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Playlist: Chill Songs For Hot Days

Alice

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These are some chilled out tracks for sweltering, sweaty summer days when it’s so hot all you want to do is strip to your undies, stand in front of a fan, and think winter thoughts. They may not all be about summer heat and avoiding it, but they all should put you in a cool frame of mind. So grab a bag of frozen peas for your neck ‘cause you’re going to need that ice for a frosty adult beverage to fully enjoy these chill tunes.

You're Gonna Be Chillin' Like A Villian

Doin' Time - Sublime
You Look Like Rain - Morphine
Shelter - The xx
Sound Of Love - Husky Rescue
Dear Miami - Roisin Murphy
Mouthful of Diamonds- Phantogram
Erase / Rewind - The Cardigans
Explode - Uh Huh Her
Colour Fade - Funeral Suits
Dancing in the Dark (cover) - Sarah McLeod
Warrior (The xx remix) - Magic Wands
Invisible Sun - The Police
Lina Magic - 3D Friends
Blue Light - Bloc Party
Jilly Armeen - Jamie T

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38 responses to “Playlist: Chill Songs For Hot Days”

  1. J

    Emiliana Torrini – Unemployed in summertime:

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  2. Ashley

    Major Lazer feat. La Roux– Colourless Artibella

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  3. lilyv

    reservoir #3 – real estate
    let’s go surfing – the drums
    crazy for you – best coast ( just has that summer chillout feel)

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    1. Chaos

      YESSS! ‘Lets go surfing’ makes me want to get naked.

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      1. lilyv

        my secret weapon for naked time is

        all yours (jack sparrow remix) – submotion orchestra

        cannot fail

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        1. Chaos

          MUST PURCHASE SONG…NOW

          Also, great job Alice!

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    2. Nia

      “Obama, I wanna go surfing!” I wish it was actually “Obama”…

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  4. LK

    Punx Win (acoustic) – Mischief Brew

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  5. victoria

    May I suggest “Rill Rill” by Sleigh Bells.

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    1. Ashley

      absolutely.

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    2. lilyv

      i love sleigh bells! Rill Rill gets me though my 2 mile run in this hazardly humid weather (indiana weather)

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    3. Chloe

      This.

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  6. naiiimah

    Well I know what I’ll be listening to the next time its hot….maybe August. Hopefully. Fucking San Francisco….

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    1. Karina

      Seriously!

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  7. Ashley

    “Pachuca Sunrise” – Minus the Bear

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  8. Thea

    oh thank god, i’ve been needing this to get through another texas summer.
    ALSO- sprawl ii (mountains beyond mountains) by arcade fire and down south, 10 hours, i-5 by all girl summer fun band!

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  9. wavvves

    This is awesome! So stoked on the Sublime inclusion! I’d also suggest…
    Trenchtown Rock- Bob Marley
    Sweet Honey- Slightly Stoopid
    Girl I Wanna Lay You Down- ALO feat. Jack Johnson
    Badfish- Sublime

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  10. Leavens

    “You Look Like Rain” followed by “Shelter” is perfect.

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  11. gabrielle

    why did i read this as” chill songs for hot dogs”?

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    1. LK

      Chili Songs for Hotdogs?
      nom

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      1. Carmen SanDiego

        can I get some fries with that playlist?

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  12. Karina

    Billy Idol’s “Hot in the City” always makes me want to take my clothes off while dancing in the street… One can only dream

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  13. Pan

    beautiful playlist! <3

    here's my contribution :)
    Animal collective – Daily routine (phaseone remix)
    Gorillaz – El manana
    Urban Species feat Imogen Heap – Blanket (Four Tet remix)
    Mechanical me – Beachy head (bonobo mix)
    Leila – The exotics
    Janelle Monáe – Cold War (Wondamix)
    Fever Ray – I'm not done
    Gorillaz – Amarillo
    Puscifer – Polar Bear
    Radiohead – A punchup at a wedding

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  14. jstlookinaround

    hot

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  15. wallow

    My very favorite song to listen to on a hot day is Chattahoochee by Alan Jackson. I’m serious, try it.

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  16. Nia

    Magic- Mozella
    Daniel- Bat For Lashes
    Big Jet Plane- Angus and Julia Stone
    The Vacationer- Hungry Kids of Hungary
    Beautiful Tango- Hindi Zahra
    North By North- Faded Paper Figures
    Master’s Hands- Charlotte Gainsbourg
    Balulalow- Revolver
    In A Tree- Priscilla Ahn
    Wolves- Pacovolume
    Badaboum- Buridane

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  17. Terr

    Zeds Dead’s cover of Sublime’s ‘Doin’ Time’ is pretty sweet.

    Throw some Grizzly Bear into this mix and summer can take care of itself.

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  18. Crystal

    Stellar mix Alice, I’m gonna listen to it even though it’s winter and I’m freezing. I love that Sarah McLeod cover of Dancing In The Dark so hard.

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  19. radiogirl

    My plan for this summer’s heat is three albums: Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More”, Fleet Foxes’ “Helplessness Blues” and Blitzen Trapper’s “Furr”.

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  20. Rachel Leigh

    Sore Spores by BOBBY

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAM-ePm7LfU

    favorite new band. their album is incredibly perfect for summer.

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  21. Rose

    I feel like Blue Cheer’s version of “Summertime Blues” speaks to my life right now more than any other song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNuw3X_nvpA

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  22. Sawyer

    Holiday – Weezer is nice to chill to in the summer. Also it reminds me of seeing Weezer at a festival last summer when everything was beautiful and hilarious.

    In terms of dancing in the sunshine, EVERYTHING on the album Dirt by Kids In Glass Houses is sunshine central.

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  23. Chloe

    love this thank you

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  24. Lora

    Rostam Batmanglij, Kid Cudi and Bethany Cosentino, “All Summer” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvAbGY6QQL4&feature=related

    Sleigh Bells, “Rill Rill (Clique New Trends Remix)”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THS46-kU6FI

    Feist, “I Feel it All (Britt Daniel Remix)”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpTj40Z0kog

    Horse Feathers, “Finch on Saturday”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfKgqtz1owA

    Adele ft. Childish Gambino, “Rolling in the Deep (jamie xx remix)”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkTMj0McIvc

    Apparently I like remixes.

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  25. PeppperPao

    A little of spanish for that playlist. Perfect music. Beach music, kinda..

    Rawayana- Fuego azul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnSfIm9cPkg

    Masseratti 2lts-LEVANTA Te http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHht8w4cDU

    La Tribu-Daniela Bascopé http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HreL9x6Idl4

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  26. Hannah

    Summer in the City – Regina Spektor

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    1. wallow

      YES!!!!!

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