I don’t get to wear a swim suit very often, so mine usually hangs out at the bottom of a drawer waiting for summer and the day I get to hop on a plane to a tropical location. So when I finally dug it out of the depths for my trip to the Big Island, I was surprised at how sun bleached it was. Then when I landed in Kona, I pulled out my yellow iPod Nano (circa 2011), plugged it into the car… And realized just how sun bleached my playlists were looking, too. A little faded, a little worn from one too many listens, not to mention, I think the newest album on my trusty litt player might be the Arctic Monkeys’ AM. It might be time to get some new tunes, but for now, I don’t mind sticking to the songs that served as my soundtracks for summers past. Though I might be in the market for a new swim suit. Without further ado, here’s my Sun Bleached Summer Playlist:
Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
Pass This On - The Knife
Sunset - The xx
Lysergic Bliss - Of Montreal
Into the Sun - Sean Lennon
Sunday Girl - Blondie
Play with Fire - Rolling Stones
Oslo in the Summertime - Of Montreal
Summer’s Thirst - Pretty Lights
It Is Not Meant To Be - Tame Impala
Golden Brown - The Stranglers
Holy Roller - Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
Losing You - Solange
Vacation - The Go-Go’s