Maybe it’s on the hardwood floor of a living room in Santa Cruz. Or the front seat of a tour bus, a towering New York hotel with a view, or a log cabin surrounded by mountains covered in snow. Or maybe it’s the backseat of a Volkswagen van in Venice. Or in the sand covered in fog. Mornings like these always need something to soothe the beats of the evening prior. Summer is ending and we don’t plan to go quietly. Here’s a soundtrack for waking up with your head sewn to the floor, and trying to untie it before nightfall comes once again. —Gabriella Librizzi

ARTIST // SONG IN ORDER:

Keren Ann – Jardin d’hiver

Cass McCombs – Medusa’s Outhouse

Slackwax – Close To My Fire

Slowdive – Alison

Hoops – La La La

Melody’s Echo Chamber – I Follow You

Whitney – No Woman

Grateful Dead – Morning Dew

Cocteau Twins – Cherry-coloured Funk

Gunns – The Fool

Avi Buffalo – What’s In It For?

Plums – Parking Lots

King Khan & BBQ Show – I’ll Be Loving You

Sunbeam Sound Machine – In Your Arms

Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning