October is the mellowest month, said no one in particular. But in a way it is: autumn settling in, the days getting shorter, the leaves beginning to turn, coats and scarves and hats coming out of closets. And here’s a suitably mellow playlist to soundtrack the darkening of the days.

It’s got everything from Erik Satie’s pretty piano minimalism to the loud guitars of Mogwai, some old-time blues and country from before even I was born, some funk and dubstep, Northern Soul and electro-pop. Enjoy!