Is it just us, or is this winter completely bananas? No one has any idea what to expect — in New York City, people were sitting outside in shorts one day and slipping on ice the next; California pretty much fell into the sea; and in North Carolina, this. At this rate, it’s anyone’s guess whether you want to escape winter or embrace it. So we curated ten listens that do both: five to surround you in dark and snowy cold, and five to evoke all the sunshine and sweat you may be yearning for … or getting, if you’re in Chicago. (Like we said: bananas.)

Beautiful Ruins
Into Thin Air
The Woman Who Walked In Sunshine
Snow
Just This Once
Snow Country
A Passage to India
The Girl in the Ice
The Poisonwood Bible
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo