Every summer needs a soundtrack. Whether you’re rolling the windows down on a road trip, mixing it up at a barbeque with friends, or chilling in a paradise somewhere with sand between your toes, the perfect tone-setting music is a requirement. Allow me to be of some assistance, with a collection of choice tracks by everyone from the Velvet Underground and Spoon to Lorde and DJ Khaled.

1. Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos: “Slide”
2. Hurray for the Riff Raff: “Living in the City”
3. Spoon: “Can I Sit Next to You”
4. White Reaper: “Judy French”
5. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: “French Press”
6. Drake: “Passionfruit”
7. Vampire Weekend: “Bryn”
8. Generationals: “You Say it Too”
9. Mac Demarco: “One Another”
10. The Black Keys: “All Hands Against His Own”
11. Kehlani: “CRZY”
12. The Velvet Underground: “Sweet Jane”
13. Ryan Adams: “Doomsday”
14. DJ Khaled feat. Beyoncé and JAY-Z: “Shining”
15. Lorde: “Green Light”
16. The Courtneys: “Silver Velvet”
17. Father John Misty: “Real Love Baby”