Opinion: Sounds of Summer 2025 (Staff Picks)
We asked our team what songs have been powering their summer, and here’s what made the cut!
By Julia Girdharry
From TikTok bangers to hidden gems, these are the tracks that kept our staff moving all summer long.
We’ve rounded up a playlist that captures the spirit of late nights, road trips, and poolside hangs. Plug in, press play, and let summer live on long after the temperature starts to drop.
Lady Gaga – AbracadabraRosé & Bruno Mars – APT
Krissy, Shanon – Yes We Deh
Bad Bunny – NUEVAYOL
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Naya Ali, Dominique Fils- Aimé – Freedom Creepin’
Kesha – Red Flag
flipturn – Swim Between Trees
Tame Impala – End of Summer
HAIM – Relationships
Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For My Hand
Fujii Kaze – Love Like This
ROLE MODEL – Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
Aminé – Arc de Triomphe
Disco Lines, Tinashe – No Broke Boys
Love Affair – Everlasting Love
Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous
Doechii – Anxiety
Saya Gray – H.B.W
Cage The Elephant – Cold Cold Cold
Morgan Wallen – Miami
Rosalía ft. Ralphie Choo – Omega
Avril Lavigne – Bitchin’ Summer
Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
Tim Hicks – Tequila Gold
Yung Kai – Blue
Rob Thomas – Hard to Be Happy
Justin Bieber – Things You Do
Echo & the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
Good Charlotte – Rejects
Ramones – Rockaway Beach
Shinedown – Three Six Five
Sleep Token – Gethsemane
Superheaven – Numb to What Is Real
Audioslave – Like a Stone
Incubus – Wish You Were Here
Blackbraid – Barefoot Ghost Dance on Blood Soaked Soil
The Dirty Nil – Gallop of the Hounds
Enjoy the “Sounds of Summer (2025)” edition of our Fresh Off The Press playlist. Listen via the player below or click here to head over to the app: