What Your Favorite Summer 2016 LP Says About What You Did
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# What Your Favorite Summer 2016 LP Says About What You Did
One of music's most endearing universal aspects is its ability to
bookmark specific periods in life and transport you back to the vibe of
an era gone by. So if you listened to a very sad album all summer, you
were probably in a different state of mind than someone who spent these
warmer months blasting the Beach Boys. We used that logic to construct a
retrospective look at some of the most prominent releases from summer
2016 and extrapolate what their listeners did these past few months.
## 1. Drake, *Views* (Republic/Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money)
As a kid, summer seemed full of potential and adventure, but it's
totally lost its special magic now that you have to work through it like
any other season. These days your life is full of common problems that
cause you a lot of anguish, and although you complained about your
mundane struggles too much, your friends still love you for
orchestrating a few epic outings that you can't remember but you'll
never forget.
{: .p1}
## 2. Metronomy, *Summer 08* (Because
Well, clearly you spent the summer thinking about a past summer that
kicked ass.
{: .p1}
[Metronomy - Summer 08 (Full Album)][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
## 3. Arca, *Entrañas* (Not On Label)
You worked hard all summer at your first internship in the fashion
industry, where you were turned on to cutting-edge art/clothing stores
like [Darklands][2]{: target="_blank"} in Berlin. Summer was a blur
of catered cocktail parties, nightclubs in the Meatpacking District and
the last-last-last [Ghe20g0th1k][3]{: target="_blank"} parties.
{: .p1}
[SoundCloud Track (272148051)][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
## 4. Eric Copeland, *Black Bubblegum* (DFA)
You were probably drinking beer at squat parties and smoking cigarettes
in your junker car as you drove around town with your friends, who live
in an antique shop that's really just a loft filled with dilapidated old
furniture.
{: .p1}
[SoundCloud Track (267838102)][5]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
## 5. Jackmaster, *DJ-Kicks* (!K7)
You went to at least one of the big-but-still-kinda-underground [summer
festivals][6]{: target="_blank"}: Croatian beach
parties; [Sunwaves][7]{: target="_blank"}; Glastonbury; [Weather][8]{:
target="_blank"}; maybe even [Dekmantel][9]{: target="_blank"}. At some
point you definitely partied on a boat.
{: .p1}
## 6. Róisín Murphy, *Take Her Up To Monto* (PIAS)
[Take Her Up To Monto by Róisín Murphy][10]{: target="_blank"}
{: .bandcamp-link}
We're having trouble envisioning this one, to be honest. Did you take a
jewelry-making class this summer? Were you still listening to
[Róisín][11]{: target="_blank"}'s last album, *[Hairless Toys][12]{:
target="_blank"}*, as well?
## 7. Pauline Oliveros + Musiques Nouvelles, *Four Meditations/Sound Geometries* (Sub Rosa)
This summer you learned who Pauline Oliveros is.
{: .p1}
[YouTube Video (e\_AaUlhEdS0)][13]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
## 8. Clams Casino, *32 Levels* (Columbia)
You thought summer was going to be epic. You had plans to go to the
lake, rent a cabin with your friends for a long weekend and go on lots
of day trips. But then it rained a lot, and every time the sun did
shine, you didn't feel like going outside.
## 9. Aphex Twin, *Cheetah* (Warp)
You heard there was a new Aphex Twin release, so you got it.
## 10. Lolina, *Live In Paris* (Self-Released)
You started an Instagram account where you post original memes and
ugly-cry-face selfies, and a bunch of people from Tinder started
following you because they thought the girl in your profile pic was
really you.
{: .p1}
## 11. GAIKA, Security (Mixpak)
In early June you fell asleep listening to Skinny Puppy and the first
Tricky album, and when you woke up your brain couldn't process anything
else. Fortunately, those things are awesome.
[SoundCloud Track][14]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
## 12. Blood Orange, *Freetown Sound* (Domino)
The world is out of pocket right now---no question. All the bullshit and
evil has you feeling some type of way. In fact, you haven't felt this
righteously furious since Azealia Banks cried on Hot 97.
## 13. Dengue Dengue Dengue!, *Siete Raices* (Enchufada)
You went backpacking in third-world countries, but you didn't do any
charity work.
