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Aimee’s Fall Playlist

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It’s the time of the year when the leaves are starting to turn colour and the weather starts to get colder. For me, this is the time when I flush all the bubbly summer songs out of my iPhone, and start listening to music which is more fitting for the season. A lot of these artists are my all time faves, but some of them I only listen to during the fall. Here is a compilation of twenty of my favourite songs to listen to during this time of year.

Aimee’s Fall Playlist from shedoesthecity on 8tracks Radio.

  1. The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson
  2. Follow Me – Uncle Kracker
  3. Marry Me – Train
  4. Naive – The Kooks
  5. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
  6. Stay With Me – You Me At Six
  7. Shake It Out – Florence and the Machine
  8. Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
  9. The A Team – Ed Sheeran
  10. A Drop in the Ocean – Ron Pope
  11. Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer
  12. Skinny Love – Bon Iver
  13. Never Say Never – The Fray
  14. Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
  15. Wonderwall – Oasis
  16. You and Me – Lifehouse
  17. Scar Tissue – Red Hot Chili Peppers
  18. Sleeping Sickness – City and Color
  19. Silver Lining – Rilo Kiley
  20. Giving Up The Gun – Vampire Weekend

This playlist is a little all over the place, but it makes me a little less sad that the last wisps of summer have evaporated and a little more excited for the season. There’s no cure for the autumn blues like fresh air and mellow tunes. Enjoy everyone!

~ Aimee He | Photo by Becca Lemire

Third time’s the charm: Aimee’s night at Nuit Blanche

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For one night a year, the streets of downtown Toronto are packed with people and art. This was my third year going to Nuit Blanche. The first time, I was just fourteen and it was with my parents…not exactly the best time. Last year, I went with a few friends but I felt sick at around midnight after some questionable tasting coffee so I had to leave before I threw up my guts all over the street. This year however, I was inexplicably lucky.

Aside from a teeny bit of rain, the weather was mild and perfect. My school had an exhibit this year as well, which involved stringing secrets on lanterns and hanging them up from the ceiling. I was aiming to stay out all the way until sunrise, but only made it until 5am.

I went with a few friends, and we started the night out at Yonge and Dundas Square. There was an exhibit called Strangers which I didn’t fully understand, but the concept seemed interesting enough. We made our way to old City Hall and then Nathan Phillips Square, where there were six circular panels playing a video. Then we went to Bloor St. West where we visited UTS and the ROM, which surprisingly didn’t have an exhibit this year.

The final stop of our journey was University Avenue, which we walked to through Queen’s Park which was full of drum music. To be perfectly honest, although the art was great, the night was made because I was spending time friends (both new and old), because I experienced new things, and because wandering the streets of Toronto at 5am is crazy fun. If you guys have never been, it’s an event I highly recommend. Nuit Blanche 2013, I can hardly wait.