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For those of you that are on Spotify there’s a lovely 25 song playlist featuring everyone from J Dilla to The Sea And Cake to Lone, head over here to check it out.
Easily Tame Impalas recent album Current. Their sound is the definition of Summer.
Jamie XX \ In Colour.
Lane 8 – Rise.
His debut album, and a really good one !
I caught a band called Husbands that put out a wavy, sun-speckled album called Golden Year.
https://husbandsokc.bandcamp.com/
Who knew two dudes from OKC would have so much SoCal in them? With songs like Phoenix, Some Surf and Stay Gold, I feel like anyone that digs Tycho-type tunes would be down with this band like I am.
Good vibes.
All of HEALTH in preparation for DEATH MAGIC, which has consumed the rest of my summer since its release.
Mac DeMarco’s Another One has been leading the good vibe train all through the summer of 2015
Maribou State – Portraits
I fell in love with a girl this summer.
Growing up is for trees from I’m from Barcelona.
Tame Impala, Currents. Vibes that carry the summer with you.
All of HEALTH in preparation for DEATH MAGIC, which has consumed the rest of my summer since its release.
A$AP Rocky’s LONG.LIVE.ASAP has been my non-stop jam this summer.
D`angelo / Black Messiah !
This Day EP by Pomrad.
Insanely over-the-top funky tunes that to me is summer vibe defined.
Wrong title in last post – A$AP Rocky’s AT.LONG.LAST has been my non-stop jam this summer.
What for ? – toro y moi
Lonelady (Hinterland)
I second Tame Impala – Currents.
Leon Bridges – Coming Home
Ambassadeurs – ‘Patterns’
That has been the Nubiyan Twist self-titled debut. Fantastic album.
https://wormfoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nubiyan-twist-wf103
Have to go with Tame Impala – Currents
The Avener – The Wanderings of the Avener
I love all the comments on this post, but I have to agree: Tame Impala – Currents
Action Bronson’s Mr Wonderful for suuuure
Teen Daze – Morning World
“Coming Home” – Leon Bridges
Jamie xx – In Colour & Multi-Love – UMO
Mac DeMarco – Another One
Nice album for my summer love u_u
Mac DeMarco’s Another one has been my go-to summer jam. Kinda heartbrekaing too
DZZ – So Far Away
Ott – Fairchildren
<3
Gotta be Tame Impala – Currents.
The Eraser – Thom Yorke
Jamie xx / In Colour for sure.
M.E.S.H. – Piteous Gate
Jamie xx – In Clour
Tanlines – Highlights
Dreamweapon (by Dreamweapon)
https://dreamweaponpt.bandcamp.com/
Hibou – Above us
Four Tet – Morning/Evening
I can’t get enough!
Beacon — Fault Lines , that’s it! 🙂
Tame Impala’s Currents for my rooftop bbq’s
Thundercat – The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
although iso50 readership apparently has flawless taste and i’ve been listening to most of these records all summer
Heathered Pearls – Body Complex
Tycho – Awake
Tie between Tame Impala – Currents or Hot Chip – Why Make Sense?
The Internet – Ego Death
Cidadão Instigado – Fortaleza
Shintaro Sakamoto – Let’s Dance Raw. Late night, mid week, empty tiki bar, boozy dancing. It’s from 2014, but it’s new to me
Heathered Pearls – Body Complex
Zen Baboon – Suber
So many to choose from:
Jamie XX – In Colour
Ty Segall discography
Four Tet – Morning/Evening
Lower Dens – Escape From Evil
NxxxxxS – Fujita Scale
…but summer sounds are still blasting:
#1 has to be Mac DeMarco – Another One
George Fitzgerald – Fading Love
This is mine, it’s magic… <3
林良憲 – 終端イーピー
(Yoshinori Hayashi – The End Of The Edge)
Foals – What went down
Miguel – Wildheart. is quite good. the alabama shakes is killing the game too.
Julio Bashmore – Knockin’ Boots
Manu Delago – Silver Kobalt
Major lazer – peace is the mission
waves x cloud nothings – no life for me
Alright You Restless
by Ages And Ages
Tame Impala – Currents
Tame Impala – Currents
Thievery Corporation – Fragments (Tycho Remix)
Shlohmo / Dark Red
For this year’s chill summer vibes I would definitely say…
The Calm, by Greeen Linez
For me, Crazy P’s Walk Dance Talk Sing was the album of the summer. Many cookouts were had with this album playing in the background resulting in a bunch of people asking “What are we listening to? It’s awesome!”.
