Summer is all about the highs and the lows. You need powerful, high-energy moments that happen in a flash: your plane lands at your vacation destination, you see your favorite artist live in concert. But the season also has the power to make you slow down and think. Those moments linger: late-night conversations with friends, drawn-out periods listening to music without doing much else.
These new songs are for those second moments when you want to sway to the music and let it take over. Check them out below.
“sportscar [scrapped],” Meg Elsier
“I have a sports car. It’s falling apart nicely.”
Meg Elsier is preparing to release the deluxe edition of her debut album spittake, and her new single is letting us behind the scenes of the production. “sportscar [scrapped]” didn’t make the album, but it was almost the title track. Now, we’re hitting the road with Meg in this heavy introspective on life and growing up, all through the lens of her beat-up car.
“Lasting Effects,” Avery Lynch
“I dance now without feeling wrong.”
Avery Lynch’s latest single, “Lasting Effects,” is a lesson in transformation. She sings about the vibrant new version of herself that emerged after a breakup. As your summer adventures take you further from home and closer to your truest, most vibrant self, Avery’s lyrics are a reminder that self-love and confidence come from the things that work out, and maybe more importantly, the ones that don’t.
“False Alarm,” Emma Harner
“I’ve been leaving rooms in your old band shoes. They don’t fit me well.”
When your summer bucket list takes you far from home, Emma Harner’s “False Alarm” is a homesickness anthem with the perfect balance of possibility and melancholy. Emma wrote “False Alarm” after moving away from her hometown in Nebraska to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. It’s a thread back to the places you love, even when you’re discovering new parts of your world.
“What’s Love,” Sara Angel
“I whisper words into the wind in hopes your listening.”
Sara Angel expertly captures the lingering feelings of a lost love in her new song “What’s Love.” The song is a heartbreaking echo of moments that can’t be recreated because the relationship is over. It’s hard not to sing along and let Sara’s raw emotions wash over you in this moving track.
“Hawkeye,” Olie Beckett
“I don’t even know just how to feel.”
15-year-old Olie Beckett is exploring the ups and downs of love in his latest single. In the song, Olie confronts one of the pains of first love: learning that sometimes people aren’t who you thought and you can’t change them. Despite the heavy topic, “Hawkeye” stays upbeat, and Olie is nothing if not an optimistic friend of his audience.
