Three New Songs for the Start of Summer

Summer shows up out of nowhere. The calendar flipped to July and, all at once, a whole wave of good new songs poured in. When they pile up like that, it's actually harder to know where to start. So I listened through everything and pulled just three that fit the season right now. The genres are different and each one suits a different hour of the day, but I wanted to tie all three together under one word: summer. Line up songs with different temperatures side by side, and you realize the same season can wear this many faces.

Two Daytime Songs That Open a Window

First up is BABYMONSTER's 'I LIKE IT'. Like its music video racing out over the water, the song itself feels like a window thrown open. That rush of air when you fling a window wide in a stuffy room — the coolness of it is right there in the sound. You don't have to go anywhere. Turn the volume up a little, open the window, and you're already on a road beside the sea. The giddy feeling of early summer carries over intact, which makes it the perfect first song to cue up in the morning.

Second is (G)I-DLE's 'Gimme Dat Love'. Set against a deep-red mansion, it carries a confidence made for hot nights. If the first song is a daytime breeze, this one is the heat that refuses to cool even after sundown. The rhythm moves like footsteps striding in without hesitation, so put it on when you need a boost or want to lift the mood in the evening, and your shoulders straighten on their own. It's a song for that stretch between day and night, when the heat climbs highest.

One Song for the Night After the Heat Fades

The third one has a completely different grain: Lee Sora's 'Summer Breeze'. For the night after the day's heat has faded, when you want to let your heart settle, this song is here. If the first two are about opening windows, this one is about quietly closing the door and leaving a single lamp on. The damp and the stillness particular to a summer night seep slowly into one voice. After a loud day, sometimes it's this kind of quiet you actually need. Instead of filling the room with flourish, it carries you toward the space it leaves empty, which makes it good to listen to alone at night.

Just give it a listen, trust me. Summer isn't only the season of loud songs. The crispness of daytime and the hush of night both fit inside a single day, so pick by the temperature of the moment, like changing clothes to match the weather. Dropping all three into one playlist and letting them flow with the hours is another way to go. Do that, and summer just might slip past in the order of these three songs.

Discovery Note

The first two for daytime, the last one for night. Choose by the temperature of the day. BABYMONSTER and (G)I-DLE for the commute or a midday walk, Lee Sora for the night just before you turn off the light. Even within the same summer, morning and midnight wear entirely different faces — you'll feel it when you hear all three side by side. Today, start with the one song that fits this exact hour.