Summer songs

Summer Mix 2022, Parts 1 & 2

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Our annual Summer Mix is back, and as has been the case the last couple of years, we have two parts — one mix for the hot days; one for the evenings and nights. Check out the tracklists, followed by the YouTube and Spotify versions of each playlist.

Note: Each part of the mix is meant to be played top to bottom — not on shuffle!

Part 1: Day

Tracklist:

1. Spoon: “Wild”
2. Beyoncé: “Break My Soul”
3. Sigrid: “Mirror”
4. Remi Wolf: “Disco Man”
5. Young Guv: “It’s Only Dancin'”
6. Dehd: “Bad Love”
7. MJ Nebreda: “Quédate”
8. Carly Rae Jepsen: “Western Wind”
9. Silverbacks: “A Job Worth Something”
10. Florence + the Machine: “Search and Destroy”
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers: “Black Summer”
12. Spoon: “The Hardest Cut”
13. Fontaines D.C.: “Jackie Down the Line”
14. Bonny Light Horseman: “Summer Dream”
15. Danger Mouse & Black Thought: “No Gold Teeth”
16. Junk Drawer: “Railroad King”
17. Joan Shelley: “Home”
18. Vince Staples ft. Mustard: “Magic”
19. DJ Premier ft. Remy Ma & Rapsody: “Remy Rap”
20. Ela Minus & DJ Python: “Pájaros en Verano”
21. Good Looks: “Almost Automatic”
22. Wilco: “Hints”
23. Alex G: “Runner”
24. Rostam: “From the Back of a Cab”

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Part 2: Night

Tracklist:

1. The Weeknd: “Sacrifice”
2. Harry Styles: “As It Was”
3. Kali Uchis: “Telepatía”
4. Charli XCX ft. Rina Sawayama: “Beg for You”
5. Band of Horses: “Warning Signs”
6. Kendrick Lamar ft. Blxst & Amanda Reifer: “Die Hard”
7. Bad Bunny ft. Bomba Estéreo: “Ojitos Lindos”
8. 박혜진 Park Hye Jin: “I Need You”
9. Beyoncé: “Virgo’s Groove”
10. Tems: “Replay”
11. The War on Drugs ft. Lucius: “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”
12. Cleo Sol: “Promises”
13. Spoon: “My Babe”
14. Dehd: “Stars”
15. Angel Olsen: “All the Good Times”
16. Kate Bush: “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
17. Jessie Ware: “Free Yourself”
18. Marci: “Immaterial Girl”
19. The Soft Pink Truth: “Wanna Know”
20. The Range: “Ricercar”
21. Hazel English: “Summer Nights”
22. Braxe + Falcon ft. Panda Bear: “Step By Step”

Summer Mix 2021, Part 2: Night

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Here’s Part 2 of my annual summer mix, for your evening/nighttime enjoyment.

The tracklist, along with YouTube and Spotify versions of the playlist, are at the bottom. But first, some notes:

  • The best song of 2021 so far is the opener to this mix: “Be Sweet” by Japanese Breakfast.
  • “Impact” needs to be played on a sweaty, covid-free dance floor as soon as possible. (Also, that song made my top 10 of 2020 last year.)
  • As I’ve said many times, Amber Mark is the most underrated R&B artist we have. By the same token, Caroline Polachek (formerly of Chairlift) is currently our most underrated pop artist. “Bunny is a Rider” is a bop.
  • If you try not to dance during “Watch Your Step” by Disclosure and Kelis, you will fail miserably.

Tracklist (meant to be played top to bottom, no shuffle):

1. Japanese Breakfast: “Be Sweet”
2. SG Lewis ft. Robyn & Channel Tres: “Impact”
3. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak): “Skate”
4. Laura Mvula: “Church Girl”
5. Natalie Bergman: “Shine Your Light on Me”
6. The Avalanches ft. Leon Bridges: “Interstellar Love”
7. Disclosure ft. Kelis: “Watch Your Step”
8. Tuxedo: “Doin’ My Best”
9. Madlib: “Road of the Lonely Ones”
10. Majid Jordan: “Waves of Blue”
11. Kid Cudi: “Tequila Shots”
12. SZA: “Good Days”
13. The Black Keys: “Stay All Night”
14. Kevin Morby: “Campfire”
15. Caroline Polachek: “Bunny is a Rider”
16. Amber Mark: “Worth It”
17. Bedouine, Waxahatchee & Hurray for the Riff Raff: “Thirteen”

Summer Mix 2021, Part 1: Day

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Summer is back! Kind of. Let’s do what we can to eliminate the delta variant so we can enjoy the summer alongside these tunes.

The tracklist, along with YouTube and Spotify versions of the playlist, are at the bottom. But first, some notes:

  • I’m declaring “good 4 u” by Olivia Rodrigo as 2021’s official “Song of the Summer.” If you think I should be making other considerations, let me know. Other “songs of the summer” for the last few years, according to yours truly: “Savage (Remix)” by Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé in 2020, “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus in 2019, “Nice for What” by Drake in 2018, and “Slide” by Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, and Migos in 2017.
  • I never thought I would like a Modest Mouse song in 2021 as much as I love “We Are Between,” but “here we are.”
  • It wouldn’t really be a summer mix without the most underrated artist of the last 5 years, Amber Mark. People need to stop sleeping on her.
  • Check out the fizzy, bubbly cover of that one Third Eye Blind song (you’ll recognize it). Hilary Duff, rising from the ashes!
  • Is “The Way I Made You Cry” from 2021 or 1967?
  • “Summer Mix 2021, Part 2: Night” coming soon!

Tracklist (meant to be played top to bottom, no shuffle):

1. Modest Mouse: “We Are Between”
2. Wavves: “Sinking Feeling”
3. Dirty Projectors: “Lose Your Love”
4. RAC, Matthew Koma & Hilary Duff: “Never Let You Go” (Third Eye Blind Cover)
5. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak): “Leave the Door Open”
6. Amber Mark: “Competition”
7. Mourn: “This Feeling is Disgusting”
8. Cool Ghouls: “The Way I Made You Cry”
9. CZARFACE & MF DOOM: “Mando Calrissian”
10. Olivia Rodrigo: “good 4 u”
11. Kiwi jr.: “Cooler Returns”
12. Anna Fox Rochinski: “Party Lines”
13. Fleet Foxes: “Can I Believe You”
14. Flock of Dimes: “Walking”
15. Taylor Swift: “Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version)”
16. Hiss Golden Messenger: “Sanctuary”
17. Bleachers: “How Dare You Want More”