Stuck for the perfect musical accompaniment for that sweltering
afternoon in the garden with the barbie smoking and the beers
chilling? That ideal album which will both enhance the ambience AND
boost your hipster profile? Look no further.
For several months from roughly March onwards, scores of albums
are touted by critics as the "soundtrack to the summer". So we've
rounded them up and created the ADM Summer Soundtrack chart: the 10
highest rated albums released this year to have been recommended
for their sunshine vibe.
They're ranked by their overall ADM rating, with an extract from
just one review extolling their seasonal suitability.
All we need now is for the goddam rain to stop ....
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7.6
Metronomy
The English Riviera
"The summer just found its soundtrack" - The Evening Standard
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7.5
Smith Westerns
Dye It Blonde
"This is glorious summer music, possibly the summer of 1974, but
sunshine all round none the less" - Daily Telegraph
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7.2
SMOD
SMOD
"Perfect summer listening" - Mojo
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7.2
I'm From Barcelona
Forever Today
"A great treat to spin on a sunny summer day" - Consequence Of
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7.1
Friendly Fires
Pala
"Will surely blast out across barbecues and festivals this summer"
- The Guardian
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7.0
Cults
Cults
"An album full of phenomenal tracks built perfectly for
summertime" - One Thirty BPM
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6.9
The Phoenix Foundation
Buffalo
"A summer album released in the dead of winter, and only ten days
into the new year, it's already one to beat" - music OMH
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6.8
JEFF The Brotherhood
We Are the Champions
"A perfect summer record, made for day-drinking and porch hanging"
- Prefix
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6.5
Vetiver
The Errant Charm
"The perfect soundtrack to a bleached-out summer"- Q
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6.2
Foster The People
Torches
"If you are searching for a sunshine-fuelled pop album for the
summer, then your search is at an end" - music OMH