Brant's June 2017 Playlist

Hmmm...from the looks of things, maybe this half day excursion to the nudist beach wasn't such a good idea!

Well, summer is here, and unless your name is Kathy Griffin (who really should have known that posting a pic with a decapitated Trump head was a bad idea), there should be lots of good times ahead!  Nothing goes with cookouts and lounging on the beach like some good tunes - so let's dive in!  To listen on Spotify, click HERE.

1.  Wait for You (Ady Suleiman) - Some reggae flavors to get the summer started!

2.  Lorraine (Peter Bradley Adams) - Talented folk singer is back with some new music, and apparently a promise to his girlfriend that he's going to upgrade his social circle.

3.  Good Girls (LANY) - I just caught them in concert last month, and they were awesome!  Great energy, feel-good music, and lead singer Paul Klein's hair game is strong.

4.  Don't Take the Money (Bleachers) - Apparently I wasn't the only one excited to see that Jack Antonoff had new music out - several of my friends were texting me to give me the heads up (which I appreciate!).  Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

5.  Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden) - This month's RIP selection.  Chris Cornell's suicide was a great loss to the music world.  Gone but not forgotten.

6.  Heroin (Badflower) - Psychedelic rock from West Coast band.

7.  Moonshine Freeze (This Is the Kit) - Keeping the psychedelic vibe going with this tune, which vaguely reminds me of Velvet Underground and some of Lou Reed's early stuff.

8.  Peaceful Easy Feeling (Tristen) - I'm still enjoying the "Instant Love" series, so here's another offering - an Eagles cover by songwriter Tristen Gaspadarek.

9.  Arizona Hwy (the Darcys) - Canadian band serves up some peppy pop about cruisin' the American southwest.

10.  Cut to the Feeling (Carly Rae Jepsen) - CRJ has been consistently good since her breakout in 2011, but hasn't seemed to catch on in the US despite great success in the UK and Canada.  Here's hoping this new anthem brings her the universal success she deserves.

11.  Not the Loving Kind (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - Another 60s throwback!  I was moving some of her stuff onto my iPod when I wondered what BSM had been up to lately.  What a treat to see she is still releasing new music!  This is a reworking of her 1972 song, released in 2015.

12.  Bottle Rocket (the Weeks) - Indie rock swagger from Mississippi band.

13.  Drink You Gone (Ingrid Michaelson and John Paul White) - Indie darling teams up with former The Civil Wars singer/songwriter for this country-tinged number.

14.  Tango 'Til They're Sore (Madeleine Peyroux) - It's always fun to see an artist you like cover another artist you like!  Here, mercurial jazz chanteuse tackles Tom Waits with delectable results.

15.   Sweet VA Breeze (D.R.A.M.) - Kind of like listening to Barry White while on an acid trip.  I'm totally digging the Hammond organ!

16.  Cannonball (Hidden Charms) - Sexy glam rock from UK band.

17.  Little Hollywood (Alle Farben and Janieck) - Back to the sunny island vibes as we wrap up this month's playlist!

So that's June's list.  There are no sunny island vacations in my foreseeable future, but just in case I think I'll hit the gym so I'll be swimsuit-ready.  See ya next month!