White Sand Beaches

White Sand Beaches is 88 songs of reggae, island grooves and sunny alt-pop for when you wish you were somewhere warm. It opens with RAC’s remix of Bob Marley’s “Could You Be Loved,” then floats through The xx’s “Islands,” Sky’s “Love Song,” Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” and Julian Robia’s “Dirt Road Daydream.”

Sublime and Stick Figure each appear three times, with Bob Marley & The Wailers, Seal, The Movement, and The Big Push with Ren bringing two each. 311, Ren’s “Troubles,” Sampa the Great’s “Energy” and Language Arts’ “Blood Flow” add surprising textures. It has the slow sway of a hammock and the warmth of a sunburnt afternoon, built for pool days, deck evenings and long winter nights when you need to pretend the snowbanks are sand dunes. Pour something cold, put your feet up and let it run. If you can’t get to the beach, this playlist does a very convincing impression of it.

Mood: Summer & Beach · Chill & Mellow