[Dengue Dengue Dengue! - Simiolo][15]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
## 14. Radiohead, *A Moon Shaped Pool* (XL)
You went to a concert for the first time since becoming a parent.
[Radiohead - Burn The Witch][16]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
## 15. Floorpan, *Victorious* (M-Plant)
You can't stand gospel---or religion, perhaps---but every time you heard
"The Heavens And The Earth", you lost your shit and found yourself
praying the Lord's name. You're a better human being now, but you still
hate gospel music.
[Floorplan - Tell You No Lie \[M-PLANT\]][17]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"}
## 16. Marquis Hawkes, *Social Housing* (Houndstooth)
You got in a lot of arguments with your friends about whether political
correctness is ruining the world, and the point of your summer art
project was to be provocative. If you're a man---which you are---you
probably posted daily Facebook statuses about why Hillary Clinton is
evil, and you definitely lectured women on why they shouldn't vote for
her.
[SoundCloud Track][18]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
## 17. Huerco S., *For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Of You Who Have)* (Proibito)
You were sleepy and stoned, probably with a snuggly bae---and once you
finally outgrew your FOMO, you were able to enjoy it.
[Huerco S. - Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who
Have)][19]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
## 18. Autechre, *elseq 1-5* (Warp)
When you looked at your bank statement, you noticed that your
[subscription to *Wire*][20]{: target="_blank"} was automatically
renewed again.
## 18. Raime, *Tooth* (Blackest Ever Black)
You bought a lot of black clothes and stood in line at Berghain, but you
were rejected right when the pill kicked in. This album is the only
thing that helped you make it home.
[Raime - Dead Heat][21]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
## 19. Frank Ocean, *Boys Don't Cry*
## 20. Beyoncé, *Lemonade* (Parkwood Entertainment)
[This][22]{: target="_blank"}.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJaQs_AAfMs
[2]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/step-inside-darklands-the-berghain-of-shopping/
[3]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/venus-x-on-the-origins-and-future-of-ghe20g0th1k/
[4]: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/272148051
[5]: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/267838102
[6]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/summer-2016-festival-map/
[7]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/sunwaves-festival-2016-review/
[8]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/paris-weather-festival-heres/
[9]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/dekmantel-2016-review/
[10]: http://roisinmurphy.bandcamp.com/album/take-her-up-to-monto
[11]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/tv/watch-roisin-murphy-perform-in-cologne/
[12]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/this-is-why-roisin-murphy-doesnt-give-a-fuck-anymore/
[13]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_AaUlhEdS0
[14]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/210359623
[15]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi49IeO01lk
[16]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI2oS2hoL0k
[17]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_uY1Z1dljU
[18]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/215570728
[19]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cc-0beyRXE
[20]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/collectable-club-kids-three/
[21]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsySGnkK4Vs
[22]: http://desperatetexters.tumblr.com/
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text: '<p>One of music’s most endearing universal aspects is its ability to bookmark specific periods in life and transport you back to the vibe of an era gone by. So if you listened to a very sad album all summer, you were probably in a different state of mind than someone who spent these warmer months blasting the Beach Boys. We used that logic to construct a retrospective look at some of the most prominent releases from summer 2016 and extrapolate what their listeners did these past few months.</p><h2>1. Drake, <i>Views</i> (Republic/Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money)</h2><p class="p1">As a kid, summer seemed full of potential and adventure, but it’s totally lost its special magic now that you have to work through it like any other season. These days your life is full of common problems that cause you a lot of anguish, and although you complained about your mundane struggles too much, your friends still love you for orchestrating a few epic outings that you can’t remember but you’ll never forget.</p><h2>2. Metronomy, <i>Summer 08</i> (Because</h2><p class="p1">Well, clearly you spent the summer thinking about a past summer that kicked ass.