Vee Hua 華婷婷September 22nd officially marks the end of summer 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere — and to celebrate the passing of time, we’ve decided to create a timeline to forever remember the songs currently trending on our site, as well as take a look back on the music that has colored and given life to our past summers, dating back to 2010. We would go even further, but that may be a task for later; Soundcloud playlist embeds are non-existent prior to that point. This is an ongoing article that will be updated annually.
Click on any available link for more in-depth articles on artists and their tracks. Happy easy listening.
2013 Summer Sounds Playlist
1. Major Lazer – “Get Free” (Vacationer Remix)
2. Tirzah – “Slow Jam”
3. Pure Bathing Culture – “Pendulum”
4. Portugal. The Man – “Evil Friends”
5. Swahili – “Vestal”
6. Royal Canoe – “Today We’re Believers”
7. Jon Hopkins – “Breathe This Air” feat. Purity Ring
8. Transitions – “Adjust”
9. Empress Of – “Tristeza”
10. Kisses – “The Hardest Part”
11. High Wolf – “707”
12. Boyfrndz – “Moving Parts”
13. Grumbling Fur – “Protogenesis”
14. CocoRosie – “Gravediggress”
15. Should We Run – “Dimensions In My Crown”
16. Blackfeet Braves – “Misery Loves Company”
17. The Reflections – “Disconnected” (Gardens & Villa Remix)
18. Bonobo – “Know You” (SuperVision Remix)
19. CFCF – “Jump Out Of The Train”
20. Demon Queen – “Bad Route”
21. DREAM KOALA – “Odyssey”
22. Shortcircles – “Tunnels”
23. Forest Swords – “The Weight Of Gold”
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2012 Summer Sounds Playlist
1. Grizzly Bear – “Sleeping Ute”
2. Taken By Trees – “Large”
3. Toro Y Moi – “Rose Quartz”
4. Fallulah – I Lay My Head (Shook Remix)
5. Psychic Twin – “Gonna Get Her”
6. Yeasayer – “Longevity”
7. Shintaro Sakamoto – “How To Live With A Phantom”
8. Gardens & Villa – “Dreams” (Fleetwood Mac Cover)
9. Polica – “Wandering Star”
10. Flying Lotus – “See Thru To U”
11. Peaking Lights – “LO HI”
12. Tame Impala – “Elephant”
13. Night Moves – “Headlights”
14. Stealing Sheep – “Shut Eye”
15. Menomena – “Heavy Is As Heavy Does”
16. Deep Time – “Clouds”
17. ANOTHER – “Helicopter” (Ambinate Remix)
18. How To Dress Well – Cold Nites (Koreless Remix)
19. Cat Power – “Cherokee” (Nicolas Jaar Remix)
20. Bryan Ellis – “SHE”
21. Nguzunguzu – “Smoke Alarm”
22. The Miracles Club – “The Wheel”
2011 Summer Sounds Playlist
1. Gardens & Villa – “Black Hills”
2. Nurses – “Fever Dreams”
3. Twin Sister – “Bad Street”
4. Chad VanGaalen – “Peace On The Rise”
5. Low – “Try To Sleep”
6. Little Wings – “Gold Teeth”
7. Mattress – “Eldorado”
8. My Disco – “Turn”
9. Swahili – “Soma”
10. Midday Veil – “Anthem”
##. Young Circles – “Summer Noose”
##. The Nocturnes – “The Road”
##. Summer Daze Psychedelic / Dub Mixtape
##. Colourful Environment Afrofunk Mixtape
2010 Summer Sounds Playlist
STREAM ENTIRE SET ON SOUNDCLOUD
WOMEN – “Eyesore”
Black Mountain – “Old Fangs”
Buke & Gass – “Your Face Left Before You”
Kyle Andrews – “You Always Make Me Smile”
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – “Iris: The Well”
Secret Colours – “Love”
The Budos Band – “Unbroken, Unshaven”
tUnE-yArDs – “Hatari”
Menomena – “Five Little Rooms”
Tallest Trees – “Alouette!”
Von Haze – “Looking Down”
Casiokids – “Finn Bikkjen!”
Blitzen Trapper – “Heaven And Earth”
Teenage Fanclub – “Baby Lee”
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Jake Renn
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