1991 – High-Tech High-Life
The new El Ten Eleven album, Fast Forward, has been this week’s jam.
Tame Impala – Currents, because i want kevin parker to murder my vagina, he’s my shepherd and nothing will fail with me.
Beach House – Depression Cherry perfect for the foggy SF summer mornings
Tame Impala’s Currents
Envy – Atheist’s Cornea !
Everything Is 4 – Jason Derulo
Jamaican Queens – Downers
Nova Heart – Nova Heart
I’ve been playing the only released track from this album non-stop for 4 weeks in a row now.. Really looking forward to the official release!
Kendrick Lamar – Backseat
LoneMoon – I promise
Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett!
Lots of other great albums in these comments though. Can’t miss jamie xx.
RAC’s strangers. Great pop production :^)
its an ep but
Jamie xx in color
sufjan stevens – “carrie & lowell”
Rise by Lane 8
This has been my go to album this summer.
Beach fossils – beach fossils : ))
2nd post but also wanted to add beach fossils – what a pleasure
Jamie xx – In Colour
Love the production and the details in the album.
Different Sides of the Sun – Hot Natured
And Benediction from this album is my song of the summer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSaGVuEEvpU
Honestly, Four Tet’s Morning has been my entire summer. What a connection that track has made with me.
Beach House – Depression Cherry
Wanna hear the truth? Nelson Gonçalves – Sua Melhor Época. That’s it.
Toro y Moi – What for?
Jamie xx – In colour
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Major Lazer – Peace is mission
Maybe I’m getting old but that’s the sound I needed for this summer.
Jamie XX was too mainstream 😀
Cruel Intentions – Tory Lanez
Body Complex by Heathered Pearls.
With Shigeto and The Sight Below chiming in, it made for a great soundtrack traveling through both isolated mountain roads in early morning, and busy cities late at night.
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
Kane West – All Expenses Paid
I’m absolutely in love with “Badlands” by Halsey.
The Sunny Album – Hippie Sabotage, been bumping that on every long drive I go on.
Kid Wave – Wonderlust
Mac DeMarco // Another One
Natalie Prass – s/t
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s “Multi Love”
Summer 2015 album has to be Jamie XX – In Colour
carrie & lowell – sufjan stevens
Rytmeklubben – Girlfriend EP
or!
Ubiktune – STAFFcirc Vol. 1
Jamie xx – In colour
Girlpool – Before The World Was Big
A sing-a-long misery-fest, just perfect for Summer.
Tame Impala – Currents / Moullinex – Elsewhere / Tycho – Dive / Snoop Dogg – BUSH (perfect playlist for my road trip in California !)
This summer has been run by Opal Tapes – Cloudface
Session Victim – See You When You Get There
Our Love – Caribou
non stop.
Ptaki – Przelot
The Chemical Brothers – Born In Echos! Still making the freshest big beat since 1995
Ptaki – Przelot/ Transatlantyk
The Race for Space by Public Service Broadcasting!
Summertime ’06 by vince staples
so good
Jamie xx – in colour ^_^
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2, definitely. Tame Impala’s “Currents” is a recent summer fave, though!
Easy,
Tame Impala – Currents
*_*
Pale Blue – The Past We Leave Behind
oh and also Joe – Thinkin’ About, nonstop
Bonobo – Animal Magic
Perfect for driving along country roads
Bonobo – Animal Magic
Perfect for cruising along country roads
Tame Impala-currents
Michna – Thousand Thursday
ZABA – Glass Animals
Tame Impala – Currents
The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
Thundercat
Xavier Rudd – Nanna
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf
Mighty Oaks / Howl
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s “Multi-Love.” Absolutely fantastic album.
Song To Make Up To, by Ta-ku
Another One by Mac DeMarco
Atoms For Peace – Amok
P.S. Talking to you at Summerset was the peak of my weekend! 😀
The full album hasn’t been released yet, but everything that’s come out from Wavves’ V album has embodied the energy of this summer.
Boan – Mentiras
Journeymann Trax – “Smoke Tape”
Definitely Pinkshinyultrablast – Everything Else Matters. Perfect mix of chill atmosphere and complete ecstatic energy!
Caribou – One Love
Mac Demarco – Another One has the most plays this summer for me.
Abellard – Meta Valley EP is simply amazing. Total summer album ✌️
From a few years ago, but I just discovered: Connan Mockasin—Forever Dolphin Love
Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey
Toro y Moi / What For?
