take solace in song

1. Bob Dylan, “Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35” Rain is the enemy of any summer sunner, but any summer hater knows its best accompaniment.

2. The Magnetic Fields, “Summer Lies” MF’s main man takes his summer heartbreak super seriously. And so should you.

3. of Montreal, “Oslo In The Summertime” Summer vacations are the bane of any summer hater. Let Kevin Barnes take give you a heavy dose of schadenfreude with this recounting of a trip to the Scandinavian land where the sun never sets.

4. The Smiths, “Cemetery Gates” If you simply must go out in the summer, make your way to a cemetery with your favourite dog-eared copy of Yeats’ The Tower … aka Moz’s happy place.

5. Violent Femmes, “Blister in the Sun” Addictive, destructive and meaningless, like going out in the summer.

6. Blue Cheer, “Summertime Blues” Blue Cheer’s bombastic cover brings just the right amount of rage to this anti-summer classic.

7. Franz Ferdinand, “Matinee” Sun’s beating down outside, but there’s always solace in the dark of the matinee. Also serves as a fun dance break.

8. St. Vincent and The National — “Sleep All Summer” (Crooked Fingers cover) National singer Matt Berninger has a voice that beautifully echoes the sentiment put forth by the Crooked Fingers original. Bonne Nuit everybody.

9. Lana Del Ray, “Summertime Sadness” Because what kind of list would this be without it?

10. Passenger, “Let Her Go” “Only miss the sun when it starts to snow,” says Passenger’s Michael David Rosenberg’s notes. He’s not wrong. — Jonathan Dekel