It’s been three days since the beginning of summer vacay and it’s the perfect time to dip into pools of fresh music. Instead of relying on my usual new-music-source-finder, I’ve decided to scour the scene myself. What I found was glorious. So here’s a compilation of some sweet picks to kick off summer 2010.
Morning Benders- “All Day Light”
“Summer summer’s callin out my name” and so is this band’s upcoming album “Big Echo” which has accumulated near exponential hype (two months ago, “Excuses”, another song off of their album had nine views on YouTube – that number is now 75,325) “All Day Light” can be admired for much more than the title’s play on words. (Think The Strokes with a dash of Animal Collective). This group, I’m sure, has a bright future ahead of them and it starts here.
Simply put: This song kicks your earbuds' ass (in a good way, I promise). An absolutely perfect pick for a July 4th party or a roll-down-your windows jam out.
Big Boi – “Shutterbug”
Along with the standard references to ATL, Big Boi delivers his usual brilliance in this club bumpin, spit weaving track.
Neon Indian – “Deadbeat Summer”
My music source slipped me this one a little while ago, but I couldn’t exclude it from the list. Refreshingly retro, this ode to lazy summers makes it an easy candidate for this list:
M.I.A – “XXXO”
Look no further than M.I.A. for your summer fling anthem. Her beats never cease to please and this single is no exception.
- Written by Bethel Habte; I made the video frame yellow cause it's summer and grey is just not appropriate for summer and Tell 'Em is a must listen.
