MUSIC ARTICLE- Summer Jams (Patreon)

We've hit the peak of summer, and I feel like now would be a good time to discuss my favorite summertime music. These songs and albums evoke sunny days, humid nights, trips to the beach, and all that other stuff I associate with the warmest time of year. Probably my number one summer album is "Since I Left You" by The Avalanches. It's a classic in its own right, but there's something about its combination of eclectic samples, tropicalia-meets-Miami-club beats, and overall cohesion- it's as much a DJ mix as a traditional album, to my ears- that reminds me of nothing so much as driving down the highway with the windows open and the sun on my face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrnkK2YEcE Air France's "No Way Down" is another summertime classic for me, similar to the Avalanches but a little less sample-heavy and more melodic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTPO6XM_IxM In a different vein, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead's indie rock classic "Source Tags & Codes" sounds like humidity, sweat, and a crowded nightclub on a hot July night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk7Sd0qFc0M On the other hand, Band Of Horses' "No One's Gonna Love You" sounds like a rocking chair on a porch, sipping the cold drink of your choice while the sun sets and the fireflies come out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZo7pLnL7c Paul Kalkbrenner's "Icke Wieder" is an example of an album that might not automatically evoke "summer" to you, but will forever be associated with the season to me because I spent a good two months with the CD in my car a couple summers ago when it came out. The standout track "Boexig Leise" is a hell of an earworm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvhetpJ0r5I And finally, there's Sleigh Bells. If "Infinity Guitars" doesn't sound like summer to you, I don't even know, man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGtB6K8q8k