This summer has been a prime time for music. The weather is (almost) consistently beautiful and our favourite artists are supplying their own sunshine and rainbows in the form of new music. The latest releases have been vibrant, fresh and upbeat – everything I’m looking for in songs I can jam out to and put on repeat. Also, if you’re anything like me, you’ve already gone back and fallen in love again with all the songs you were obsessed with last summer. Reminiscing about your favourite summer memories as you make new ones is truly the best!

In honour of my stateside friends having just celebrated the 4th of July, this month’s playlist goes all out with 44 songs – 2 hours and 35 minutes of pure ear magic. (No, that is totally not a fake justification for me going a little music crazy making this playlist…not at all.)

Scroll down to hit play on July’s ‘finds & faves’ playlist and read why I selected my top tracks.