Memorial Day is here!!!! And though the solstice is still almost a month away, for many summer starts NOW.

For years I didn’t care for summer, instead preferring the relative privacy of fall and its layers of fashion. Yet as I get older and more comfortable with my body – flaws and all – I’m finally embracing the ape-shittery that is summertime. From now on, flip flops and spaghetti straps are daily style supplies.

Speaking of supplies, the years hottest season definitely needs a stead supply of good music. Right now my mind is lost in fantasies of island getaways. Accordingly, I present the following playlist.