BIG FISH #2: SONGS OF THE SUMMER 2023

Clickbait header, more below

As with much in my life, with songs I find layered meaning through the act of repetition and return. These eight songs are the ones to which I came back most frequently this summer. Not necessarily released this year, not all dance-floor approved—not ‘songs of the summer’ in a traditional sense…I’ll make a brief case below, though, for why each is a can’t-miss in its own right.

Thank the good Lord I’m not a DJ—besides the fact that I haven’t the time and you haven’t the patience for it, there is no flow or coherence to these as a set. Enjoy in one session at your own risk—or, take separate, intentional moments to consider each one. Not to be cocky, but I don’t think you’ll regret it.

***