A Summer Summary

This is the third and final time I’m going to try and write this blog post. I’m so angry that these keep disappearing from my computer… To restate what I typed in the past two attempts, sorry for the absence. It’s a long story that mostly involves me being too busy moving out of the house I’ve lived in the past 8 years, and preparing to move to Arizona from Alaska. It has not been easy. But I’m doing it and I’m going to have the effing time of my life, which is what I keep telling myself as motivation.

I’m so mad right now, you all have no idea. Haha. I had this fantastic post written up for you all, and now it’s gone. I’ve also been having massive problems with 8Tracks, so I’m going to make this playlist a Soundcloud/YouTube/Soundowl embedded playlist instead.

Sorry for the wait, but hey, school’s starting, and I’m just in time to give everyone something to party to. Enjoy Syllabus Week, liquor before beer, and all that fun stuff. These are the tracks that have summed up my summer. Hope you enjoy.

(Sorry this is messy as hell, but I think the music matters most. They're in this order for a reason.)
Don't forget to snatch those free downloads you see!

Download Calvin Harris feat Example Well Be Coming Back






Download Ellie Goulding High For This (The Weeknd Cover)



Download Fabian Last Flight (Slow Magic Remix by Thomas Tonfeld)








Download Asher Roth Good Morning View















Download Fun. Some Nights








Download Neon Trees Everybody Talks



























Download The Knocks The Feeling (Original Mix)

May Be Keepin' it Together

Happy summer, everyone! Man, doesn't it feel good to be DONE?? Now we're free to run and play, drive our fast, sexy, sporty cars, kiss in the rain, and lay out all day in the sun to achieve that perfect bronze glow.... Oh, and don't forget the whole Full Time Job aspect! We need that cash, too. For those of you still in school, take the word "done" and think of it as "done with the first five months of this year/done with winter and spring". :)
If you're reading this, that means you kept it together long enough to get thru the cold, the snow (depending on where you live), the homework, the tests, the essays, and for some, the graduation ceremonies. Congrats! It also means you got past those rough spots, those low grades, those cloudy, dark days, those fights with the boyfriend/girlfriend, anything that tested your patience and strength. Again, congrats. I've been through my share of rough spots for sure, but I've passed the tests of patience and strength, and I've come out on top. It feels good, right? Right!
There were definitely some rough spots in music this month, for sure. There've been days where I was so unimpressed with what I'd been finding lately that I just drove in silence. YES, it killed me. But I've done my last bit of homework for the month, and gathered up what I think is a fantastic playlist to celebrate our accomplishments and kick off Summer 2K12! Below is my 8tracks Mix for the month, 24 songs that I've come to love, that I think you'll love too.

May Be Keepin' it Together from lyssarose11 on 8tracks.

MIRACLE (the way this song sounds just makes me feel like summer in general… I think it’s the guitar riff. Check out Ghost Beach and get their free downloads!)	Ghost Beach
Run ft. Team Robot (G-Eazy is becoming quite popular now, I really like his chill, slightly old school hip hop sounds. Sorry for the racial slurs... Also: BIG BOOTY BITCHES. That is all.)	G-Eazy
I Love It (Hey boys! This is sung by Swedish girls! YES, SWEDISH GIRLS! Feisty, tall, skinny, blonde Swedish girls... Find this track on soundcloud. )	Icona Pop
Amazing (Ft. Chris Brown) (“I be goin' hard, Hard enough to have a baby”… huh. Okay.)	David Banner
Tapada World (Everyone knows I have a thing for this white boy. Not the best I’ve ever heard from him, but it’s new and it’s not completely terrible.)	Mike Posner
Evolved (From their new album “Relax”. I liked most of these, actually.)	Sex Ray Vision
Sending My Heartbeat [Childish Gambino, R3hab, Hardwell, Swanky Tunes, Hard Rock Sofa, Dirty South] (Idk, I just like this one. Yep.)	Sex Ray Vision
The Veldt (Original Mix) (I’m sorry this is so long… If you don’t wanna skip it, just go do something for 8 minutes. I promise the rest of the list is worth it! If you do like this… Good for you.)	Deadmau5
Limitless (Also from “Relax”.)	Sex Ray Vision
Lost In Translation (This one’s pretty abstract…. just wait and get into the beat a little. I think it’s groovy. Sexytime…)	Sexytime
This Is So Sweet [Ehrencrona, Temper Trap] (Who doesn’t love a good remix of Sweet Disposition? Ultimate summertime anthem.)	Sex Ray Vision
Pumped Up Kicks (Foster The People Cover) (Did you eargasm? Yes? I knew it… Isn’t Cris’ voice just amazing?)	Cris Cab
You're A Fool feat. G. Love (Oh, Cisco… you’re so smooooth.)	Cisco Adler
Runaround Sue ft. Greg Banks (This is one I’ve put on repeat on and off throughout the month.)	G-Eazy
Boyfriend (Remix) (feat. 2 Chainz, Mac Miller & Asher Roth) (These three give Justin Bieber the sex appeal he thinks he always has. Asher’s part is just… UGH. Yes.)	Justin Bieber
Let's Go Home (Carousel always sounds like summer to me, chill with a good beat. I’ve posted a few other songs of theirs before, as well.)	Carousel
Hollywood (featuring Penguin Prison) (If you don’t know RAC, get to know them. There’s another mix by them two tracks from this.)	RAC
Empty Streets (I’m not sure if this is a favorite of mine or not. I like the fact that it’s fresh, though, not like everything else that’s popular right now.)	Ghost Beach
Everybody Knows (RAC Mix) (Mm, mm. Some good Legend to groove to.)	John Legend
Big Easy ft. G-Eazy (Love the horns in this. Great ensemble.)	Brando
The Knowing (This song makes me want to direct the most epic short film EVER… It just sounds “epic” to me.)	Sahab.
The Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix) (I just found this earlier today, and wow! I like it a lot. Some really cool dubstep in the middle of a great song.)	Band Of Horses
New Theory (RAC Mix) (You catching my drift yet? RAC is pretty dang cool. I like what they’ve done with this one.)	Washed Out
Last Time Ft. Matthew Gage (I hope you’re still with me, I know this has definitely been a long list. You probably haven’t heard of G-Scott. But this song is incredible. Put it in some headphones and just breathe with it.)	G-Scott

