So the other day... when it was nice like tonight was and not like this morning when I was riding my bike to work... I was thinking about music as I often do and was humming "French Navy" by Camera Obscura (check them out). It was sunny and all of a sudden I had a brilliant idea. I already have a playlist on my i-pod for Fall, but not one for Summer. So, over the next couple of days I compiled 40 tracks from what I have on my i-pod based on their feel, sometimes the lyrics, and the melody. I think each one of these reminds me of summer. I chose to limit each band to one track otherwise I'd be playing out Josh Ritter, Wilco and The Shins all day. I also, with great intent, thought to organize them by when during a great summer day I would like to hear them. This got tiresome and I gave up. So here is my list of 40 great summer tracks. Let me know what tracks I missed and what I should add to my playlist!
- Marry Song -Band Of Horses -Cease To Begin
- A Minor Incident -Badly Drawn Boy- The Official Bootleg Live @ Glastonbury
- Make It Up -Ben Kweller- Sha Sha
- Lua -Bright Eyes -I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
- Table for Two- Caedmon's Call- 40 Acres
- Mexico -Cake- Prolonging The Magic
- Qué Onda Guero -Beck -Guero
- House Of Valparaiso- Calexico -Carried To Dust
- Prison On Route 41 -Calexico / Iron & Wine- In The Reins
- Two Sitting Ducks -Danielson -Ships
- Babylon -David Gray -Kink Live Four
- Trashcan -Delta Spirit -Ode to Sunshine
- Golly Sandra -Eisley -Room Noises
- Brandy Alexander -Feist- The Reminder
- Remain -Five O'Clock People- The Nothing Venture
- Muddy Hymnal -Iron & Wine- The Creek Drank The Cradle
- It's All Understood -Jack Johnson- Brushfire Fairytales
- Get What You Need -JET -Get Born
- In The Dark -Josh Ritter- The Animal Years
- Saltbreakers -Laura Veirs- Saltbreakers
- Magic Trick -M. Ward -Post-War
- Lullaby Haze- Mates Of State- Re-Arrange Us
- Inside of Love -Nada Surf- Let Go
- Middle Cyclone -Neko Case -Middle Cyclone
- Ode To A Butterfly -Nickel Creek- Nickel Creek
- 5 Years Time -Noah And The Whale -I Can't Believe
- Feelin' The Same Way -Norah Jones -Come Away With Me
- A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country- Randy Newman -Harps And Angels
- My Winding Wheel -Ryan Adams -Heartbreaker
- Oleander -Sarah Harmer- I'm A Mountain
- You Really Gotta Hold On Me -She & Him- Volume One
- Girl Inform Me -The Shins- Oh, Inverted World
- Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur- Sigur Rós- Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
- The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)- Simon & Garfunkel -Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits
- You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb -Spoon -Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
- Writing To Reach You -Travis- The Man Who
- Not the Same -Ben Folds -Ben Folds Live
- M79 -Vampire Weekend -Vampire Weekend
- She's A Jar Wilco Summerteeth
- Half Ell Belle Yellow Second June One
