With loud guitars and heavenly dreamscapes, this unusually warm autumn reverberates with the sounds of shoegaze and dream pop. Shoegaze (noisy guitars laden with pedal effects) and dream pop (spacious psychedelic sounds with added vocal effects) both work to capture the vibe of the season. Here are five songs to wrap you in an autumn day’s dreamy haze.

“Beautiful World” – Parannoul

Parannoul, a Korean musician, is one of the beloved new artists in the shoegaze scene. “Beautiful World” captures a breadth of emotions so palpable you feel as though you are tasting the past. Soft-spoken vocals bring a quiet quality to the song.

“Infinity Maps” – Panda Riot

A lucid dream come alive, “Infinity Maps” captures the dreamlike slide into winter that takes place between November and December, a limbo captured beautifully into sound. Pedal and vocal effects create a dense sea of sound that entrances the listener.

“Sea, Swallow Me” – Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd

Ethereal and moving as always, the legendary dream pop act Cocteau Twins certainly has a way with sound. “Sea, Swallow Me” points to how the swallowing tides of winter are coming, represented in Elizabeth Fraser’s angelic vocals. 

“Analogue Sentimentalism” – Parannoul

Parannoul is back again because I love Parannoul, and there’s nothing you can do about it. “Analogue Sentimentalism” captures through sound a nostalgia so deep and clear that listening can sometimes hurt. The synth line seeps with old memories of better times.

“Slowdive” – Slowdive

Finishing out the playlist is, of course, Slowdive. A legendary shoegaze band on the level of My Bloody Valentine, this song is autumn incarnate: detached vocals, a dreamy atmosphere and a descending feeling that leads you to winter.