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MY SUMMER SONGS

Hey girls,

Music is one of the great loves of my life. Fun fact about whoever's writing these blogs: I'm a multi-instrumentalist — guitar, piano, a few others.

Music is my safe place, basically. I don't think I could trust someone who doesn't listen to music, or doesn't care about it. I can't do anything without it.

So today I'm giving you my top 10 — the songs that'll make you feel like you're having the BEST SUMMER of your life.

(And yes, a couple of these come with a name attached.)

First place goes to a song that's been out for ages but somehow only just found me: "Picking It Up" by Gracie Abrams. When I hear it I see a field full of flowers, a good summer afternoon, laughing with someone. I'm currently looking for something that feels the way this song feels. But who am I if not a hopeless romantic?

A dreamy summer afternoon

Second: "You Can't Hurry Love" — but Olivia Dean's cover. Olivia is my artist of the moment; I'm obsessed with The Art of Loving.

Perfect for dancing around the kitchen with a glass of wine.

Then three I got hooked on through Off Campus:

Sue Me — Audrey Hobert

Bed on Fire — G Flip

Girls — The Kid LAROI

These are going on repeat while I sit on a beach with a tinto de verano. (Yes, I like wine.)

Another one that snuck in and calms me down every single time: "Good Life" by Sammy Rae & The Friends. I love everything that band does. Rich, danceable indie jazz — the trumpets do something to me.

Same territory, one more from my beloved Olivia Dean, this time with Ezra Collective. This one will absolutely get you moving: "No One's Watching Me."

Number eight, and we're near the end of this tour through my taste: sombr, with the incredible, extremely sexy "we never dated." Remember I said a couple of these come with a name attached?

A sunny, carefree summer moment

Ninth: the forever iconic Olivia Rodrigo with "drop dead." What is there to say. A masterpiece.

And last, one of the groups of the moment: KATSEYE. With which song? Any guesses?

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"Gameboy"!

Look at the range in this list — rhythms, moods, styles all over the place. Do we have any in common this summer? Did any of these make it onto your playlist?

Tell me. Let's be music friends.

If you liked this playlist, there's more on the La Casa Gallery blog.

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