Lakeshore's Heat Wave Playlist

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Lakeshore’s Heat Wave Playlist:

Its time for barbeques, kicking it outside, and trying to put out that grease fire that started cause you didn’t clean the grill.  We only have a few short months to enjoy the chance to be outside, so we have made a summertime companion of 8 songs for you to make any gathering into a real party.  So put on your flip flops, stop watching Netflix and move your sound system towards the windows cause here is Lakeshore’s Heat Wave Playlist.

1. Tegan and Sarah – A Little Bit Closer:  This little gem sparkles with fuzzy synthesizers, huge drums and choruses that would make Katy Perry blush.  With the help of Greg Kurstin (Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Lilly Allen, The Shins) bubblegum pop makes a triumphant return from an unlikely place.  Even the most stoic critics  would be hard pressed to not crack a smile at the larger than life melodies.  You can thank Tegan and/or Sarah if they ever show up at that late night pool-side dance party you sent them 12 invitations to.

2. Daft Punk – Get Lucky:  Maybe the catchiest song of the year, Daft Punk is back and better than ever.  The duo put together the record “Random Access Memories” (released in May 2013) and say it is heavily influenced by the sounds of the 1970’s and 80’s. "Get Lucky" is the second song on the album to feature Pharrell, who clarified that the title phrase does not simply refer to a sexual act, but to achieving chemistry with someone else. When he had first heard the song, Pharrell said it evoked the image of a "peachy color[ed]" sunrise on an exotic island.   Bottoms up Daft Punk.

3. LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House:  “Daft Punk is playing at my house…my house!”  James Murphy may have been fantasizing about a personal concert from the men with space helmets and vococders, but what he got was a well crafted song of preparation for a night of partying hard and paying off the neighbors.  “There's a freak out brewing in my house, my house.”  Here’s hoping there is a freak out brewing in your backyard and that LCD Soundsystem will show up at your house and you can write your own party preparation song.

4. Prince – Literally ANYTHING off Purple Rain:  Prince may be an enigma (rumored to have only granted interviews extremely infrequently on the rare occasions he did, he didn’t allow the use of a note pad or tape recorder) but why should he have to explain himself when he can MAKE you dance?!  Listening to Purple Rain all the way through on Vinyl was an experience I should have had years ago, and if you haven’t had the pleasure yet, get out that dusty receiver, wire up the ground lift, and put the needle down on Purple Rain.  Seriously, if any guests are too cool for Purple Rain, they aren’t cool enough to be drinking your beer.  Prince says “I would die 4 you!” Luckily he doesn’t have to, he just has to be in your record collection.

5. Phoenix – S.O.S In Bel Air:  On their fifth studio album Phoenix delivers.  It is European disco throwback, in the most positive sense. Feel good indie pop that makes you move,  so get that second wind, power down another PBR put on your sunglasses cause Phoenix sparkles on Bankrupt.

6. Bloc Party – Ares:  Feel like you could benefit from an army of 808’s in your backyard?  Put on Intimacy and immediately feel the raw power of sub bass.  Don’t worry, your neighbors won’t be mad, maybe that McDonalds commercial where the two dudes want to have band practice and pay off their neighbors with dollar menu items could work for you too.  If it doesn’t, or maybe that’s just not in the budget for them, get them a copy of this record to blast in their car when they’re stuck in traffic…They’ll thank you.

7. Vampire Weekend – Diane Young:  A mixture of Vampire Weekends own brand of quasi surf rock, old school guitar riffs, and new vocal treatment, Diane Young is immediately infectious and perfect for the drive to the beach for a midnight bonfire. “Baby, baby baby, baby, baby right on time.”

8. Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough:  The king of pop may have passed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t honor his memory with this gem off of Off The Wall.  The first song to be WRITTEN by Jackson it shows that he was more than just a performer, but a truly talented artist.  If you somehow missed out on this (I’m pointing at you children of the mid 90’s) then stop “tweeting”, “instagramming” and “socializing” on your phone, listen to this song with good friends and the bass cranked.  After that you can return to your interwebs.  The King is dead…Long live the King.

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