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Adele’s first single “Easy on Me” in six years just dropped, yet for some reason, many of us are expected to keep working and living as normal today. One thing is clear: With the combination of releases from Adele, Mitski, and Taylor Swift, “sad girl autumn” is about to be in full swing.
Depending on the amount of time you spend online, or how emotionally vulnerable you are as a person, “sad girl autumn” might be a foreign concept for you. I think that’s a tragedy. Then again, I have a track record for arguing that we need to be more emotionally vulnerable with our playlists. Here’s what you need to know to make the most of the best, most deliciously melancholy time of year.
First things first: You, too, are a “sad girl”
The term “sad girl autumn” (or sad girl fall) is not new, but it seems to be garnering extra devotion this year for two main reasons:
- A need to fill the void left by “hot vax summer” (based off Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer”)
- The slew of highly anticipated music releases from Mitski, Adele, and Taylor Swift
Don’t be put off by the name–there are no age or gender requirements to have a sad girl autumn. It’s more of a mindset than any sort of physical description. The only thing you have to do is wrap yourself in a figurative scarf, stare out a figuratively misty window, and embrace the very real melancholy within.
What’s more, please don’t fall into the trap of thinking “hot girl” and “sad girl” are mutually exclusive. Much like summer and fall are not enemies, rather parts of a whole, we all have the potential to be both hot girls and sad girls at different times. Autumn happens to be the perfect backdrop to lean into yearning, reminiscing, and carefully curated gloom, is all.
So, are you ready to get in your feelings this season? We’ll tell you when to mark your calendars, but it’s up to you to prep emotionally.
Mitski, “Working for the Knife:” Released Oct. 5
Mitski released the music video for “Working for the Knife” earlier this month. This is the cult singer/songwriter’s first new single since 2018’s Be the Cowboy, and the video dropped with but a 24-hour warning for fans invested in the artist’s seemingly indefinite hiatus from music. As Sasha Léonard writes for Slate, Mitski’s latest song is “haunting, disconcerting, and 100 percent her.”
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version): Nov. 12
Swifties (AKA Taylor Swift stans) (AKA Taylor Swift super fans) have long recognized that Red is the hit artist’s fall-iest album. Swift acknowledged this herself on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” in 2019, calling it a very “autumn-y album.” Not only is this release coming to fans earlier than expected, but it brings with it collaborations with Phoebe Bridgers, Chris Stapleton, and Ed Sheeran on the album’s “From the Vault” tracks, which are songs that were originally written for Red but did not make the final cut.
Confession time: I’m a former hater and reborn Swiftie. A huge part of my newfound love comes from my desire to support the artist’s right to her own music; the re-recording is Swift’s countermeasure against the changed ownership of the masters to her first six studio albums. I’ll be thinking about that legal battle as I listen to the ten-minute version of “All Too Well.”
Adele, 30: Nov. 19
The currently streaming gut punch of a single “Easy on Me” is part of 30, Adele’s first album in six years. Adele said this week that the album touches on “the most turbulent period” of her life. (Since her last album, 25, the artist has gotten both married and divorced). It’s Adele, guys. Adele. Do I really need to explain more about how this music is going to affect us?
More sad girl music dropping this fall
In addition to the Big Three above, the following releases are sure to soothe your pumpkin spice soul this season:
- Lana Del Rey, Blue Banisters: Oct. 22
- Ed Sheeran, =: Oct. 29
- Snail Mail, Valentine: Nov. 5
- Aimee Mann, Queens of the Summer Hotel: Nov. 5
- Courtney Barnett, Things Take Time, Take Time: Nov. 12
Final thoughts
There’s no right or wrong way to embrace your inner sad girl. You don’t have to stick to the widely popular musicians above, or even the other “sad girl” staples that I neglected to mention, like Billie Eilish, Lorde, Clairo, and more.
Maybe your perfect fall playlist is simply Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” on a loop. Or maybe it’s The Chicks’ cover of “Landslide” on a loop. It’s up to you to find the perfect, emotionally-fraught tracks so that you can get properly introspective with the changing of the seasons.
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