Courtney Barnett’s “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit” – great for road trips and early mornings.
Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper (January 9, 2015).
[Thanks to the poster who recommended Husbands. Loving Golden Year.]
Jamie XX – In colours
Immediately thought of Tame Impala – Currents, then saw it posted about 17 times already! But I can’t extract that album from memories of hot nights in the Mexican jungle, so I must follow suit!
Tough call, but I’ll pick Major Lazer’s ‘Peace Is The Mission’
Tame Impala- Currents
CALVIN HARRIS- MOTION
israel nash gripka
It’s a great folk rock album, i’ve been listen to it over and over
Mimicking birds – eons
It’s a magic album, every song is great
I’d have to go with “Someday Somewhere” by Mura Masa. Always has great album artwork as well.
Alvvays – Alvvays
Hot Chip’s “Why Make Sense?” got me through this summer nice and easy.
Jamie xx – In Color
Tame Impala- Currents …No doubt
Madeon – Adventure (Deluxe)
I would say Gemini Blue EP was the soundtrack to my summer. 😉
Walkmen – you & me
Toro y Moi / What For?
Fort Romeau
Insides
just scrapped in as last bangin’ release in beachable weather downunder.
Definitely has to be ‘In Return’ by Odesza. Puts me in a completely different place.
Multi-love by Unknown Mortal Orchestra! It’s been a summer of multi loves for sure!
It would have to be: Jamie xx -In colour
Toro Y Moi – What for?
best for summer 😀
Levon Vincent – Levon Vincent
[• ¤ • ¤ • □ • □ • ¤]
Braids – Deep in the Iris
tame impala, jamie xx, unknown mortal orchestra and soon to be kurt vile~
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My fav! Hibou – Above us!
<3
21 Pilots – Blurry Face
RATATAT – MAGNIFIQUE
Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon
Mieux – Are you happy
Complex Playground by EUGLOSSINE
The Bird and The Bee – ‘Recreational Love’
tycho awake
Yotto – Wondering
Tame Impala – Currents for me <3
I’ve been listening to Jamie XX’s “In Colour” in loop…
D’angelo And The Vanguard – ”Sugah Daddy”
real love!
SpectraSoul – The Mistress
Dear ISO50,
lots of great albums have been released so far this year, but nothing has been better than listening to ocean waves at the beach. The sounds of seawaves crashing filled me with calmness and a sense of belongingness.
That’s why i give the title “summer soundtrack of 2015” to [i]Mediterranean Sea – Infinite Crashing Waves[/i]. ｡^‿^｡ Everybody should listen to it once in a while.
Unfortunately I was pinching my eyes too hard while looking out at the sea, The sun seems more powerful at the beach. Could hardly read this blog! Do you have ANY idea what could help to block out the rays?
CFCF-The Colours of Life tape
PETRICHOR- Mångata
http://www.somarecords.com/shop/music/soma_cd110/
Judging by my last.fm account it’s Currents by Tame Impala. But I’m yet to find out do i love or hate that one. I guess I’m still waiting an album that would blew me away this year. Oh yeah, new Neon Indian is great, but it’s only yesterday I first heard it. So that would actually be my late summer pick 😀
For me, one particular album spoke to me – I only found out about this one because there was a remix EP scheduled featuring Telephones, Young Marco, & Max D. Recorded in the 80’s and sounds super fresh now.
The Sleeping Beauties: A Collection of Early and Unreleased Works
Jam City – ‘Dream A Garden’
‘Epitaph’ by Nico Niquo
Bixiga 70 – “Bixiga 70 III”
Superstrings – Sound of Slow
FKA twigs: M3LL155X
FKA twigs – M3LL155X
Doubt-Web of mind
“Boxer” from Otto Ohm.
It’s an italian group I love very much. this is not the best work of their own, but it’s the most recent album (2015).
Bye and excuse me for my English!
Tame Impala – Currents.
BadBadNotGood & Ghostface – Sour Soul
skrillex & diplo present jack u
Skrillex and diplo present jack u
Four Tet – Morning/Evening
Travi$ Scott || The Rodeo
Maribou state – portraits has been a constant for a large part of my summer, so definitely that one!
Lapalux – Lustmore
Oh Rose – Seven. Not a typical summer album, but washed with all the right bits.
