Summer Tunes

It's been ages since I've had time to sit down and give my blogs any attention, but you know I've finished my exams, I'm not quite sure what to do with my life, so I have bags of time to sit and write now. My summer officially started on 23rd June and since then I have been doing not much at all really, but that's the purpose of summer ey? Chillin, cruisin, partyin. So as we approach weeks and weeks of kicking back, I have come to that task again of putting together a playlist to accompany my summer. Music is a VITAL part of the summer, there's always new summer tunes that become huge, and of course, as I write this you and I will have certain songs in mind that bring back summer memories, the song that was playing as you drove around, the song that was playing as you stayed up all night.

So, where do I begin with my summer playlist? There are a few songs already there, some of them I don't even particularly like that much but as I say it's about what you heard when you were doing what as well as songs that you love. Here are my summer picks SO FAR:

1) Fancy - Iggy Azalea This is the one that I don't really like that much BUT at Alton Towers the other day my friend kept singing it, as we cruised past all those people refusing to go single riders "I'm in the fast lane"

2) Can I put down the whole of Multiply? No okay, well here are my top 3 from the new Ed Sheeran album:

Sing - one of those songs that gets everyone singing along (because even if you don't know the words EVERYONE is capable of screaming 'OOOOHHHHHHHH') , got a good beat to it, some super funky chords.

Tenerife Sea - in my opinion a super underrated song from the new album. It makes you feel happy and the stripped back sound of Ed and a guitar and some lovely harmonies makes it perfect for sitting in the sun in the late afternoon or evening with your friends or whoever.

Thinking Out Loud - not as underrated as Tenerife Sea, again it's for the chill out times. It's nice to hear Ed really going for the singing on the album. This song is kinda cheesy, but I guess that's probably what draws me to it. 

3) Okay back to the beats and jumping around songs, Heart and Soul - Twin Atlantic I love these guys, (I have a bit of a thing for Scottish people it seems) and am very very lucky because I'm going to see them at Reading for the second time this year, score. This song is on my summer playlist because you can belt in out in your best (worst) scottish accent AND it has lyrics that just make you want to forget about any responsibility and have a lot of fun

4) You're probably gonna see many a RandL acts on here, how can they not feature in my Summer Playlist? Snap Out Of It - Arctic Monkeys - I'm not even sure why this has become one of my fave tracks off AM but it just has? Weird. I can't really give you an explanation. 

5) Pretty Visitors - Arctic Monkeys - I know this one is old now, but it's crept its way back into my playlist of summer. I literally can't stop listening to it. The tempo change between the verse and chorus gets my every time, it's amazing. 

6) Lust - EofE A band that you have probably never even heard of. I saw them first on the McBusted tour, then again on the McBusted tour. They are so underrated as a band. Never ever ever have a loved a support act as much as I loved these. Lust is so catchy, and it has some naughty yet incredibly relatable and honest lyrics. I can't help myself. They're great lads too. 

7) Kiss Me Like You Mean It - EofE A lovey kinda song that doesn't sound soppy. Deffo will be a jam for during the day or car journeys or other journeys, one of those songs that makes traveling fun. Also brings back awesome memories from the gigs I have recently been to. 

So this is where I've started, but I would really really really love it if people could comment here with some summer recommendations, doesn't matter if the artist is well known or not, and I'm open to pretty much any genre of music! 

Thanks guys,  have a good summer! xx