The Science Of The "Summer Record"
A discussion with a fellow classmate last night brought up the interesting subject of “summer records.” I’d never really thought of it because it almost always comes to me naturally, but I realized I didn’t have one either.
Just what makes a summer album anyway? It’s that one single album (or in some cases, a single band, which expands into “summer band”) that can carry you throughout the entire summer. And not only that, but it’s timeless, arguably applicable through multiple summers. Because let’s face it, we’re not that young anymore.
I, like so many others, spend most of my summers working with occasional time off when I can grab it. Not to mention summer school, a necessary option for the frantic graduate student on the go like me. Gone are the summers of hanging out all day at the beach, doing nothing all day and hanging out at the deli, or bar or in some lover’s hideaway thinking you’re oh-so-smart and clever all night.
