Here at the HAWTLINE we’ve been all about Summer Jams with Celisse thinking this is some sort of “competition.” And with that she picks the (admittedly amazing) but OBVIOUS Loungin’ by LL Cool J. Yeah, mmhmmm, ok.
Today I’m going with a possibly forgotten group The Avalanches. All bluster and hype in the early 00’s they’ve fallen off the face of the earth because… they’ve fallen off the face of the earth. Seriously guys, 9 years with now follow-up album? ANYWAYS maybe it’s that “Welcome to Paradise” vocal sample at the beginning of the song but few songs ever evoke the warmth and laziness of summer, feeling equal parts 70’s tourism video, “Fantasy Island” and Spanish Resort background soung but Since I Left You is the ultimate relax with some friends in the back yard song, trading in your beers for some fruity cocktails and just having a good laugh.