Shorter days, jackets back in service and the back-to-school frenzy already in full swing: no doubt about it, fall is well and truly back. To fend off the inevitable gloom that comes with it, our team has cooked up a comforting selection of 20 must-hear gems of the moment, tailor-made to keep Mother Nature company during her annual molt.
This new selection is a true melting pot of textures and latitudes. We tip our hats in particular to the fuzz energy of tireless Californian Ty Segall on “Chrome,” the sunny, psychedelic groove of Allah-Las with the instrumental “Sirenas,” and Yard Act’s eclectic, jubilant swerve on “You’re Gonna Need A Little Music.”
The spotlight of the season, however, goes to a true six-string legend: Johnny Marr. The former sonic architect of The Smiths proves he has lost none of his brilliance with The Age of Everything, a work at once elegant, incisive and current, driven by those unmistakable riffs that remind us why the Mancunian remains one of the towering figures of British rock history.
On our end, we hope this batch will escort your misty morning commutes or your cold fall evenings. Until year’s end, keep your radar on: the late season already looks packed.
