beach party!

I've always been attracted to summery music! Since my radio show Take a Run at the Sun was all about fun in the sun, I had a lot to pull from for this mix. So I tried to focus it as much as possible: here's a set of songs perfect for barbecues, bonfires, and babes.


1. Sleigh Bells - Ring Ring (demo version)
2. Atlas Sound - Doctor (Five Discs cover)
3. Wendy Rene - BBQ
4. Jens Lekman - Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill
5. Best Coast - Sun Was High (So Was I)
6. Carnivores - Shark Teeth
7. The Golden Boys - Older Than You
8. The Clean - Beatnik
9. Episode Six - Incense
10. Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Olufeme
11. Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
12. Meshugga Beach Party - Shalom Alechem
13. The Ventures - Green Hornet Theme
14. The Zookeepers - Arnold Palmer
15. Harlem - Poolside
16. The Ultras - Straight Arrow (Davie's Theme)
17. The Rumblers - Summertime Blues
18. The Goldentones - Outbound
19. RNA - Spanish Bombs (The Clash cover)
20. Annette Funicello - Luau Cha-cha-cha
21. Novos Baianos - Swing de Campo Grande
22. tUnE-yArDs - Fiya

Download my mix >>here!<<

If you hold it up to your ear, you can hear the ocean.


PS: If you insist on doing a pool party instead of a beach party, this song is really all you need. Play it, and you'll have an abundance of food, and girls, and more food...and Mike Taruto will be there.

Pool Party, Bro

I made this mix with the idea that it can be played in the background while you're lying on a chaise lounge hanging out with a few friends, frozen alcoholic beverage in hand. Maybe a dancier song pops up and you do a little dance by the poolside, no bigs. So yeah, my mix is not going to be played in any super rager/PARTY anytime soon. However, if you're looking for a more relaxed beach mix, this is for you. A lot of ~favorites~ and summer jams. Listen to it in this order for MAXIMUM DOPENESS. I hope you enjoy this!
Download here.
1. Beck: E-Pro
2. Black Kids: I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
3. Passion Pit: Little Secrets
4. The Cure: Just Like Heaven
5. The Bird and the Bee: Maneater
6. Best Coast: When I'm With You
7. Dum Dum Girls: Jail La La
8. caUSE Co-MOTION!: Falling Again
9. Happy Birthday: Girls FM
10. The Drums: Let's Go Surfing
11. Fool's Gold: Surprise Hotel
12. Taken By Trees: My Boys
13. Camera Obscura: French Navy
14. The Blow: Parenthesis
15. Beach House: Lover of Mine
16. Flosstradamus: Big Bills (feat. Caroline Polachek)
17. Annie: Helpless Fool For Love (Patrick Wolf Remix)
18. Architecture in Helsinki: Heart it Races
19. Beyoncé: Crazy in Love (feat. Jay Z)
20. Yeasayer: O.N.E.
21. Coconut Records: Nighttiming
21. Phoenix: Lisztomania