A Witchy Springoween Playlist
You know the feeling. It's early April, the windows are cracked, and there's a gray sky doing something interesting outside. Not storm-threatening. Just present.
The kind of sky that makes you want to light a candle at 11 a.m. and feel absolutely no guilt about it.
It’s not Halloween…but it’s not NOT Halloween. It’s something in between: Springoween.
And Springoween weather deserves a very specific playlist.
This isn't your October mix. We're not bringing out the “Monster Mash” or the Halloween party bangers just yet. This is something quieter and a little stranger — dark folk, atmospheric indie, witchy moods, and the kind of songs that sound best drifting through an open window while you're doing something intentional with your hands.
Gardening. Baking. Staring at the rain. You know.
I’m changing up my format for this one, and I've broken the playlist into five sections to take you through a full Springoween day, from slow foggy morning to candlelit evening.
How to use this playlist:
Studying or working from home: put it on shuffle and let the atmosphere do the heavy lifting.
Springoween dinner party: play it in order, start to finish, while you cook.
Solo afternoon in the garden: the Garden and Outdoors section is your entry point.
Rainy Saturday with nowhere to be: you want the Rainy Day Horror Movie Mood section, a blanket, and no apologies.
A Witchy Springoween Playlist
Morning / Slow Start
Atmospheric. Instrumental. No sudden moves.
The first light of a Springoween morning is gray and unhurried. This section doesn't ask anything of you. It just holds the air still while you wake up slowly. Think instrumental texture, soft vocals, songs that feel like mist.
| Track no. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | The xx |
| 2 | White Winter Hymnal | The Wildwoods |
| 3 | Oblivion | Grimes |
| 4 | Night Shift | Lucy Dacus |
Garden and Outdoors Energy
Folky. Earthy. A little feral.
This is the part of the playlist for doing things with your hands outside. Pulling weeds. Talking to plants. Standing in your backyard in an oversized cardigan watching something move in the treeline. These songs have dirt under their fingernails and they're not apologizing for it.
| Track no. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) | Florence + The Machine |
| 6 | Devil's Spoke | Laura Marling |
| 7 | The Fox in the Snow | Belle & Sebastian |
| 8 | Wolves | Phosphorescent |
| 9 | St. Patrick | PVRIS |
Witchy and Mystical
Dark pop. Gothic folk. Spell-casting vibes.
Here's where the playlist leans in. These are the songs for when the candles are all lit and you're doing something that feels, just a little, like a ritual. Whether that's tarot, journaling, cooking something complicated, or just sitting quietly and feeling like a very interesting person — this section has you.
| Track no. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Gold Dust Woman | Fleetwood Mac |
| 11 | Season of the Witch | Amy Montgomery |
| 12 | Cosmic Love | Florence + The Machine |
| 13 | Howl | Florence + The Machine |
| 14 | Mer | Chelsea Wolfe |
| 15 | Ophelia | The Lumineers |
Rainy Day Horror Movie Mood
Cinematic. Tense. Moody.
You don't need to be watching a horror movie for this section to apply. You just need a window, some rain, and a willingness to feel slightly unsettled in a way that you enjoy. These are the songs that belong in the score of a very good film you haven't seen yet.
| Track no. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Teardrop | Massive Attack |
| 17 | A Forest | The Cure |
| 18 | Mad World | Gary Jules |
| 19 | Strange and Beautiful | Aqualung |
| 20 | Bloodflood | alt-J |
Evening Wind-Down
Haunting. Quiet. Closing the circle.
The candles are burning low. The day is ending the way a good Springoween day should — slowly, with intention, with a glass of something dark and warm in your hand. These songs don't rush you. They just sit with you in the dark until you're ready to go to sleep.
| Track no. | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fade Into You | Mazzy Star |
| 22 | Wuthering Heights | Kate Bush |
| 23 | Casimir Pulaski Day | Sufjan Stevens |
| 24 | Skinny Love | Bon Iver |
| 25 | Slow Show | The National |
If Spotify is not your preferred method for streaming music, here is the complete playlist so you can create it yourself:
You can also give TuneMyMusic.com a try! While you do need an account, it’s free to use to transfer up to 500 songs per year when transferring playlists between streaming services.
Not an ad, just a cool resource a friend shared with me that I’m passing on to you.
Have a song that belongs here?
Drop it in the comments, and I’ll my favorites to the playlist
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