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| "Yeah, I'm trying to listen to my music and they're out here making all kinds of noise..." |
Summer is in full swing, and while everyone else is looking forward to pools and cookouts, I'm basically counting the days until Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In the meantime, though, we have this month's playlist. June's list is chock full of summery vibes perfect for picnics, lounging by the pool, or just getting pumped so you can outrun a T. Rex. Just make sure not to get dinosaur repellent in your earbuds! To listen on Spotify, click HERE.
1. Summer Days /Roosevelt Remix/ (Rhye) - This seemed like the perfect song to get us started. Roosevelt surrounds Rhye's silky vocals with a percolating beat to keep your bare feet tappin'!
2. Nervous (Shawn Mendes) - Canadian social media sensation shows no signs of slowing down on his third album, which includes this peppy tune.
3. I Need A Woman to Love (Kesha) - Another selection from the awesome Universal Love: Wedding Songs Reimagined album. Not many people can cover Janis, but Kesha does a great job with this version from Janis' Cheap Thrills days.
4. Creep City (Jake Shears) - Scissor Sisters singer goes solo with a slightly ragtime offering that sounds like a New Orleans production of "Rocky Horror"! Can't wait to hear the entire album!!!
5. Roll Away (Birds of Chicago) - Husband/wife folk trio serves up some feel-good vibes with delicious harmonies and hands a'clappin'.
6. All She Wants to Do Is Me (Peabo Bryson) - Okay, I did not expect Peabo to put out a comeback album - but here it is! Gotta say, for 67 years old, his bedroom game is as strong as ever!
7. Old Love (Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers) - I heard this on NPR and immediately loved the East Coast beach music vibes!
8. Stuck with Me (Tinashe feat. Little Dragon) - After many delays, Tinashe has finally released Joyride, which was announced in 2015. Gary turned me onto this duet with Swedish band Little Dragon.
9. Never Be the Same /WestFunk Remix/ (Camila Cabello) - Another singer gone solo, Camila Cabello (from Fifth Harmony) released her solo album this year. I especially love this remix that turns her pain into a party! Not on Spotify, but you can listen to it on Soundcloud.
10. Back Seat Driver (Bear Hands) - Uplifting Indie rock from Brooklyn band.
11. Look at What the Light Did Now (Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White) - Engaging duo does a tasty update of Little Wings' drowsy ditty. Be sure to check out their version of "Grease"!
12. Everyday I Have the Blues (Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco) - Van Morrison can sing anything and make it amazing! Here he tries his hand at some loungey blues, with excellent results.
13. The Ultracheese (Arctic Monkeys) - I would've sworn this was a lost David Bowie tune!!!
14. Bed of Thorns (Gary Numan) - The guy who gave us "Cars" is back, this time to warn of the coming global apocalypse. His voice is as strong and hypnotic as ever, and he's traded in the New Wave beats for some cool Middle Eastern flavahs!
15. Sunflower (Rex Orange County) - Young English songwriter's 1970s stylings are shockingly on point! So much so that hearing this song immediately takes me back to my own childhood.
16. Bad Habit /Dr. Packer Remix/ (ATFC feat. Lisa Millett) - Another new song that takes me back - this time to the 1980s and Jocelyn Brown's classic "Somebody Else's Guy". Love the old school soul vibe that Dr. Packer brings to ATFC's early 2000s house classic.
17. Endless Conversation (Oliver feat. Johnnie Newman) - We'll close out this month with some danceable funk that should give off enough sparks to hold you until Independence Day!
So that's June's playlist! Hope everyone's summer is off to a good start, and we'll see ya next time!
