogokoro to Aki no Sora” (“A Man’s Heart and the Autumn Sky”).
Included on their best-of album released in 2011, “Golden Hour ~Second Half Best 2010~,” it reached No.
3 on the Oricon album chart.
The song brilliantly captures a man’s anxious heart as he worries about your feelings that change like the autumn sky.
If you’re feeling uneasy because you can’t read your girlfriend’s feelings, you’ll definitely relate—so give it a listen!
Somewhere on this planetLUV and SOUL
The four-piece vocal group LUVandSOUL, who delighted fans by resuming activities with their original members in 2016.
Opening their mini-album “SOULandLUV,” “Kono Hoshi no Dokoka de” stands out with a delicate intro featuring piano and strings.
The melody, woven with gentle vocals and beautiful harmonies, makes the love-filled lyrics even more dramatic.
It’s an emotional autumn song you’ll want to listen to while picturing the autumn night sky.
[Autumn Songs] Songs of Autumn. Famous tracks you’ll want to listen to in autumn, recommended popular songs (131–140)
Osmanthus and JellyfishMel
This song, with the curious pairing of “Osmanthus and Jellyfish,” was created by rapper Mel, who is popular—especially among younger listeners—for chill, laid-back tracks.
It features a beautifully calm track and vocals, making it a piece you’ll want to savor on a long autumn night.
And I think the song’s greatest appeal lies in the beauty of the words woven into its lyrics.
Reading through the lyrics, with their wonderful word choices, might be perfect for the reading season of autumn.
SeptemberAndrop
The four-piece rock band androp has gained popularity with songs that feature listener-centric messages and a transparent, airy vocal tone.
Their digital single “September,” released on September 7, 2022, offers a comforting, emotional ensemble that evokes 1990s power pop.
The lyrics, which recall the trials of youthful romance that never quite goes as planned, are sure to stir the heart alongside a slightly wistful melody.
It’s a lyrical number perfectly suited to the sentimental season of autumn.
cosmossupittsu
Cosmos is a slow number that feels like it nestles up to you on a cool, breezy autumn day.
It was the B-side to Spitz’s single Yearning for the Sunny Window and was also included on their B-sides collection, Kuchōfūgetsu.
Wrapped in a sound that drifts like a dream, it resonates gently.
This song about parting from a loved one overlays the irretrievable passage of time with cosmos flowers, and it quietly seeps into feelings that have nowhere to go.
With delicate depictions that evoke a vivid bond between beautiful scenery and memories, it’s a quintessentially Spitz, bittersweet autumn song.
