We all love to have fun during the summer and that's a fact. Whether it's out at a club, chilling at home, sunsets on the beach. We all love a little relaxation time just fro ourselves or with friends. I do understand that most people work, take me for example I work 6 days a week and it can seem more of a task or chore to assign yourself some fun time because you're just so tired and you want to go to bed so this is one of the things you can do that doesn't require any extra planning and you can do anytime even driving on the way to work. Music. It is a very powerful thing and songs can make you feel things you need to be better. So for all my fellow workers, this is for you. This is for everyone who wants to relax in the summertime with bops that make you feel all the good emotions. Here are the songs of the summer. Remember, I will be dropping 10 songs every other day so stay tuned and subscribe to the magazine!
1. The Fool by McKayla Prew
I just had the immense honor of interviewing McKayla for our July issue. We talked about her new just released EP Yee Haw! and all things music. I also took the liberty of recording my thoughts on her album and putting in bits from the interview so both of these will be available on my website on the Home page. Make sure to check them out and check McKayla out! She's a wonderful artist and such a kind person. Anyhoo, this song should be on all of your playlists. If you want to feel like you've been broken up with or pretend to, this is the song for you. It'll get you dancing like You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift.
2. Call me by Blondie
This song requires no explanation if you've listened to it. You are an aerobics queen and a bad bitch if you listen to this song. Sometimes it make some feel like I'm in the Valley Girl movie from 2020. Blondie is one of the best artists of the 80s and shows no mercy in their music. They are fun, flirty, wild and incredible. If by some unknown reason you don't know their music, listen. You will not regret it. This song was released February 1980 and was in an EP with other remixes of the song.
3. Hot Stuff by Donna Summer
One of my favorite songs from Donna is Bad Girls which happened to be featured in the reboot Charlie's Angels released in 2019. It's the Gigamesh remix and also should be on your playlist. Donna is so confidently herself and you can really tell in her music. This album called Bad Girls was released in 1979 is one of my favorites from her and blast one of the songs at least everyday. Who doesn't want to be the most confident, bad bitch versions of themselves for the rest of the year?
4. Don't Go Breaking my Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee
Right from the start, I gave you my heart. Like hello? One of the best lyrics. This is a super groovy song released in 1975 as part of Elton's Rock of the Westies album. This will for sure want to get you to jiggle jiggle. It might even prompt you to watch old concert videos of Elton or watch Rocketman and get mad at Richard Madden for being a manipulative dick.
5. As it Was by Harry Styles
Though released in 2022, we stay in the 80s with Harry's first single promoted for his album Harry's House. This song gives off Harry + A-ha for an expanded and modern take of Take on Me and it's quite delicious to process. also the song itself is upbeat and happy but the lyrics are so sad. So Harry I want to ask you why did you want to cause emotional damage? The song really reminds me of that scene in La La Land, the party scene when Emma Stone(Mia) and Ryan Gosling(Sebastian) were at a party and he was part of the band that was hired for the party as a pianist. They were doing 80s themed music and Emma and Ryan see each other. You guys should watch that movie. Perfect for summer, also perfect to cry at the messed up ending. It broke me.
6. Kiwi by Harry Styles
This song is for the girlies that want to feel like they're in a coming of age film walking to the wine section at Whole Foods on a warm, breezy summer day. At this point, we're considering opening the bottle in line cause we mentally need it. You could also be using this song at your party that everybody went to instead of the popular mean girl. You'd be wearing a little black dress, such an actress, if you know what I mean.
7. Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift
The Summer I Turned Pretty knew what they were doing when they chose this song as part of the show's soundtrack. It sounds like Getaway Car took place in the summer rather than the fall. It's such a good, fever dream high in the night song that will make you feel like you're chasing the wrong lover because you only settle for what you think you deserve.
8. Deja Vu by Olivia Rodrigo
This song makes me want to get strawberry ice cream in Malibu and reminisce about my life with m old lover. It's so electric, psychedelic and upbeat that you'll wanna sing along cause you know you taught them Billy Joel. Olivia was the it girl of 2021 and is carrying on that legacy this year. Stream this song in the summer for good vibes only.
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9. Bitch by the Plastiscines
If you watched Gossip Girl you remember the iconic episode where Jenny slyer in that gorgeous black gown for her first Cotillion. At Cotillion, there was a real life band who also slayed with multiple of their songs featured in the episode. That band was the all French girl band called the Plastiscines. They were incredible in the 2000s with their debut album in 2007 and their next album in 2009 which had this song on it and was heavily featured in the episode. They are such a good band, it's insane so this is my petition to make the song and album available in places other than Youtube.
10. Apartment Complex on the Eastside by Dylan Fraser
Dylan Fraser is amazing. He makes cinematic, alternative i you want to put a label on it music, I found him with the song I do these things for me, also an incredible song. I feel like the Apartment Complex on the Eastside is the perfect song for your own rom-com but in reality life. Like I don't know if it's just me and a small percentage of people on Tik Tok, that British Nickoleodeon movie Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. I feel like this song would go perfect for a sort of montage of everything you're contemplating in the world. This needs to be on your playlist ASAP.
Dylan's album art for The World isn't Big when you know How It Works
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