The Culture Gabfest "Summer Strut" Mixtape

The Slate Culture Gabfest's listeners nominate the best summer songs to kick-start your day.

Disc One
"Coney Island," by Good Old War
"No Sleep," by Wiz Khalifa
"Come Closer," by Miles Kane
"T-Shirt Weather," by The Lucksmiths
"You're Goin' Miss Your Candyman," by Terry Callier
"The Blues Are Still Blue," by Belle and Sebastian
"It's Thunder and It's Lightning," by We Were Promised Jetpacks
"Truth," by Alexander
"Brand New Key," by the Dollyrots
"Peg," by Steely Dan
"Pumped Up Kicks," by Foster the People
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues," by Eels
"Coffeeshop Soundtrack," by All Time Low
"Naked Kids," by Grouplove
"Bonafied Lovin'," by Chromeo
"Rubies and Rocks," by Mirah & Thao
"Stone Rollin'," by Raphael Saadiq
"This Love Is Fucking Right!" by the Pains of Being Pure at Heart
"Indoorsy," by Baths
"Take Me Over," by Cut Copy

Disc Two
"Summer Bonfire," by Great Lakes Myth Society
"I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim Radio Edit)," by Groove Armada
"Millionaire (feat. André 3000)," by Kelis
"Get Down Moses," by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
"Huepajé," by Bomba Estéreo
"Till the World Ends," by Britney Spears
"I Wanna Know Girls," by Portastatic
"7/4 (Shoreline)," by Broken Social Scene
"I Let It Go," by the Thermals
"Summertime," by the Sundays
"Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)," by Kid Cudi
"Today Is a Good Day (featuring Darina)," by MC Solaar
"Finger Poppin'," by Ike & Tina Turner
"Dancing On My Own," by Robyn
"Second Song," by TV on the Radio
"Intimate Secretary," by the Raconteurs
"Sufrir," by Javiera Mena
"Whirring," by the Joy Formidable

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