When summer arrives, I always feel as if I need to refresh my music selection. It creates such a great mood and helps relieve all the stress from the diminishing school semester.

Today, I am over the moon because it is the first week of summer and two of my favorite artists have released new albums. If you are all about an easy listening, soulful rock sound, these are the albums for you.

“Good Thing” is the newest album by Leon Bridges. This man is so incredible to me. His music and his overall sound makes me so happy. In comparison to his first album, it is a little more upbeat. He has such a pure and classic style to him and he has created some of my favorite tunes. I looking forward to dancing to this album all summer.

“Free Yourself Up” was just released by my all-time favorite band, Lake Street Dive. I could literally go on and on about this band. The lead singer’s voice has blown me away ever since the first time I heard her. They have such a powerful sound that never gets old. The cool thing about this album is that the title is so fitting for the start of the summer. Feeling free and relaxed after such a busy semester is so refreshing. Lake Street is the kind of sound I always jump to when I am in my car with all of my friends. I roll the windows down and blast the volume and high as it will go.

These two artists have honestly made up such a large amount of my college experience. My group of friends and I always seem to be playing their songs and talking about their importance. Those are the kind of bands that I try to keep close and stay up to date with. I am looking forward to enjoying these new tunes all summer.