Believe in Summer.

After spending half a day looking out of the window while getting more and more depressed I've decided not to accept the weather forecast. Summer lasts as long as you're feeling it, I figure.

Ten tracks of sunshine-friendly indie pop, mostly sent to me lately or stuff that I've found on other blogs.

Hope you enjoy, Make sure you wear shades while listening.



1. Big Surr - Gone

Big Surr are from Nashville, Tennessee, and their shiny fuzzed-out surf pop reminds splendidly reminds us of all the fine things that make us already long for summer. You can download their whole debut EP Miss You Most over here.

2. Seapony - I Really Do

Seattle's trio Seapony hit the interwebs with a blast this week via our ever-digging friends over at Double Denim, and seriously their heartbreaking and mind melting indie pop full of glory and innocence is the only thing we need to get the sun back into our lives. Make sure you don't miss their other three beautiful gems at their bandcamp.

3. Estate Sale Boat - Mindless Heartprints

Viernes' Sean Moore is a man of amazingly many talents. His latest creative expression is the "indie yacht rock" duo Estate Sale Boat, and Mindless Heartprints is a lush pop tune with one of the sweetest melodies you'll hear in a while.

4. Summer Twins - The More I Think of You

I've stumbled across Summer Twins this morning via Get Off The Coast, and the happy-sad sundrenched dreampop of Chelsea and Justine Brown is simply staggeringly beautiful. Their whole EP The Good Things is full of musical miracles and thus highly recommended.

5. Beach Combers - The Things That I Would Do to You

Beach Combers are a distinctly fuzzy lo-fi group from Brooklyn, but as we all know, cheap recording techniques won't prevent you from composing fine pop song as long as you've got the right amount of talent. (via Delicious Scopitone)

6. Doug Hoyer - Lakes of Mars

The "ukulele strummin' fellow" Doug Hoyer hails from Edmonton, Alberta, and his optimistically upbeat tunes of purest pop quality indeed remind us of Jens Lekmann, which is anything but a bad thing, right? Simply lovely. Get another fine tune over at his bandcamp.

7. Sean Moore - Ashley

Did I mention that Sean Moore is a man of many talents? I think I have. Ashley, you're a lucky girl. No one has ever written a perfect love song for me. And god, perfect this one is.

8. Plastic Plastic - Golden Hearts

A little more towards the shoegazey direction, Plastic Plastic from Gainesville, Florida consists of three long-time friends and roommates. And though this project was only formed roughly three months ago, the trio already had the honor to open for MillionYoung, Memoryhouse and Twin Sister in Gainesville last Friday. You can stream their three-track debut EP Everyone I Love or Wish to Love Is Here (the competition for EP title of the year is closed now btw) over at their bandcamp. And hopefully we'll hear more soon.

9. Love Inks - Wave Goodbye

Love Inks is a two-guys-one-girl trio from the musically vibrating city of Austin, Texas, and they hit me a while back with this beautiful, drum-machine driven dreampop treat. Other songs that you can stream via their bandcamp sound even more promising (Too Wild for instance), so let's hope they find someone who wants to put out their stuff soon.

10. Young Heat - Test Drive

Young Heat out of Columbus, Ohio are a fine closer for this little mix, as Test Drive is simply two and a half minutes of fine and laid back aural sunbathing. And now, get yourself a cocktail.