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJaQs_AAfMs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Metronomy - Summer 08 (Full Album)</a></p><h2>3. Arca, <i>Entrañas</i> (Not On Label)</h2><p class="p1">You worked hard all summer at your first internship in the fashion industry, where you were turned on to cutting-edge art/clothing stores like <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/step-inside-darklands-the-berghain-of-shopping/" target="_blank">Darklands</a> in Berlin. Summer was a blur of catered cocktail parties, nightclubs in the Meatpacking District and the last-last-last <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/venus-x-on-the-origins-and-future-of-ghe20g0th1k/" target="_blank">Ghe20g0th1k</a> parties.</p><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/272148051" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track (272148051)</a></p><h2>4. Eric Copeland, <i>Black Bubblegum</i> (DFA)</h2><p class="p1">You were probably drinking beer at squat parties and smoking cigarettes in your junker car as you drove around town with your friends, who live in an antique shop that’s really just a loft filled with dilapidated old furniture.</p><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/267838102" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track (267838102)</a></p><h2>5. Jackmaster, <i>DJ-Kicks</i> (!K7)</h2><p class="p1">You went to at least one of the big-but-still-kinda-underground <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/summer-2016-festival-map/" target="_blank">summer festivals</a>: Croatian beach parties; <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/sunwaves-festival-2016-review/" target="_blank">Sunwaves</a>; Glastonbury; <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/paris-weather-festival-heres/" target="_blank">Weather</a>; maybe even <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/dekmantel-2016-review/" target="_blank">Dekmantel</a>. At some point you definitely partied on a boat.</p><h2>6. Róisín Murphy, <i>Take Her Up To Monto</i> (PIAS)</h2><p class="bandcamp-link"><a href="http://roisinmurphy.bandcamp.com/album/take-her-up-to-monto" target="_blank">Take Her Up To Monto by Róisín Murphy</a></p><p>We’re having trouble envisioning this one, to be honest. Did you take a jewelry-making class this summer? Were you still listening to <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/tv/watch-roisin-murphy-perform-in-cologne/" target="_blank">Róisín</a>‘s last album, <em><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/this-is-why-roisin-murphy-doesnt-give-a-fuck-anymore/" target="_blank">Hairless Toys</a></em>, as well?</p><h2>7. Pauline Oliveros + Musiques Nouvelles, <i>Four Meditations/Sound Geometries</i> (Sub Rosa)</h2><p class="p1">This summer you learned who Pauline Oliveros is.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_AaUlhEdS0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube Video (e_AaUlhEdS0)</a></p><h2>8. Clams Casino, <i>32 Levels</i> (Columbia)</h2><p>You thought summer was going to be epic. You had plans to go to the lake, rent a cabin with your friends for a long weekend and go on lots of day trips. But then it rained a lot, and every time the sun did shine, you didn’t feel like going outside.</p><h2>9. Aphex Twin, <i>Cheetah</i> (Warp)</h2><p>You heard there was a new Aphex Twin release, so you got it.</p><h2>10. Lolina, <i>Live In Paris</i> (Self-Released)</h2><p class="p1">You started an Instagram account where you post original memes and ugly-cry-face selfies, and a bunch of people from Tinder started following you because they thought the girl in your profile pic was really you.</p><h2>11. GAIKA, Security (Mixpak)</h2><p>In early June you fell asleep listening to Skinny Puppy and the first Tricky album, and when you woke up your brain couldn’t process anything else. Fortunately, those things are awesome.</p><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/210359623" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><h2>12. Blood Orange, <i>Freetown Sound</i> (Domino)</h2><p>The world is out of pocket right now—no question. All the bullshit and evil has you feeling some type of way. In fact, you haven’t felt this righteously furious since Azealia Banks cried on Hot 97.</p><h2>13. Dengue Dengue Dengue!, <i>Siete Raices</i> (Enchufada)</h2><p>You went backpacking in third-world countries, but you didn’t do any charity work.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi49IeO01lk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dengue Dengue Dengue! - Simiolo</a></p><h2>14. Radiohead, <i>A Moon Shaped Pool</i> (XL)</h2><p>You went to a concert for the first time since becoming a parent.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI2oS2hoL0k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Radiohead - Burn The Witch</a></p><h2>15. Floorpan, <i>Victorious</i> (M-Plant)</h2><p>You can’t stand gospel—or religion, perhaps—but every time you heard “The Heavens And The Earth”, you lost your shit and found yourself praying the Lord’s name. You’re a better human being now, but you still hate gospel music.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_uY1Z1dljU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Floorplan - Tell You No Lie [M-PLANT]</a></p><h2>16. Marquis Hawkes, <i>Social Housing</i> (Houndstooth)</h2><p>You got in a lot of arguments with your friends about whether political correctness is ruining the world, and the point of your summer art project was to be provocative. If you’re a man—which you are—you probably posted daily Facebook statuses about why Hillary Clinton is evil, and you definitely lectured women on why they shouldn’t vote for her.