Summer is here and the weather has us with a spring in our step, a tune to our days on the beach. To break into the summer spirit, we’ve got the best songs for your trip down to the pier, lake or beach this weekend.
WHYES – “Sometimes”
Hot off the release of their new music video, “Sometimes” proves to be a new, modern classic. With indie pop-electro vibes in the same vein as MGMT, M83 and Passion Pit, the band are well composed and have the quintessential X factor to be the next big thing in indie. Upbeat with variations in synth and silvery, layered vocals, this screams “summer.”
A positively catchy jam with pop sensibility and packed full of melodies, “Catch” is certainly living up to it’s namesake. Not to mention, their debut EP went to #3 in the official Irish indie charts.
This is a beachy, warm tune that has such great melody and pitch. A singer-songwriter from Dallas, Texas, KellyMarie sings comfortable melodies full of heartfelt lyrics. She is inspired by singers such as Ingrid Michaelson, Sarah Jaffe, and Ella Fitzgerald.
Moons of Mars – “Glowing Like Gold”
Moons of Marsis an indie pop duo from Los Angeles, California. Chillwave and indie pop adjacent, this radio friendly track holds all the right grooves to be an anthemic summer banger. With variation in guitar tones and beachy breaks, the instrumentation is reminiscent of island life.
Electric Pyramid Ft. Sakura Ishadoh – “New York City”
An overlooked Japanese pop song about the greatness of New York City, this track is an editor’s pick for best of the week because of the rock melodies. Coupled with indie instrumentation and a catchy hook about how New York City is a freeing place unlike any other, this track dusts off the word “unique” and brings it back to life.
Kirk Ross – “The Everything”
Written from a dream, this track holds twinkly notes with electro-indie prowess.
No Coast – “Mars”
Quintessential teen pop in the same vein as The 1975, COIN and Cut Copy, this track is a certified bop ready for summer playlists. A catchy tune with piano and guitar vibes reminiscent of the jazz era, this track holds both old and new light.
For fans of Burger Records bands and Muncie Girls, this track brings about a refined quality to the noise pop powerhouses of bands in Beauty School’s wheelhouse. In addition, the melodies and cooing chorus weave beachy tones through the track coupled with thrashy, raw guitar.
