Opinion: Sounds of Summer 2022 (Staff Picks)
By Simon Daley
Looking for recommendations for your next BBQ playlist? We asked 20 members of our international team to pick their favorite sounds of summer 2022.
Summer is a season of sun, sport, vacations and the activity we look forward to for nine months of the year… BBQs! Be it a standard backyard grill sesh, a cookout in the park or a late-summer pool party, a well-curated playlist is a must! Since we have an international team with an eclectic range of music tastes, we asked 20 staff members to recommend their favorite song of this summer… and here’s what they chose.
Ashley (Sales | Toronto) – GINGE – Jewels in the Night
Released: July 2022 / Label: Gillionaires
Krissy (Production | Toronto) – The Birthday Massacre – Like Fear, Like Love
Released: February 2022 / Label: Metropolis Records
Candice (Sales | Burlington) – Lojay x Sarz x Chris Brown – Monalisa
Released: May 2022 / Label: Metallic Music
Liz (Production | Toronto) – PUP – Totally Fine
Released: April 2022 / Label: Universal Music
Sam (Sales | Los Angeles) – Aldous Harding – She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain
Released: March 2022 / Label: 4AD
Sarai (Production | Toronto) – Aluna & Jayda G – Mine O’ Mine
Released: April 2022 / Label: Mad Decent
Joel (Production | Burlington) – Drugdealer – Madison
Released: June 2022 / Label: Mexican Summer
Lavinia (Production | Toronto) – PinkPantheress – All my friends know – Anz Remix
Released: January 2022 / Label: Parlophone
Felipe (Sales | Los Angeles) – Bobby Oroza – Make Me Believe
Released: June 2022 / Label: Big Crown Records
Simon (Marketing | Toronto) – Super Yamba Band – Wo Nkoa Na Mendo (feat. Osei Korankye)
Released: March 2022 / Label: Ubiquity Recordings
Wing (Production | Toronto) – Steve Lacy – Give You the World
Released: July 2022 / Label: Sony Music Entertainment
Max (Sales | Los Angeles) – The Midnight – Heartbeat
Released: June 2022 / Label: Counter Records
Christopher (Graphics | Toronto) – Sister Ray – Visions
Released: May 2022 / Label: Royal Mountain Records
Leanna (Production | Burlington) – Ellie Goulding – Easy Love (feat. Big Sean)
Released: July 2022 / Label: Universal Music
Chris (Sales | New York) – Anthony Naples & DJ Python – Entouré
Released: June 2022 / Label: Air Texture
Billy (Graphics | Toronto) – Wet Leg – Angelica
Released: April 2022 / Label: Domino Recording Co.
Paul (Sales | Toronto) – Rosalía – Bizcochito
Released: March 2022 / Label: Columbia Records
Sayaka (Graphics | Toronto) – Cat Power – These Days
Released: January 2022 / Label: Domino Recording Co.
Petra (HR | Burlington) – Burna Boy – Cloak & Dagger (feat. J Hus)
Released: July 2022 / Label: Atlantic
Rachel (Production | Toronto) – Ginger Root – Loneliness
Released: June 2022 / Label: Acrophase Records
Enjoy the selections above in a “Sounds of Summer” edition of the Fresh Off The Press playlist. Listen via the player below or click here to head over to the app:
Illustrations by Jacopo Severitano.