The Deepest Lake by Dengue Fever
Jamie XX / In Colour
Chaos Chaos – Committed to the Crime
whoops, just realized that album was from 2014.
instead i’ll go with:
San Fermin – Jackrabbit
Awake – Tycho is literally the perfect summer soundtrack
That would definitely be Currents By Tame Impala.
i can’t really just choose one album so that will be Val Maira by Dave DK and ASC – imagine the future for me
Syriana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Can’t go wrong this summer with…. Tame Impala – Currents!
The summer album for me. It just instantly puts me and all my friends in the most happy, chill mood!
Can’t go wrong this summer with…. Tame Impala – Currents!
The summer album for me. It just instantly puts me and all my friends in the most happy, chill mood!
-Sofia
Adventure by Madeon has no doubt been the soundtrack for some of my most memorable summer days.
(Thank you for Awake! It makes a great life soundtrack.)
https://soundcloud.com/sbp4/sets/zdesivsegda
Tame Impala – Currents
be my runaway love by alice gold
Kronos Quartet
One Earth, One People, One Love: Kronos Plays Terry Riley
Sublime Big Sur driving music.
Ducktails – St. Catherine (despite Pitchfork’s 6.7 rating)
TANLINES ::: HIGHLIGHTS
think john candy / summer rental
my summer / by the pool
Jamie xx’s In Colour has been making a lot of rounds.
Kiasmos Looped Ep #Lovesit
Currents by Tame Impala!
Portraits by Maribou State
Excellent debut album, love it from start to finish.
Has made the daily grind of driving all over town a little less shitty.
Chelsea Wolfe-Abyss
<3
Monokle – Rings
Monokle – Rings
Been diggin’ Vessels – Dilate
new navy – lakeside
I listened to Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear a lot.
Maribou State – Portraits
Flying Lotus – You’re Dead
fleet foxes-sun giant
Health – Death Magic
This album took me through all the highs and lows of this beautiful summer of change!
I was really happy to see Modest Mouse putting an album out this year. So it’s definitely Modest Mouse Strangers to ourselves
Com Truise – In Decay = perfect soundtrack for a few calm days on a sicilian beach
Lewis Baloue, Romantic times
Vessels – Dilate 🙂
Foals – Total Life Forever
🙂
Hot Chip – Why Make Sense?
Leon Bridges – Coming Home
EZTV – Calling Out
Future – DS2
While most Hip-Hop has such a heavy Yang vibe, Future, even when he is sounding his most braggadocio, has a melancholic, sensitive, Yin’ish nature. At times the lyrics can be cringey but he, along with his crew, make amazing music, which he sings, talks and raps too. Check out Blood on the Money, The Percocet and Stripper Joints, and Trap Niggas for dark, melodic songs that you can’t get out of your head.
An oldie but just discovering it for some reason: The North Borders by Bonobo.
Jamie xx – In Colour
Our Love – Caribou
DAVE DK – VAL MAIRA
was one of the favorites this summer! 🙂
Got to go with Tame Impala’s Currents 🙂
Portraits – Maribou State
Not so much an album but a song.
Lorn – Acid rain
Tycho – Awake!
Cheney Weird – Deep
Portable Sunsets – Bless
I work a lot of overnight shifts and have to commute an hour each way. This has been my go-to summer night driving album. Yes, it’s a bit dark…but I love it!
Ducktails – The Flower Lane. Actually had a chance to go see these guys live, and it was incredible to see how down to earth and hard working they are. They had so much passion about what they were doing, and everyone was so into the moment when they were performing. I had a chance to say hi to Matt and when I mentioned that his stuff is incredible, he was super humble about it and thanked me for coming to support him. Definitely awesome to know that there’s good people behind the mic making the music we love to listen to.
I built my own website this summer~
À tout à l’heure – Bibio
Universal Themes – Sun Kil Moon
Mark Kozelek manages to provide the soundtrack to just about every season for me!
Kölsch – 1983
Especially on the road!
Fort Romeau – Insides
Triangulation by Scuba. It got all up in my ears
hands down Tame Impala – Currents
Definitly FKA Twigs – M3LL155X, it came in late summer but definitly on right time for me, very refreshing and unique.
Tame Impala’s Currents! This album pushed me beyond my comfort zone and expanded my imagination.
The Holydrug Couple – “Moonlust” <3
Tame Impala – Currents
Oh yes.
Salad Days – Mac Demarco
Oddisee – The Good Fight
Mogwai’s Rave Tapes is the ticket!
Little Joy – Little Joy
Never gets old in the summertime
This.
https://1080pcollection.bandcamp.com/album/i-want-to-believe-12-digital-only
1080p never disappoints you.
