Halfway through the summer and it is just becoming hot enough for sitting poolside with a good book and some good beats. Now that summer solstice is officially behind us, we can pull out our bikinis and floppy sun hats. It is the time during summer in which we need that extra motivation to start summer classes, or wake up early for that tedious summer job or internship.

To get you through the long summer day, I have composed a list of songs, new and old, to get you in the summer solstice mood. I don’t know about you, but there is nothing quite like driving down a quiet back road at night listening to some country, classic rock, or electric dance music at full volume. When the car vibrates with summer music, it reminds you why summer is the best season. That might be my favorite part of the summer. Sitting at the beach, plugged in with some great new music, with your toes in the water and the sand. And even when summer ends, you still have the music to remember all of the great memories you made and all the fun nights you spent enjoying the beautiful weather.

• Talking Body – Tove Lo
• The Passenger – Iggy Pop
• Peanut Butter Jelly – Galantis
• Lost You – Zeds Dead ft. Twin Shadow
• Post to Be– Omarion ft. Chris Brown and Jhene Aiko
• Knee Deep – Zac Brown Band
• Country in My Soul – Florida Georgia Line
• Gold in the Summertime – Matt Nathanson
• Let You Go – Chainsmokers
• Nothing Without Love – Nate Reuss
• Carolina – Slash
• Paris – Magic Man
• All My Friends Say – Luke Bryan
• Little Bit of Everything – Keith Urban
• Booze Cruise – Blackjack Billy
• Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
• Cheap Sunglasses – RAC
• Your Rocky Spine – Great Lake Swimmers
• Beer in Mexico – Kenny Chesney
• Say My Name – Odesza