</p><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/215570728" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><h2>17. Huerco S., <i>For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Of You Who Have)</i> (Proibito)</h2><p>You were sleepy and stoned, probably with a snuggly bae—and once you finally outgrew your FOMO, you were able to enjoy it.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cc-0beyRXE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Huerco S. - Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)</a></p><h2>18. Autechre, <i>elseq 1-5</i> (Warp)</h2><p>When you looked at your bank statement, you noticed that your <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/collectable-club-kids-three/" target="_blank">subscription to <em>Wire</em></a> was automatically renewed again.</p><h2>18. Raime, <i>Tooth</i> (Blackest Ever Black)</h2><p>You bought a lot of black clothes and stood in line at Berghain, but you were rejected right when the pill kicked in. This album is the only thing that helped you make it home.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsySGnkK4Vs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raime - Dead Heat</a></p><h2>19. Frank Ocean, <i>Boys Don’t Cry</i></h2><h2>20. Beyoncé, <i>Lemonade</i> (Parkwood Entertainment)</h2><p><a href="http://desperatetexters.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">This</a>.</p>'
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# What Your Favorite Summer 2016 LP Says About What You Did One of music's most endearing universal aspects is its ability to bookmark specific periods in life and transport you back to the vibe of an era gone by. So if you listened to a very sad album all summer, you were probably in a dif...
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So if you listened to a very sad album all summer, you were probably in a different state of mind than someone who spent these warmer months blasting the Beach Boys. We used that logic to construct a retrospective look at some of the most prominent releases from summer 2016 and extrapolate w...
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These days your life is full of common problems that cause you a lot of anguish, and although you complained about your mundane struggles too much, your friends still love you for orchestrating a few epic outings that you can't remember but you'll never forget. {: .p1} . ## 2. Metronom...
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Metronomy, *Summer 08* (Because Well, clearly you spent the summer thinking about a past summer that kicked ass. {: .p1} [Metronomy - Summer 08 (Full Album)][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} . ## 3. Arca, *Entrañas* (Not On Label) You worked hard all summer at your first inter...
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Summer was a blur of catered cocktail parties, nightclubs in the Meatpacking District and the last-last-last [Ghe20g0th1k][3]{: target="_blank"} parties. {: .p1} [SoundCloud Track (272148051)][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} . ## 4. Eric Copeland, *Black Bubblegum* (DFA) Y...
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Eric Copeland, *Black Bubblegum* (DFA) You were probably drinking beer at squat parties and smoking cigarettes in your junker car as you drove around town with your friends, who live in an antique shop that's really just a loft filled with dilapidated old furniture. {: .p1} [SoundCloud Track (2...
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At some point you definitely partied on a boat. {: .p1} . ## 6. Róisín Murphy, *Take Her Up To Monto* (PIAS) [Take Her Up To Monto by Róisín Murphy][10]{: target="_blank"} {: .bandcamp-link} We're having trouble envisioning this one, to be honest. Did you take a jewelry-making class this summe...
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Did you take a jewelry-making class this summer. Were you still listening to [Róisín][11]{: target="_blank"}'s last album, *[Hairless Toys][12]{: target="_blank"}*, as well. ## 7. Pauline Oliveros + Musiques Nouvelles, *Four Meditations/Sound Geometries* (Sub Rosa) This summer you learned who Pa...
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Pauline Oliveros + Musiques Nouvelles, *Four Meditations/Sound Geometries* (Sub Rosa) This summer you learned who Pauline Oliveros is. {: .p1} [YouTube Video (e\_AaUlhEdS0)][13]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} . ## 8. Clams Casino, *32 Levels* (Columbia) You thought summer was go...
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You had plans to go to the lake, rent a cabin with your friends for a long weekend and go on lots of day trips. But then it rained a lot, and every time the sun did shine, you didn't feel like going outside. ## 9. Aphex Twin, *Cheetah* (Warp) You heard there was a new Aphex Twin release, so...
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