Earlier this summer, legendary vocalist and guitarist Jack White released his most recent album, Frozen Charlotte, in July. Along with its 12 other songs is “Neighbors Blues,” a song infused with classic Blues rock throughout its entire runtime. “Neighbors Blues” is one of those songs that feels timeless and sounds like it has been around forever, not since July.
Every summer after June everyone begins to ask what the “song of the summer” is. For me, that is one of the most unfair questions, because their are too many to pick. Today, I want to take you through songs that we’ve highlighted before on the blog as well as a few new ones.
What if a message from outer space arrived on Earth after 100,000 years and the only thing the aliens wanted to tell us was to “get down”? That’s the strange premise behind “Get Down,” the newest single from Brooklyn alternative rock icons They Might Be Giants.
– Lindsay Gould, Music Coordinator When I first got into beabadoobee, it was through some of her softer songs like “Soren” and “Tired.” I love that…
Surprisingly, for me, one of my favorite songs that I have heard this summer has been “Yip Yip Yow” by Caroline Rose. It has everything you could ever want, with a slamming guitar riff, whooping drums and a kind of upbeat energy that you always associate with summer!
This week for our Pick of the Week, we have an amazingly powerful and raw song by Arlo Parks, “Beams.” On “Beams,” Parks becomes more vulnerable than perhaps she has ever been on one of her songs, as she takes us through years of her navigating her own mental health and the people around her.
Boston’s own Air Traffic Controller are back with the perfect summer anthem. Quietly making catchy indie pop for over a decade, the band is no stranger to creating the kind of songs you can’t help but keep coming back to. Their latest single proves they haven’t lost that magic.
Jack Antonoff and his band, Bleachers returned to us this year with their new album, Everyone for Ten Minutes. Out of all the standout songs on the album, “ we should talk,” checks all the right boxes for us. It is emotional, catchy, and you’re able to listen to it any time with ease, why wouldn’t you love it?
Something that I have anticipated for what feels like years at this point is another album from one of my favorite bands of all time, Interpol. The New York-based band has one of my favorite sounds in the modern post-punk/alternative scene. On “See Out Loud,” and leading into their album, The Mirror Weighs A Ton, Interpol have refound the sound that made them one of rock’s best bands.
One of the most interesting things in folk music over the past couple of years has been the development of social media and musical sensation Jesse Welles. On “Won’t You Come Out Tonight,” Welles exchanges his traditional protest style of music to become more of a traditional love song with modern motifs embedded throughout.
Who would have thought that in the middle of 2026, seemingly out of nowhere Weezer would announce not only a new tour, but a new album as well. On “We Might As Well Be Strangers,” somehow Weezer, in their 20+ year career, breaks new ground and discovers a fresh, modern indie sound with Wednesday.
As Pride Month comes to a close, ERS’ wants to take the opportunity to introduce you to, or remind you of queer artists that we can’t stop listening to! Across all genres, queer artists have always been some of the leading voices in the music industry.
