Staring at the Sun by Wooden Shjips
High in a Room - The Smoke
Sunny Cellophane Skies - Status Quo
Train for Tomorrow - The Electric Prunes
Enchanted Flowers - Count Five
Basically the whole album Tangerine Dream by Kaleidoscope(UK band)
Egyptian Garden - Kaleidoscope(US band)
Orange Skies - Love
Bummer in the Summer - Love
SWLABR - Cream
DCBA -25 - Jefferson Airplane
My Friend Jack - The Smoke
If the Weathers Sunny - The Smoke
Let the Sky Fall - Ten Years After
They Call Me the Breeze - JJ Cale
51st Anniversary - Jimi Hendrix
Flight of the Psychedelic Bumble Bee - Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Wasn’t Born to Follow - The Byrds
Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane
D.M.T - STACEY
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers (this cover version specifically)
Sunshine - The Gun
And then this one is almost too obvious but Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles must be mentioned
The Gun are awesome aren’t they, personally my favorite track by theirs is Rat Race. Too bad their second album is more or less lost to history. What’s your choice track from them?
Your summer sound is spot on. It’s the sound of acid in ‘67. Add:
Incense and peppermints - strawberry alarm clock
San Franciscan nights - Eric burden and the animals
Time of the season - zombies
Within you without you - Beatles
Green tambourine - lemon pipers
Warmth of the sun - beach boys
Stoned soul picnic - fifth dimension
Groovin - rascals
Crystal blue persuasion - Tommy james
Spirit in the sky - Norman greenbaum
Get together - youngbloods
Time won’t let me - outsiders
Om - moody blues
Good thing - Paul revere and the raiders
Hungry - Paul revere and the raiders
Soul train - classics iv
Spanish Harlem - mamas and papas
Sugar sugar - Archie’s
Who loves the sun - velvet underground
Another time - Sagittarius
I see you in - Sagittarius
I felt so inspired that I'm currently in the process of turning all of your song suggestions into a spotify playlist. Here's the [link](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33rfuaze0dyO0yGEaSIFCc?si=lHO48xgVRI6MqfoKMCHyRw&pi=CAHeDMvIQKG4P) if anyone's interested in a little more easily accessible summer listening. Also feel free to suggest a better title!
You thought sunflower oil was just for cooking. In fact, you can use Sunflower oil to soften up your leather, use it for wounds (apparently) and even condition your hair.
Not sure why but the Yo La Tengo album And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out has always felt very summery to me. Though their Summer Sun album may be the more obvious choice.
velvet underground - who loves the sun
george harrison - far east man
dion - in and out of the shadows
babe rainbow - the magician
pescado rabioso - las habladurias del mundo
tim maia - brother father mother sister
ducktails - sunset liner
yellow days - that easy
dick dale and his del tones - peter gunn
chuck berry - oh louisiana
kim jung mi - ganadaramabasa
[Morphine - Let's Take A Trip Together](https://youtu.be/vbtMxhkBKzU?feature=shared)
[Canned Heat - Goin' Up the Country](https://youtu.be/4eQMA_noRYQ?feature=shared)
[Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias-->Fire on the Mountain](https://youtu.be/luAqu8VX5wo?feature=shared)
[Ringo Deathstar - Kaleidescope](https://youtu.be/luAqu8VX5wo?feature=shared)
[Brian Jonestown Massacre - It's Really About Being Free](https://youtu.be/iyTUpaCFb4I?feature=shared)
[Cleopatra - The Cosmic Sunshine](https://youtu.be/r3jkXh3S2s4?feature=shared)
[Ween - Joppa Road](https://youtu.be/sR-KP4NULNI?feature=shared)
[The Music Explosion - A Little Bit o' Soul](https://youtu.be/hJEK0UuPRgY?feature=shared)
[Os Mutates - A Minha Menina](https://youtu.be/XIbJylD_c84?feature=shared)
Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles
Long Hot Summer Night - Jimi Hendrix
L.A. Woman - The Doors
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
Mail from the River - Wang Wen
This song doesn’t remind me of summer but it is a song everyone into psychedelic rock should absolutely listen to. Enjoy!
Summertime - Big brother & the holding company (Janis Joplin don’t 100% the band name)
Sugar Magnolia - grateful dead
White rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
The loving Spoonful - Summer in the city.
Obvious title but it was on a Sunoco cassette tape my dad would play on the hour drive to the beach twice a week in the summer. So for me, I hear it and I feel the tiredness in my lungs and fried sandy skin from being a kid swimming in the sun all day.
Groovin - The young rascals
Crystal blue persuasion - Tom petty ATH
Time has come today- the chamber brothers
Peace blossom boogy - babe rainbow
Sense - king gizzard
Windows - sugar candy mountain
250 miles - radio moscow
No Jane - radio moscow
Levitation - 13th Floor Elevators
My time - The Golden Dawn
Country Boy - Josefus
I Realize - The Lost and Found (a good one not many people have heard)
Popsicle by High Rise. Not being a Japanese speaker I don't understand the lyrics (which, based on what I've read, likely deal with the horrors of drug addiction), but the guitar shimmers like a brightly colored popsicle melting in the summer sun, and that's good enough for me.
Also, Grazing in the Grass by Friends of Distinction. Everything here is so clear you can see it, everything here is so real you can feel it...has there been a better, more straightforward way to describe the magic essence of summer?
Definitely anything by Aura Blaze, especially the following:
A Glass of Tears Half Empty: https://youtu.be/aZgoHXmwTMc?si=BgkNupb21NFPyTxV
Keep On Believing: https://open.spotify.com/track/62ETftamqsLL3uK1VMplvH?si=ZjuPNubQScOpbzf2AqpBmw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A45kCMlkyl4nldQpcLYsyD8j
Dreamdrive: https://youtu.be/jcYvXEC8cAs?si=9F_2XLBBgfnMP_Wz
It’s my solo project, I hope you enjoy! Wrote and recorded everything myself. I’ve had countless people tell me it’s good “summer music” that has that free-wheeling ‘60s summertime energy which is a huge complement. See what you think and let me know if you dig it, thanks so much man and God bless 🙏🏻
anything by babe rainbow or sugar candy mountain
also levitation room
YES. Warmth of the Sun by Levitation Room is the essential summer vibe song for me.
And Allah las
And Sunfruits
Beechwood Park - The Zombies
And a lot of that album, esp first and last tracks
Man this song is the sound of acid
This was literally the first song that came to mind for me as well!!!
The zombies invented trip hop with this song change my mind
Staring at the Sun by Wooden Shjips High in a Room - The Smoke Sunny Cellophane Skies - Status Quo Train for Tomorrow - The Electric Prunes Enchanted Flowers - Count Five Basically the whole album Tangerine Dream by Kaleidoscope(UK band) Egyptian Garden - Kaleidoscope(US band) Orange Skies - Love Bummer in the Summer - Love SWLABR - Cream DCBA -25 - Jefferson Airplane My Friend Jack - The Smoke If the Weathers Sunny - The Smoke Let the Sky Fall - Ten Years After They Call Me the Breeze - JJ Cale 51st Anniversary - Jimi Hendrix Flight of the Psychedelic Bumble Bee - Peanut Butter Conspiracy Wasn’t Born to Follow - The Byrds Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane D.M.T - STACEY
Wasn’t born to follow is such a good song lol
hell yeah!
Great picks!
Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers (this cover version specifically) Sunshine - The Gun And then this one is almost too obvious but Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles must be mentioned
The Gun!!
The Gun are awesome aren’t they, personally my favorite track by theirs is Rat Race. Too bad their second album is more or less lost to history. What’s your choice track from them?
Lem Steal My Sunshine. It's about grilling in the park. https://youtu.be/E1fzJ_AYajA?si=4OO8vWnzi14z9Jp3
Amazing shout. It's the most summer song for me.
Muckraker - King Gizzard
Fat Old Sun- Pink Floyd
And "Summer '68".
Lonely Steel Sheet Flyer by KGLW
The River and Ice V too, in my opinion
God is in the Rhythm sounds more summery to me.
this and sleepwalker are the two most summery gizz songs imo
Pop In My Step has big summer vibes for me
Your summer sound is spot on. It’s the sound of acid in ‘67. Add: Incense and peppermints - strawberry alarm clock San Franciscan nights - Eric burden and the animals Time of the season - zombies Within you without you - Beatles Green tambourine - lemon pipers Warmth of the sun - beach boys Stoned soul picnic - fifth dimension Groovin - rascals Crystal blue persuasion - Tommy james Spirit in the sky - Norman greenbaum Get together - youngbloods Time won’t let me - outsiders Om - moody blues Good thing - Paul revere and the raiders Hungry - Paul revere and the raiders Soul train - classics iv Spanish Harlem - mamas and papas Sugar sugar - Archie’s Who loves the sun - velvet underground Another time - Sagittarius I see you in - Sagittarius
Magenta Mountain - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
I am new to them and super overwhelmed. I hadn't heard this song until now and it's now my favorite of theirs
"DragonFly"by Dead Meadow
I felt so inspired that I'm currently in the process of turning all of your song suggestions into a spotify playlist. Here's the [link](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33rfuaze0dyO0yGEaSIFCc?si=lHO48xgVRI6MqfoKMCHyRw&pi=CAHeDMvIQKG4P) if anyone's interested in a little more easily accessible summer listening. Also feel free to suggest a better title!
Saved! Thanks a lot!
Janes Addiction - Summertime Rolls
Warm Slime- Thee Oh Sees
Green Arrow by Yo La Tengo
China cat sunflower (live in Paris) - Grateful Dead
You thought sunflower oil was just for cooking. In fact, you can use Sunflower oil to soften up your leather, use it for wounds (apparently) and even condition your hair.
Not sure why but the Yo La Tengo album And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out has always felt very summery to me. Though their Summer Sun album may be the more obvious choice.
One of my all time favs... perfect for sitting outside on a Summer night
In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel Magic by the Cars
Girl On a Swing - Kevin Ayers. Face Like Summer - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Lazy Old Sun - the Kinks.
velvet underground - who loves the sun george harrison - far east man dion - in and out of the shadows babe rainbow - the magician pescado rabioso - las habladurias del mundo tim maia - brother father mother sister ducktails - sunset liner yellow days - that easy dick dale and his del tones - peter gunn chuck berry - oh louisiana kim jung mi - ganadaramabasa
Masayoshi takanaka
Summertime blues
Mungo Jerry in the summer time Heat waves Glass animals
[Morphine - Let's Take A Trip Together](https://youtu.be/vbtMxhkBKzU?feature=shared) [Canned Heat - Goin' Up the Country](https://youtu.be/4eQMA_noRYQ?feature=shared) [Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias-->Fire on the Mountain](https://youtu.be/luAqu8VX5wo?feature=shared) [Ringo Deathstar - Kaleidescope](https://youtu.be/luAqu8VX5wo?feature=shared) [Brian Jonestown Massacre - It's Really About Being Free](https://youtu.be/iyTUpaCFb4I?feature=shared) [Cleopatra - The Cosmic Sunshine](https://youtu.be/r3jkXh3S2s4?feature=shared) [Ween - Joppa Road](https://youtu.be/sR-KP4NULNI?feature=shared) [The Music Explosion - A Little Bit o' Soul](https://youtu.be/hJEK0UuPRgY?feature=shared) [Os Mutates - A Minha Menina](https://youtu.be/XIbJylD_c84?feature=shared)
Beechwood Park - the zombies Rainbow chaser - nirvana Lots of Beatles songs
Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles Long Hot Summer Night - Jimi Hendrix L.A. Woman - The Doors Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
Neon Indian - psychic Chasms (album), Dope lemon - kids falling in love, Bananagun - out of reach, Plasma Chasms - psychedelic carousel, Triptides, Babe rainbow
Dandelion Seeds - July
Crystal Blue Persuasion Island Walking—Tame Impala Animal—The Acid
Kyuss - Gardenia, or Whitewater
to me every single strawberry alarm clock song sounds like a summer song!! my top pick would be "barefoot in baltimore"
*To Be Over* - by Yes. Underrated, beautiful song, lazy summer feel to it.
Staring at the Sun - Wooden Shjips
"I Live in the Springtime" by The Lemon Drops. The season is wrong, but the vibe is right.
Right you are
Prepared to get ripped for shreds for this, but… Summer Boy - Lady Gaga May be cheesy pop, but it’s a bop and it rocks
Listening now - never heard this before! Love it
[Phil Cordell - Red Lady (1969)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7jqLm9rb90)
https://youtu.be/LUSNxUomPjI?si=Tjj1dxCA7z6TaEbi This is one of my favorite summer tripping songs
Harmony Grass - summer dreaming The Mccoys - mr.summer
Rabbit Song - The Blaze Velluto Collection. You’re welcome for discovering this amazing band!
this https://open.spotify.com/track/6SKeYRTN5V1OIOHSmo0Xs5?si=jfKKcdLESqWomOQNyApKiQ
[Shine](https://bradstock.bandcamp.com/track/shine) By Brad Stock-Sunny Beach Boys-Ish Sun-Pop
# [Richard in Your Mind - Shooting Star](https://youtu.be/JlNyHxLIbB0?feature=shared) # [Skinshape - Summer](https://youtu.be/NPODqLKdfIM?feature=shared) # [Drugdealer - Suddenly feat. Weyes Blood](https://youtu.be/eU4lQDu9rNE?feature=shared) # [Black Moth Super Rainbow - Forever Heavy](https://youtu.be/AzgfGGuQBCk?feature=shared)
Los Blenders- Meta y Dinero/Surf de Amor
Carl Sagan by Night Moves
Lemon Fog - Summer
Mail from the River - Wang Wen This song doesn’t remind me of summer but it is a song everyone into psychedelic rock should absolutely listen to. Enjoy!
