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6 Alternative Songs for Your Fall Playlist

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Carly Peterson
Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Rachael Walker
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Chapel Hill chapter.

 

1.     “Buttons” by The Weeks

The Weeks is an alternative rock band from Mississippi, that formed in 2008. If you’re looking for a song to blast in your headphones during a workout or to play loudly in your room while you dance around like nobody’s watching, “Buttons” is the song you have been searching for all along. The single was released in 2014.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/buttons-ep/id902844081

2.     “Body” by Bassh

 

A list of things to do before listening to this song: Get in your car. Roll down your windows. Drive. This is your perfect fall road trip song. Bassh is a new group formed by Bill Reynolds from Band of Horses and Jimmy Brown and CJ Hardee from Matrimony. “Body” is the first creation released by the band.

http://www.npr.org/2015/09/21/442185380/songs-we-love-bassh-body

3.     “2 Heads” by Coleman Hell

 

 

Coleman Hell’s  “2 Heads” is climbing Billboard’s alternative chart, reaching spot seven this week. Planning a party for Halloween? This song is a must add for any Halloween party playlist. Also, maybe there is a costume idea in the lyrics — “monster with two heads.https://soundcloud.com/colemanhell/2-heads

4.     “Different Colors” by WALK THE MOON’

 

How about a song for a Carolina football tailgate? We have all heard “Shut Up and Dance.” Maybe it was your summer 2015 anthem? WALK THE MOON’s second released single “Different Colors” will get you and your friends in the mood for any occasion this fall.

http://www.walkthemoonband.com

5.      “Year Zero” by Moon Taxi

 

Need another eerie song for your Halloween playlist? Moon Taxi is an up-and-coming band from Nashville, Tenn. “Year Zero” is off their recently released album “Daybreaker.” With a growing following, you don’t want to miss this hot, new band.

http://ridethemoontaxi.com/stream-new-song-year-zero-at-billboard/

6.   “I Am” by AWOLNATION

Climbing Billboard’s alternative chart to spot four, “I Am” by AWOLNATION is the perfect study break song. Besides, who doesn’t enjoy the masterminds of AWOLNATION? We all remember the “Sail” cat videos from YouTube. Distract yourself for a little bit; chemistry can wait. AWOLNATION is calling and it’s time to listen.

http://www.amazon.com/Run-awolnation/dp/B00SK

What are you listening to this fall?

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Carly Peterson

Chapel Hill

Hi readers and follow collegiettes, my name is Carly Peterson. I am a senior reporting major in the School of Media and Journalism at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I have moved around a lot growing up living in states including South Carolina and multiple cities in Virginia, however, my recent location is Nashville, TN. Living in Nashville, my love for music has grown, and when I am home I try to attend music events and concerts every chance I can get. When I graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill, I hope to find a career in the editorial industry, wherever that may be. You will find that I like to focus my stories on music, entertainment and features on people who stand out.
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Rachael Walker

Chapel Hill

Rachael is a senior public relations major at UNC–Chapel Hill. In addition to being the president/co-campus correspondent of Her Campus Chapel Hill, Rachael is also a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and a mentor for EASE, a study abroad organization. She is an enthusiast of Snapchat, strong coffee, and "hardcore parkour" goat videos.