
Gli ascolti musicali, soprattutto nella stagione estiva, sono fondamentali per catalizzare momenti della propria vita, che siano giornate passate a guardare deludenti partite di mondiali in tv oppure caldi pomeriggi in spiagge assolate. A ruota vi propongo gli album che mi faranno probabilmente compagnia nei prossimi tre mesi. Probabilmente se ne aggiungeranno altri, ma voglio qui soffermarmi su quelli più adatti al mood vacanziero.
The Drums - The Drums

Perchè mi accompagnerà durante l'estate
Un disco letteralmente in grado di farti saltellare. Magari in spiaggia, correndo a perdifiato, e urlando a squarciagola "Wake up, it's a beautiful morning...". Come nel celebre video di Let's Go Surfing, loro vero cavallo di battaglia.
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast

Perchè mi accompagnerà durante l'estate
Già il nome del gruppo e quello del disco (tale Astro Coast) ne suggeriscono l'ascolto in calde giornate al mare. I riff surf rock, sempre molto catchy, e i testi estivo-adolescenziali sono poi una conferma dell'attitude estiva di questo disco.
Vampire Weekend - Contra

Perchè mi accompagnerà durante l'estate
Nonostante il disco sia uscito nelle fredde giornate di gennaio, i suoni caldi e i temi di questo disco (Horchata e Holiday su tutte)lo rendono perfetto per ascolti intensivi nei mesi più afosi e tranquilli dell'anno.
Infine qualche consiglio sugli album in uscita.
L'album (in uscita il 27 di luglio) che potrebbe sicuramente diventare un ascolto intensivo nel prossimo mese di agosto è sicuramente Crazy For You di Best Coast, all'anagrafe Bethany Cosentino. Le melodie estive e lisergiche della giovane cantante mi hanno già ammaliato grazie anche a grandi performance nei primi festival estivi. Pezzi come When I'm With You e The Sun Was High (So Was I) sono poi perfette sonorizzazioni di tranquille sbronze estive e amori appassionati che non continueranno. Disco licenziato Mexican Summer.
The summer, despite the bad weather of recent days, is now in the pipeline. There's no better time than now to introduce you to what will be the likely soundtrack to the hot summer of the coolness.
The music, especially in summer, it's also a key to catalyzing moments of our lives, like disappointing days spent watching world cup football matchs on TV or hot afternoons in sunny beaches. I will propose the albums that I probably love and listen in the next three months. Probably more LP's will be added, but I want to dwell on those because of their holiday mood.
The Drums - The Drums
The drums, whose debut album was released here in early June, are, as you know, the pupils of this blog. With their first self-titled album they haven't disappointed expectations, tailoring an LP with twelve pieces (some already known) topped by a vintage style now unmistakable, defined by surf-rock choruses and visceral post-punk rhythms, but still with almost irresistible melodic hooks.
Why it will accompany me during the summer
A record that can literally make you jump. Maybe on the beach, running at breakneck speed, and loudly shouting "Wake up, it's a beautiful morning ...". As in the famous video of Let's Go Surfing, their true workhorse.
Sufer Blood - Astro Coast
Surfer Blood are four young boys who came from Florida; they reached the headlines of alternative music charts with lead single Swim, which seems Needle In The Camel's Eye coverized by Weezer. Listening to their album, one realizes that the influences are still many, ranging from the Weezerian ones of their debut single (featured in the most successful episodes of the lp) to the noise Sonic Youth in tracks like Take It Easy.
Why it will accompany me during the summer
The name of the group and that of the record (Astro Coast) already suggest the listening near the sea on warm days. The surf rock riffs, always very catchy, and the teen-friendly lyrics are a confirmation of the summer attitude of this album.
Vampire Weekend - Contra
The second record of prodigious Yorkers Vampire Weekend, combining the fresh sounds of Afro-pop of the first album with handful inserts of electronic rhythms, that develop the work of the band without making them lose their distinctive features. The lyrics are as always ironic reflections from the upper class American college student, and like the songs of the pop group, you can hate them or love them. Coolness Surfer loves them to madness.
Why will accompany me during the summer
Although the disc debouted in the cold days of January, the warm sounds of the songs of this album (Horchata and Holiday above all) make it perfect for intensive listening in months of quiet and sultry.
Finally some advice on upcoming albums
The album (out on July 27th) that could definitely be an intensive listen in the coming month of August is definitely Crazy For You by Best Coast, aka Bethany Cosentino. The lisergic summer melodies of the young singer already captivated me also with great performances in the first summer festivals. Songs like When I'm With You and The Sun Was High (So Was I) are also perfect for design with sounds quite summer hangovers and passionate loves that will not continue. Record licensed by Mexican Summer.
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