It’s been a while since I actually went into a store and picked up some new music that I could genuinely get excited about. It’s one of those feelings I remember I used to get nearly every single month when I was younger. I know I’m sounding like I’m 85 but it’s true. When I was at University the type of music I was into was exploding all around me. The Smashing Pumpkins were doing their thing, Dave Grohl had just released his Foo Fighter’s project. Rage Against the Machine were making such noise the world over. Play from Moby had just been released. Pearl Jam’s Yield returned them to their early form.

There was a vibrancy in all these albums. I guess I should have a top 100 albums you HAVE to own list, but this is all about the Summer Playlists. I always have a set of albums or music that defines any summer for me. Sometimes it’s actually by design, other times the music falls into my lap and it’s a great feeling. As I rev myself up to my first proper holiday since Athens 2004, I’m starting thinking about the summer playlist that’s going to define 2005.

So the albums that I’m looking forward to or have begun buying:

1. Morcheeba - The Antidote
2. Gorillaz - Demon Days
3. Billy Corgan - TheFutureEmbrace
4. Foo Fighters - In your Honor
5. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
6. Seether - Karma and Effect

What’s on your summer playlist?