# Summer Songs Mixtape – Barcelona, Flaming Lips, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, White Wires, The Pass, Art Brut, Film School, The Church - Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2011/08/s-25-mix-summer-fades-playlist-mixtape/ - Published: 2011-08-27T17:48:53-04:00 - Author: Max Hammer It’s still kind of hard to believe that summer will turn to autumn in the next few weeks. For many kids and teens, the first day of school marks the end of summer. For adults, Labor Day weekend usually marks the end of summer. Whatever the case, it has gone by way too fast. Remember when you were a kid and summer felt like it lasted forever? For millions of people, music is as symbolic of summer time as baseball, hot dogs and trips to the beach. No matter your age, music has always been part of the culture of summer – whether it means spinning golden oldies of summers past at a barbecue; sharing new, but lesser-known, summer-theme tracks from obscure artists with others; listening to a radio station countdown of the top 200 songs of all time;  going to a concert or festival with friends. As you may know, we put out quite a few summer mixes this summer (see below), and currently working on a couple of others, in addition to today’s mix. The future mixes will include one more generic summer songs mix, plus a mellow summer songs mix to symbolize the waning energy of the summer sun. #### 2011 Summer-Themed Playlist Mixes * [Songs for Summer Mix](https://indierockcafe.com/2011/06/s-25-mix-songs-summer-2011-vol-miniboone-syndicate-apples-stereo-beach-fossils-hellogoodbye-brian-wilson-gorillaz-kinks/)– Blackbird Blackbird, Brian Wilson, AM Syndicate, Apples in Stereo, Kinks, Beach Fossils * [Best Beach Songs Mixtape](https://indierockcafe.com/2011/07/beach-day-songs-beach-wavves-vaccines-coast-truise-mazes-triptides-film-school-avett-brothers-kinks-libertines-radiohead/)– Wavves, The Vaccines, Best Coast, Com Truise, Mazes, Triptides, Film School, Kinks, Radiohead * [Songs For Fourth of July, Vol. I](https://indierockcafe.com/2011/07/songs-4th-july-mixtape/)– Songs for 4th of July Mixtape, Vol. I – The Stills, Pavement, The Shins, Elliott Smith, Tragically Hip, Animal Collective, Ray Charles Related Post:  Hot Heat Summer Songs - Annuals, Woodsman, Vampire Hands, SSLYBY, Women, ARMS, Blizten Trapper, Beck, Whalers –[ Songs For Fourth of July, Vol. II](https://indierockcafe.com/2011/07/songs-4th-july-mixtape-vol-ii/)– Paul Simon, Titus Andronicus, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Iron & Wine, Otis Redding, Sufjan Stevens “Summer Songs” – **Barcelona** from _Simon Basic_ (2006) [“Facing The Sun”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/treefightforsunlight-facingthesun.mp3)–** Trees Fight for Sunlight** from_ A Collection of Vibrations for Your Skull_ – Nov. 8th “It’s Summertime” – **Flaming Lips** from_ Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots_ (2002) ![jimihendrix](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/UltimateExperience.jpg" jimihendrix") “Long Hot Summer” – **Jimi Hendrix** from _The Ultimate Experience_ (1968) “Let’s Go to the Beach” – **White Wires** from _WWII_ (2010) “You Let Me Down (I Do Not Care for the Summer Sun)” – **Sweet Lights** for s/t 7″ “Treatment Of The Sun” – **The Pass** from _Burst_ (2010) ![Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2011/08/Mungo-Jerry-In-The-Summertime.jpg "Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime") “In The Summertime” – **Mungo Jerry** from _Mungo Jerry_ (1972) “Summer Job” –** Art Brut** from _Art Brut vs. Satan_ (2009) “Don’t Steal Our Sun” – **The Thrills** from _So Much For The City_ (2003) “Sun” – **Caribou** from _Swim_ (2010) ![brothertiger-vision-tunnels](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/brothertiger- vision-tunnels1.jpg "brothertiger-vision-tunnels") “Summer House” – **Brothertiger** from_ Vision Tunnels_ (2010) “Hello Sunshine” – **Super Furry Animals** from _Phantom Power_ (2003) “Black Sunbeams” – **The Spruce Campbells** from _Mosques, Museums, and Mausoleums_( 2010) “Sunshine” – **Keen Shay** from _Keen_ (2009) ![summerloneydear](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/dear-john.jpg "summerloneydear") “Summers” – **Loney Dear** from_ Dear John_ (2009) “The Sun Always Shines On TV” – **Tribeca** from _Kate-97_ (2002) “Sunburn Kids” – **Admiral Radley **from _I Heart California_ (2010) “Holidays In The Sun” – **Sex Pistols** from _Kiss This_ (1992) ![Manic_Street_Preachers](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Manic_Street_Preachers_- _Forever_Delayed.jpg "Manic_Street_Preachers") “You Stole The Sun From My Heart” – **Manic Street Preachers** from _Forever Delayed_( 2002) “Rainy Day” –** APB** from _Something To Believe In_ (1985) Related Post:  Labor Day 2011 Summer Mix - Turf War, Male Bonding, Crystal Antlers, Pavement, Husker Du, Modest Mouse, Travis, Wild Nothing “Sunny Day” – **Film School** from _Fission_ (2010) “Maximum Sunshine” –** Lynnfield Pioneers** from _Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology_ (1999) “Summer Heart” – **Blackbird Blackbird** from_ Summer Heart LP_ (2010) “Rainbow Silhouette Of The Milky Rain” – **Deerhoof** from _Milk Man_ (2004) “Summertime Blues” – **Eddie Cochran** from _Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time_ (1958) “Summertime Blues” (Eddie Cochran) –  **Joan Jett** from _Bad Reputation_ (1988) “Summersong” – **The Decemberists** from _The Crane’s Wife_ (2006) “The Waves At Night” – **Phosphorescent** from _Pride_ (2007) “Double Summer” – **The Chills **from _Heavenly Pop Hits: The Best of the Chills_( 1995) “Hot Hot Hot” (94′ Goodmen World Carnival Mix) – **DJ Arrow** from _DJ Companion Vol.02_ (1990) “Summer Cum” – **Avi Buffalo** from _Avi Buffalo_ (2010) “All Summer” – **Kid Cudi, Best Coast** and **Rostam Batmanglij** of Vampire Weekend from 7″ inch (2010) “Summer” – **The Church** from _Forget Yourself_ (2003) “Christmas All Summer Long” – **Deertick **from _Holy S**t It’s Christmas_ (2009) “I Don’t Need No Steam Heat” – **John Lee Hooker **from _Endless Boogie_ (1974) “Summer On The Westhill” – **Kings of Convenience** from _Quiet Is The New Loud_( 2001) “Here Comes The Sun” – **Wise Blood** from + (2010) Last summer, we compiled and published a massive summer songs mixtape series that still generates a bunch of traffic every month.