trey's summer playlist

salright you guys, here is the first part of what i hope can be a weekly feature where we find out what we all listen listen to when the weather gets hotter, the days get longer, and the clothes get breezier. of course i started off with a realllllllllllll easy pick, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's Summertime. just listen to that barbecue ready chorus and sunset inviting beat. oooohhhhhweeee so sweet!

i know this is a song i likely shouldn't like, being a dude and all, but in reality i loved that whole record they call futuresex/lovesounds -- there was a lot of really groundbreaking stuff on that record and this song is time we hear the lethal combo of JT & TI. love the laziness.

Justin Timberlake - My Love
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i love this song, it might just be the cheeriest thing to have ever been sung by swedes, which is saying something. i love how the band members (at this point there were 29!) just appear out of nowhere and make it a big huge sing along.

i remember in tenth grade when my friend graham used this song in his credits for his flash project on don quixote. before then i could take or leave this song, but its a wicked fun and furious cover of such a smooth song. nearly raunchy bassline, man i love that bassline.

y'all haters need to shush it on that gossip. i really do get pretty happy whenever i hear a new track by missy elliot, her creative presence made rap fun and playful in an era where the genre sure seemed like a lot of people to be going downhill. by the way, them girl dancers, BADASS

this song is simpy too sweet, too perfectly instrumented and too awesome not to love. and i don't know that this is actually a depeche mode song, anyone know for sure?

man i love el guincho, everything he does just feels so lighthearted even at its saddest. kind of like drinking sangria! i think what amazes me is how he almost makes these musical jokes, or at least i think he does. LA LA LA LAAAAAAAAAA

honestly, i can't think of a song that has a more perfect chorus to is, its really the perfect summer song, with the perfect summer time escapist story behind it. the song is actually based on an elderly couple from salado texas simply driving away instead of going to a nearby famiy reunion. they never got there, but we instead found in arkansas some days later at the bottom of a canyon. sad, but really kinda really cool don't you think?

this might be the happiest song i've ever thought was happy but was actually kinda sad. it is to be played at my funeral, and i love how the first line is an ode to another summertime classic. enjoy!

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first up is maddecents fan vid of the week, no idea who did it. But speaking of sunny days....

aa247 sesame street edit from aaron meola on Vimeo.

apparently they know who did it, as do i. fantastic song right? recognize it from lazy pixel?

next up is an unusually spirited live number from jens lekman, sing along without a smile, i dare you, I DARE YOU. it should be noted that this is a cover of "your beat kicks back like death" by scout niblett.

finally is something that is long overdue. SHARKS. MURDEROUS track by the former test icicles.

Trey Burke I love you, but you're bringing me down

i think it should be rather well known amongst friends that i am a giant jens (yens) lekman fan. he is funny, sincere, and a master at crafting catchy melodies. but instead of giving you an original tune, i'll give you a tune you've likely heard whether you remember it or not. but it's also a song he schmaltzes the crap out of with nearly nasaly croons and impossibly dry delivery.

Jens Lekman - You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon Cover)

next is a song by someone who was recently on the blog, eugene mcguinness. this crafty briton is doing much to earn your attention, but he just isn't getting it. that's a crime, pro bono. i will be sharing with you a track off the record "the early learnings of eugene mcguinness" that shows you his more childish, softer side. recommended!

Eugene McGuinness - Bold Street

here's a mississippi dude writing a song for a sally from brooklyn. well, its really about his inadequacies in getting bodies moving. its really an art no one has perfected. but dent may is well on his way towards perfecting the art of making living in a double wide awesome (apparently he may have moved out of said double wide) and songwriting (in fact, this is pretty clearly the theme of this entry, KICKASS LYRICISTS). Definately check out his forthcoming album released this tuesday. furthermore, thanks to nathan bedsole for mentally birthing this whole entry earlier this morning. we will be linking to his radio show soon enough when it makes more sense timewise.

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukelele - You Can't Force A Dance Party

This is the final, and definately oddest song on this entry. it's a cover of man on the moon by REM by shout out louds. it doesn't really sound like either REM or shout out louds, but really a cape cod kwassa kwassa remix of something. with that in mind this is an oddly satisfying cover. good stuff.

Shout Out Louds - Man On the Moon (REM Cover)

you might be surprised

you might be surprised to learn pyroglyphics has a softer side. and not just a softer side like loving watching this puppy pass out into sleep while standing up on his cute little feetsies,

but we are also very fond of some of the other softer things, pyroglyphics loves emmy the great!

we also love the weee little ones, so we also love this here video

we all love the swede's! in particular a certain jens lekman! and very cute girls who play accordians.

as well as guys from texas who live in london and record in omaha.

this may or may not surprise you, but it is necessary.