Upgrade your summer playlist with these artists
Natalie Dean | Entertainment Editor
Summer is all about taking a load off and relaxing with a playlist that sets the mood, which is why it’s so important to find the latest jams. New music is released constantly on multiple platforms, and it can be difficult to stay up to date with all of the latest up-and-coming artists. Ranging from old favorites like Aly & AJ, twenty one pilots and St. Vincent, there’s more than one artist to add to the summertime playlist. Between Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube, music lovers everywhere can enjoy these albums released in May.
May 6:
- “Convocations” — Sufjan Stevens
May 7:
- “Ashlyn” — Ashe
- “a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun” — Aly & AJ
- “Better Mistakes” — Bebe Rexha
- “Blood Bunny” — Chloe Moriondo
- “Here And Now” — Kenny Chesney
- “Latest Record Project: Volume 1” — Van Morrison
- “The Marfa Tapes” — Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, Jon Randall
- “Tuck Me In EP” — boy pablo
- “Van Weezer” — Weezer
May 14:
- “Be Right Back” — Jorja Smith
- “Daddy’s Home” — St. Vincent
- “Delta Kream” — The Black Keys
- “High Dive” — Shaed
- “The Off-Season” — J. Cole
- “parallel universe pt.1” — Alania Castillo
- “Unbothered” — Lil Skies
- “Why No Why” — Mob Rich
May 21:
- “All I Know So Far: Setlist” — P!nk
- “Amidst the Chaos: Live at the Hollywood Bowl” — Sara Bareilles
- “Body Language” — Blake Shelton
- “Circle of Days” — Hippy Death Cult
- “Harmony House” — Dayglow
- “Long Lost” — Lord Huron
- “Nightmare on Elmfield Road” — CLOVES
- “Scaled and Icy” — twenty one pilots
- “Sour” — Olivia Rodrigo
- “WINK” — CHAI
May 28:
- “Are You Kidding?” — Nicole Millar
- “Bloom EP” — Of Mice and Men
- “Cavalcade” — black midi
- “Drinking With My Smoking Friends” — Allday
- “Hi” — Texas
- “Reprise” — Moby
- “The Resurrection” — Bugzy Malone
- “The Voice of the Heroes” — Lil Baby and Lil Durk
- “You Hear Georgia” — Blackberry Smoke
Contact the author at ndean17@wou.edu