Ok so, technically, it’s already autumn, but we’re sharing summer song playlists curated by random Chicagoans!
These lovely people are sharing what Chicago in the summer sounds like to them. Today we feature Ilene Palacios!
Ilene is a contributing editor of Gozamos, co-manager of Cultura in Pilsen and organizer for Vives Q. She has been spending the summer avoiding real life at concerts, Ruido Fest, Chicago Open Air and Lollapalooza; accidentally seeing Carla Morrison and Enjambre for free in the Mexico City zócalo; imagining a more beautiful and just world; and growing her hair out for winter.
This summer playlist includes some of the artists she saw in concert this summer and throws in some new and old favorites.
- “Eanan (feat. Maxida Marak)” – A Tribe Called Red
- “Kiss It Better” – Rihanna
- “9” – Drake
- “Char” – Crystal Castles
- “Mátale” – Mala Rodriguez
- “Pink Matter (feat. Andre 3000)” – Frank Ocean
- “No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen)” – Blackstreet
- “No Problem” – Chance the Rapper
- “The Greatest” – KING
- “Veridis Quo” – Daft Punk
- “House on Fire” – Sia
- “Visita” – Enjambre
- “Shut Up and Kiss Me” – Angel Olsen
- “No Aloha” – The Breeders
- “Ceremony” – New Order
- “Don’t Mind Me (feat. Whoarei)” – Nosaj Thing
- “Hands Up” – Blood Orange
- “Moonrise Kingdom” – Angel Haze
- “Kids” – Kyle Dixon (Soundtrack for Stranger Things)
- “No Vuelvo Jamás” – Carla Morrison
- “Vámonos Negrito” – Natalia Lafourcade
- “Vengo” – La Santa Cecilia
- “Essa Quer Me Matar” – Rei Heider
- “One Dance”* – Drake (feat. WizKid & Kyla)
- “Sisters (feat. Norther Voice)” – A Tribe Called Red
- “Don’t Stop The Rock” – Freestyle
*This playlist was almost going to be “One Dance” 15 times in a row, but that probably would have been too obnoxious.