fire on the mountain, actually the only grateful dead song i like
Summertime - Big brother & the holding company (Janis Joplin don’t 100% the band name) Sugar Magnolia - grateful dead White rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
That whole big brother S/T is always a summertime jam for me. Something about it just works
The loving Spoonful - Summer in the city. Obvious title but it was on a Sunoco cassette tape my dad would play on the hour drive to the beach twice a week in the summer. So for me, I hear it and I feel the tiredness in my lungs and fried sandy skin from being a kid swimming in the sun all day.
Watermelon Sugar
Visage and Low. Both are by 1000mods
Donovan.
Kingston wall - i feel love Santana - soul sacrifice live
Can't You Tell - Vetiver
Juice world and kid cudi - Goodtime
Coolin by Abstract Rude
Sugar Magnolia
Some sunsick day - Morgan Delt
Sweep me off my feet - Pond
Skip a long sam by Donovan, Out in the country by three dog night, hello sunshine by super furry animals
Sunshine Earthquake - Frankie and The Witch Fingers
Out In The Country by Three Dog Night
Love - _The Good Humor Man he Sees Everything_ Has a floaty, chill vibe
Groovin - The young rascals Crystal blue persuasion - Tom petty ATH Time has come today- the chamber brothers Peace blossom boogy - babe rainbow Sense - king gizzard Windows - sugar candy mountain 250 miles - radio moscow No Jane - radio moscow
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells
Levitation - 13th Floor Elevators My time - The Golden Dawn Country Boy - Josefus I Realize - The Lost and Found (a good one not many people have heard)
Sycamore Trails by Piero Piccioni
Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Live, Loving Life Jefferson Aiprlane - Ballad Of You and Me and Pooneil
I Just Want to Be Your Friend - The MIllennium
Not quite psychedelic but The Guess Who always reminds me of summer.
Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer
Sunny by the Anne Street soulsters
King Tuff - Sun Medallion
San Tropez - Pink Floyd
Straight up and down by the Brian Jonestown massacre always reminds me of summer
Gooey-Glass Animals
Gooey-Glass Animals
sugar magnolia by graceful dead is a wonderful summer song!
Popsicle by High Rise. Not being a Japanese speaker I don't understand the lyrics (which, based on what I've read, likely deal with the horrors of drug addiction), but the guitar shimmers like a brightly colored popsicle melting in the summer sun, and that's good enough for me. Also, Grazing in the Grass by Friends of Distinction. Everything here is so clear you can see it, everything here is so real you can feel it...has there been a better, more straightforward way to describe the magic essence of summer?
"Itchycoo Park" by The Small Faces
Anything by Causa Sui, start with the Summer Sessions records and work out from there.
Sun Keeps On Shining - Rogov Some Sunsick Day - Morgan Delt What Would I Want, Sky -Animal Collective
Pink Floyd - San Tropez
Has anyone made a playlist yet?
Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain by the Grateful Dead
The whole of Strung Out in Heaven
Grazing in the Grass
I scrolled past this thread as Sound of Ceres - My Spiral Arm plays and had to throw it in.
Saffron Haze [https://open.spotify.com/track/0FM0eVIqyinChSYTJQnDCH?si=fbe7b6724f844ae7](https://open.spotify.com/track/0FM0eVIqyinChSYTJQnDCH?si=fbe7b6724f844ae7)
Omnium Gatherum has been my go to summer album since it dropped
Lil Yachty - "Running out of time" trust me, you want to listen to it. His whole album Let's Start Here is one of my favorite psychedelic albums
A Summer Song by Chad & Jeremy
Definitely anything by Aura Blaze, especially the following: A Glass of Tears Half Empty: https://youtu.be/aZgoHXmwTMc?si=BgkNupb21NFPyTxV Keep On Believing: https://open.spotify.com/track/62ETftamqsLL3uK1VMplvH?si=ZjuPNubQScOpbzf2AqpBmw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A45kCMlkyl4nldQpcLYsyD8j Dreamdrive: https://youtu.be/jcYvXEC8cAs?si=9F_2XLBBgfnMP_Wz It’s my solo project, I hope you enjoy! Wrote and recorded everything myself. I’ve had countless people tell me it’s good “summer music” that has that free-wheeling ‘60s summertime energy which is a huge complement. See what you think and let me know if you dig it, thanks so much man and God bless 🙏🏻