June (Playlist)

My, my, my. It's been quite some time... Sorry readers. Now that I'm technically working three jobs, it's hard for me to keep up with the smaller, more enjoyable parts of my life.
But I promise, you'll love my June playlist. I can't really decide what to call it (usually I have witty names for my monthly playlists) but I honestly couldn't decide on one. So I'm just going to call it June. Simple, yes, but June is such a great month... Maybe that's just the point. This last month has been really interesting, but enjoyable. I'm thankful for the people that are currently prominent in my life, and a thanks to the friend that showed me a lot of the music in this playlist.
Anyhow, I know some of the songs here aren't brand new, but it's what I've downloaded and obsessed over for the past month. The variety of music here is pretty wide, lots of hip hop, dubstep, and indie alternative too. And remember, anything you haven't heard of on here can just be Google searched or found on YouTube. Anything in green is a must-download and is amazing enough that everyone needs to hear it. Hope everyone's summer has been good so far. I know mine has.

 




JUNE

Swim Good	Frank Ocean
Don't Care About Anything	Alex Winston
Dearest	The Black Keys
Morning Thought	Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Headlong Into the Abyss	We Are Augustines
Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall	Coldplay
Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)	Portugal. The Man
Up Up Up	Givers
Everlasting Light	The Black Keys
Next Girl	The Black Keys
Howlin' For You	The Black Keys
Super Bass (feat Ester Dean)	Nicki Minaj
Back Seat	New Boyz feat Dev
Tonight Tonight	Hot Chelle Rae
Cat Daddy (Starring Chris Brown)	The Rej3ctz
I Can Transform Ya (feat. Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz)	Chris Brown
Young Forever	The Ready Set
Boyfriend	Big Time Rush feat Snoop Dogg
E.T. Feels Starry Eyed	Kap Slap [Ellie Goulding vs. Bill Posters vs. Modestep vs. Stellamara & NiT GriT vs. Mary O'Hara vs. Empire Of The Sun vs. Chris Brown & Busta Rhymes vs. Xilent vs. Feed Me]
Last Friday Night	Katy Perry
Outta Your Mind (Feat LMFAO)	Lil Jon
Fix Up, Look Sharp	Dizzee Rascal
Outrun The Sun	Madcon feat. MaadMoiselle
Talk That	Lil Wayne Feat. T-Pain
Top of The World	The Cataracs
She's Hearing Voices	Bloc Party
Shades Off [Radio Edit]	X & Hell
2 PIECE (So Cosmo)	The Midi Mafia
Country Shit (Remix)	Big K.R.I.T. ft Ludacris, Bun
Buzzin' (Remix)	Mann ft. 50 Cent
I Can't Behave Myself	Deadmau5 ft. Neon Hitch
The Book Report	Dylan Owen
Can You Feel It	Sublime With Rome Ft Wiz Khalifa
Angels & Demons	KiD CuDi
Crave You (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)	Flight Facilities
I'd Lie	Taylor Swift
Music Talking (Fred Falke Remix)	Roland Clark And The Montanas
Summertime Music	Shwayze & Cisco
Love Letter	Shwayze
Good Feeling	Flo Rida
Shake Senora Remix (ft. T-Pain, Sean Paul, & Ludacris)	Pitbull
Last Friday Night	Sex Ray Vision
Freeze	Paper Diamond
Kiss	Norwegian Recycling
Pretty Lights vs Summertime	Pretty Lights
Stereo Hearts Mashup	Collin McLoughlin