The fourth of July has passed, we’ve all had our BBQs and watched the fireworks. We’re in the heart of the summer now. Presented below is our 100+ song playlist to accompany you through the season. Inspired by Danger Mouse’s massive playlist we’ve followed suit and included YouTube links for each track; just click on the track title. Enjoy.
A Tribe Called Quest – “Electric Relaxation”
Animal Collective – “Banshee Beat”
Animal Collective – “Fireworks”
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – “Round and Round”
Atlas Sound – “Walkabout” (Feat. Panda Bear)
The Beach Boys – “All Summer Long”
The Beach Boys – “Girls on the Beach”
The Beach Boys – “Surfin’ Safari”
Beastie Boys – “Shake Your Rump”
The Beatles – “Baby You’re a Rich Man”
Belle & Sebastian – “Another Sunny Day”
Best Coast – “When I’m With You”
Big Star – “When My Baby’s Beside Me”
Bob Dylan – “I Threw It All Away”
Bright Eyes – “We Are Nowhere And It’s Now”
British Sea Power – “Lights Out for Darker Skies”
Broken Social Scene – “Looks Just Like The Sun”
Broken Social Scene – “Pacific Theme”
Bruce Springsteen – “Girls In Their Summer Clothes”
Camera Obscura – “Honey In The Sun”
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Underwater (You and Me)”
Daft Punk – “One More Time/Aerodynamic”
David Bowie – “Hang On To Yourself”
The Drifters – “Under the Boardwalk”
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes – “Up From Below”
Elvis Presley – “Can’t Help Falling In Love”
Focus – “Hocus Pocus” (World Cup anyone?)
Four Tet – “Smile Around the Face”
Green Day – “When I Come Around
Grizzly Bear – “Deep Blue Sea”
Jay-Z -“Big Pimpin'” (Feat. UGK)
Jens Lekman – “Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo”
Jesus and Mary Chain – “Surfin’ USA” (Beach Boys Cover)
Kanye West – “Good Life” (Feat. T-Pain)
Kid Cudi – “Erase Me” (Feat. Kanye West)
Kinks – “The Village Green Preservation Society”
Manitoba – “I’ve Lived On A Dirt Road All My Life”
Modest Mouse – “Ocean Breathes Salty”
The Morning Benders – “Excuses”
Nat King Cole – “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer”
Neutral Milk Hotel – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”
The New Pornographers – “Sing Me Spanish Techno”
of Montreal – “Disconnect The Dots”
Olivia Tremor Control – “California Demise”
Otis Redding – “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”
Pavement – “Summer Babe (Winter Version)”
The Paris Sisters – “I Love How You Love Me”
Phosphorescent – “The Mermaid Parade”
Quiet Village – “Pacific Rhythm”
Quiet Village – “Victoria’s Secret”
The Rolling Stones – “Rocks Off”
Suckers – “Afterthoughts & TV”
Superchunk – “Learned to Surf” (Album + Acoustic versions)
TV On The Radio – “Staring at the Sun”
The Very Best – “Warm Heart of Africa” (feat. Ezra Koenig)
The White Stripes – “Fell In Love With A Girl”
Wolf Parade – “I’ll Believe In Anything”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Soft Shock”
The Zombies – “Care of Cell 44”
The Zombies – “This Will Be Our Year”
2Pac – “California Love” (cliche but classic)