Multi-Love by Unknown Mortal Orchestra kicked off the summer release season very well.
Tayi Bebba – Clap! Clap!
2.0 – Big Data.
Has to be Surf by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiments
DARWIN DEEZ:SELF TITLED <3 !!!!! LOVE THESE FRAMES! 🙂
‘I, Jonathan’ by Jonathan Richman
The synth madness that is The Knick Original Series Soundtrack. Makes me want to lock the doors shut the blinds and get to work.
“We Are All We Need” by Above & Beyond
easily kevin parker’s album currents, so many jams and the vibe of that album fit the themes of my summer too well
Maroon 5 – This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a Motherfucker
Great collection of Australian psych put together by Amorphous Androgynous and released for Record Store Day this year. Introduced me to lots of new and old stuff I’ve never come across before, and has made a good companion for the slightly damp English summer we’ve had!
http://www.discogs.com/Amorphous-Androgynous-The-A-Monstrous-Psychedelic-Bubble-Exploding-In-Your-Mind-The-Wizards-Of-Oz/release/6918755
Leon Bridges – Coming Home
Hot Chip – Why Make Sense. Very underrated.
Damu The Fudgemunk – Public Assembly V2!
Gungor – One Wild Life (Soul)
Panda Bear
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
The vocal harmonies are infectious ^___^
What for? – Toro y Moi
Sunbeam Sound Machine…and more recently new Teen Daze..gorgeous!
Thievery Corporation : The richest Man in Babylon
No Joy – More Faithful
Tame Impala | Currents
Dave DK – Val Maira
Ishmael — Mention
http://ishmaeltheband.bandcamp.com/
A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Atomos
(but Portable Sunsets and Vietcong deserve a little shoutout here as well….)
Alex Calder – Mold Boy
Poi Dog Pondering – Everybody’s Got a Star
TPAB – Wesley’s Theroy
Tame Impala // Currents
listened to on repeat for 9 hrs on chinabus and it essentially became the soundtrack to my mind afterwards
Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
Perpetually surprising-yet-familiar sounds.
Shigeto – No Better Time than now
“It’s digital jazz man!”
Four Tet- “Morning/Evening”
VALET – NATURE
kranky records never disappoints.
Presets – Pacifica, for busting homesickness of Australian summer.
Hot Chip — Why Make Sense?
Kiiara – Gold
José Padilla So many colours!!!
Tom Misch- beat tape 2
Jamie xx- In Colour
Mark Barrot – Sketches from an island 3
De Lux – Generation
Glitch Mob – Love Death Immortality
Tom Misch – Beat Tape 2
I may be late to this, but I have to say that “Hyperdub 10.1” has defined summer 2015 for me. A 2 disc juggernaut of footwork, grime and UK bass music.
Aphex Twin’s Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments, Part 2
No Life for Me (Wavves, Cloud Nothings) 2015
Without a doubt: Maribou State – Portraits!
Viet Cong’s S/T record has been my summer jam for sure.
The Soft Moon “Deeper”
ED Sheeran thinking out lond
Definitely,
Last Dinosaurs – Wellness
perfect summer album 🙂
Mult-Love by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
friggin gem.
Planet Pluto . Foreign Body
Tame Impala – Currents
Nils Frahm – Solo – ( Dropped on Piano Day) – Class.
Not to forget mention the recent collaboration with Ólafur Arnalds ( video documentary – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwS9YmF22Po
Nils Frahm – Solo – ( Dropped on Piano Day) – Class.
Not to forget mention the recent collaboration with Ólafur Arnalds ( video documentary Trance Friendz- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwS9YmF22Po
I’ve been jamming to the Sidewalk Chalk album “Shoulder Season” Gotta give it up for Rico Sisney. Love his brand of activism. Great flow too. Add in a tap dancer that performs at live shows and you’ve got some real magic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x34TVCubd18
GOON by Tobias Jesso Jr. & a glass of Zacapa.
CHRVCHES – EVERY OPEN EYE
Jamie XX – In Colour
Am I too late? Love you guys!!
The Gaslamp Killer – THE GASLAMP KILLER EXPERIENCE: Live in Los Angeles
Tame Impala – Currents
Tei Shi — Verde EP
Top album this year so far
Loma Prieta – Love
Jenniffer:
Grapevine on: Various Artists
Ghostly Swim 2
Spent many memorable Saturday mornings listening to this album while running, hashing through my work week, and planning my future.