My Warm Weather Playlist

Now that the weather is finally starting to stay warm, it’s time for me to switch up the tunes. Goodbye sad, somber, and as my best friend calls “suicide music;” Hello happy, sassy beats.

By Candy

So without further a do, these are the songs that pretty much define summer for me…

Where the Streets Have No Name, U2

This song screams driving with the windows down on a sunny day. No matter how much Bono has changed and grown up, he will always be that young Dublin lad singing his heart out on a rooftop.

What I Got, Sublime

This song has been played at every single party, barbeque, outdoor event I’ve ever been to. It pretty much defines summer for me. And I still love when Bradley Nowell plays the gui-tar like a motherfucking riot.

Have a Nice Day, Stereophonics

I think the title makes this addition pretty self-explanatory.

Everyday Should Be a Holiday, The Dandy Warhols

I can never figure out why the Dandy Warhols never made it bigger—they’re a great band with a unique, cosmic kind of sound. And they’re right. When the sun is shining and we can all be playing outside—everyday should be a holiday.

American Girl, Tom Petty

If you can keep yourself from bopping along to Tom Petty’s tune about a girl ready to take on the world then… I don’t know what’s wrong with you. Unless it reminds you of Silence of the Lambs—that I can kinda understand.

Alala, CSS

These chicks out of Brazil rock my world. They’re spunky, and weird, and sometimes they sing in Portuguese that I can’t understand, but this song makes me want to shake my booty all over the place.

Deadwood, Dirty Pretty Things

One good thing has come from Pete Doherty’s drug addiction—the breakup of the Libertines and his ex-bandmates forming Dirty Pretty Things. Same kind of vibe, but lead singer Carl Barat’s voice is much easier on the ears.

Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Ok, so the song is about politics and the poor state of America, but the melody is so happy (and the fact that it takes a bit to be able to decipher singer Alec Ounsworth’s weird singing style and lyrics) it’s impossible not feel slightly optimistic by the song’s end.

Here Comes the Sun Again, M. Ward

M. Ward is one of my new favorites and this song is so light, and sweet it makes my heart swell a little bit. Kinda makes me feel like I’m falling in love for the first time every time I hear it.

Told You So, The Guggenheim Grotto

This new group out of Ireland are like an updated, rockier version of Simon and Garfunkel. Their debut album “…Waltzing Alone” is a beautiful, drowsy record, but this tune is a bit more upbeat for the lads, and it’s a simple, uplifting little love song.