PLAYLIST: Back Into The Sun
We’re back again to kick off your Summer with our July playlist! We’ve handpicked 30 tracks to bring some sunshine inside. We may not be able to fully go outside, which we all know has taken its toll on all of us. But The Photo Ladies are here to try and help cheer you up!
With 100 founding members, and over 1000 Photo Ladies part of our community, we all have a huge variety of musical tastes, and we plan to showcase them each month through our upcoming playlists. Full playlist below, along with some Photo Lady blurbs behind the choices.
“One of my old favorite bands, The Dig, are back under a new name! Here’s their debut single, just in time for Summer. Whether we’re still in quarantine, or manage to make it out into the sunshine, this song brings the good vibes we all need.”
Put summer in a song and you get Watermelon Sugar. Harry Styles is at it again with this incredibly addictive single that captures all the lazy glory of a summer evening. - Dana Jacobs | @pics.by.dana
I’ve really been enjoying DOUBLECAMP’s new tracks. Every single they’ve released has been a Summer bop waiting to happen. - Carolyn Lederach | @Cled1024
Operation Ivy was a huge part of my teenage life. Whenever I think of that period of time, all I see is sunshine and good times. I’m probably viewing the past through rose colored glasses, but I don’t care. Op Ivy and their songs always bring me back, and I love it. - Stephanie Augello | @sawjello
“It’s time for some summer grooves. Khruangbin dropped a couple singles recently in anticipation of their latest album, ‘Fly Mordechai,’ out on June 26th. They’re a perfect band for practically any occasion, but I personally think their tunes were made for sunny summer days. ”
“‘LDN’ always makes it onto my summer playlists (along with ‘Smile’ and other Lily Allen hits). But now, more than ever, I identify with this song summer approaches, the states start reopening, and people are out and about as if there isn’t a global pandemic still killing thousands daily.
’When you look with your eyes/
Everything seems nice/
But if you look twice/
You can see it’s all lies’”
Aly & AJ not only released this powerful yet moody dance bop, they made a stunning music video to go along with it (made in quarantine)! The video draws inspiration from 1928's silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc, and ties in today's current political climate. - Erin Brown | @erinbrown_photography
“Quarantine isn’t stopping her. Lauren Jauregui released her new single Lento while stuck at home. Lento is a sensual, bilingual hit that’s all about getting lost in an entrancing rhythm and wanting to ‘go slow, a little slower.’ Lauren is still releasing singles and is in the finishing stage of her debut album that will be released sometime this year. ”
“Hayley Williams has always been known for being energized and fiery in her performances with Paramore, but ‘Dead Horse,’ off her new solo album Petals For Armor shows a more groovy, introspective side to Williams as a writer and musician. It’s super funky and fun sonically while still being so personal and intimate lyrically, I love it. ”