It’s been hot as hell here lately thanks to what the meteorologists are calling a “heat dome.” Add in some smoke drifting in from Canadian wildfires and it makes being outdoors no fun. I wondered about hot weather music and thought slightly twangy, acoustic and electric guitar fits the mood. There’s just something about these tracks that feels right for an oppressively hot day.
I like this collection because it covers a wide range of years from 1984 to 2026, with stops in 1998, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2024, & 2025. I hope you enjoy the mix and stay cool.
Cheers!
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T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Ry Cooder – No Safety Zone (Paris, Texas 1984)
- 01:33 Tommy Guerrero – Water In Your Hands (Perpetuum 2014)
- 04:52 Hermanos Gutierrez – Cielo Grande (El Bueno Y El Malo 2022)
- 07:38 Six Organs Of Admittance – Oak Path (Dust & Chimes 2000)
- 11:17 Dirty Three – Black Tide (Ocean Songs 1998)
- 15:40 Marisa Anderson – Pair of Duduk (The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music 2026)
- 20:10 Earth – Left in the Desert (Hex 2005)
- 21:03 Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sundstøl – Tista lengter (Langeleik 2026)
- 23:53 Barry Walker Jr. – Under Leaf Hill (Paleo Sol 2026)
- 26:27 Steve Roach & Roger King – Gone West (Dust to Dust 1998)
- 30:20 Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib, and Dylan Day – Standing in the Doorway (Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib, and Dylan Day 2026)
- 35:53 Daniel Lanois – New Smoke (Purple Vista 2008)
- 38:07 Yo La Tengo – Leaving Home (Old Joy 2025)
- 43:30 Calexico – Dueto De Ivonne Y Tino (Road Atlas 2011)
- 45:02 33. Bruce Springsteen – A Prayer By The River(Instrumental) (Tracks II: The Lost Albums 2025)
- 46:46 Ry Cooder – Brothers (Paris, Texas 1984)
- 48:44 Luke Schneider – midafternoon classic (Across the Horizon Vol.1 2024)
- 51:20 Woody Jackson – It Should Have Happened a Long Time Ago (Cowboy Yoga 2024)
- 57:55 Earth – Mirage (Hex 2005)
- 59:24 end
