you guys got any summertime favorites? post em (hard mode: no sunshine pop)
for me the ones that immediately come to mind are
Paul McCartney - McCartney II, very laid back album, you got the sentimental Paul songs which make me feel like I'm lying in the sunlight, and the zany new wave/instrumental stuff which sounds really positive, almost playful.
King Crimson - Discipline, the polyrhythms and drumming style bring out a tropical/African sound which goes well with summertime. wish I could link this but loving fripp...
Fela Kuti - Afrodisiac my loving jam for mowing the lawn in really hot weather. the keyboard playing on this sounds aggressive and pissed off at some points which is really cool.
no sunshine pop?!? can i at least do sunshine pop derivatives??
Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks: as far as i'm concerned this is
the sunny day album. so bright and vivid. The themes of quaintness and nostalgia throughout the album make this, to me, the album of my childhood summers.
Wifldflower by The Avalanches: this one landed in july of 2016 so i think that cemented it in my mind as a perfect summertime album. This was my fav album of 2016 next to Atrocity Exhibition as well, so i wore this thing OUT during vacation, but aside from personal connections the album is so happy and bubbly and dreamlike that it's perfect for a summer roadtrip or getaway
Pacific by Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamastuffa: this one might be cheating. But forget it, great summer album, and since i only went to hawaii once as a small child, this is how i take a vacation to the sun-bleached sands of the pacific.
Simple Things by Zero 7: I don't think most people would consider this a summer album but it's just so relaxing and tropical. great for chillin next to the pool
