Recommended Western Music for Autumn: Popular Autumn Songs and Hidden Gems [2025]

Love Is Here To StayTony Bennett & Diana Krall

Tony Bennett, Diana Krall – Love Is Here to Stay

Composed by the great American songwriter George Gershwin together with his lyricist brother Ira Gershwin, this is a timeless jazz standard that has been loved across generations.

Among the many outstanding covers by renowned singers, today I’d like to highlight the duet version by living jazz legend Tony Bennett and popular jazz vocalist Diana Krall.

Featured as the title track on their 2018 album Love Is Here to Stay, which focuses on the works of the Gershwin brothers, it boasts an elegant, refined arrangement and truly superb performances by these two great artists.

Not just this song, but the entire album is perfect for long autumn evenings—so don’t stop at a single track; give the whole album a listen!

Gone Till NovemberWyclef Jean, Canibus

Wyclef Jean, Canibus – Gone Till November (Official HD Video)

An edgy autumn number sung in November as winter approaches, by Wyclef Jean—Haitian-born, New Jersey–raised rapper, musician, producer, and actor—and Canibus.

In this track, there are no rapped sections; it’s sung with a relaxed, buoyant tempo.

He moved to the United States at the age of nine, and after graduating high school formed a group called the Translator Crew with fellow musicians.

After signing with a record label in 1993, they changed their name to the Fugees and debuted the following year with the album “Blunted on Reality.”

HoarseEarl Sweatshirt

Hoarse

American rapper Earl Sweatshirt collaborated with Canadian instrumental band BADBADNOTGOOD and singer-songwriter Frank Ocean on the track “Hoarse.” It’s a song laced with disses toward society, and the word “autumn” appears in the lyrics.

This can be interpreted as viewing autumn as a season of change and declaring their intent to change the world.

It’s also a great track if you simply want to enjoy a microphone relay-style performance.

Brooklyn NightsJohnny Gates

Brooklyn Nights

A song that opens with a striking solo performance featuring country musician Johnny Gates’s effective electric guitar tone.

In the chorus, he delivers a solidly emotional vocal, showcasing his sweet voice.

It’s by no means flashy, but it’s arranged with a variety of ideas, making both the sound and the vocals intriguing—a track with a touch of melancholy.

September GurlsBig Star

Big Star – September Gurls

A track released in 1974 by the American power pop band Big Star.

It was selected by Rolling Stone for the “Top 500 Songs of All Time.” It is also well known for being covered by artists such as The Bangles and The Searchers.

NovemberTom Waits

Tom Waits – November

With a title as straightforward as “November,” this song carries an atmosphere that skips past autumn and drifts into early winter.

Born in America, the prodigious Tom Waits—an extraordinary singer-songwriter who also thrives as a distinctive actor—is the artist behind it.

Nicknamed the “drunken poet,” Tom is wildly beloved around the world, fellow musicians included.

“November” is a track included on the soundtrack to The Black Rider, the first musical for which Tom handled the music.

With a script by the legendary Beat poet William S.

Burroughs, the musical is avant-garde, and the album as a whole is not what you’d call easy listening—but for those who fall for it, it’s the kind of work that grabs you to your core.

There’s Tom’s unmistakable voice, the weathered resonance of his own piano and banjo, and lyrics that seem to reject the very season of November itself.

If you can learn to savor music like this slowly and deeply, it might just open the curtain on a new chapter of your musical life.

September SunType O Negative

Type O Negative – September Sun

Type O Negative was an American gothic metal band active from 1989 to 2010.

This track was released in 2008.

It features melancholic lyrics about fate and sorrow, along with piano-driven sounds.