We’ve turned the corner. The months of September through December are like an extended twilight; patio season’s coming to a close, the leaves are quickly turning colour, and before long the trees will be bare. It’s like Mother Nature gives up on the northern hemisphere for a spell; no wonder all the sad songs work better when it’s November.

There’s something very comforting about the change in the seasons, like the little kid who, try as they might, finds themselves at the end of August tired of playing outside and ready for school. Songs like this are just as much a part of autumn as the leaves changing colour, the shades of regret and longing a perfect antidote to too much summer sun.