I have discovered the perfect summer album from the band that likes to do concept albums above all.

The Microphones.

The title says it all, really. Everything about the album is reminiscent of recent summer of mine, at least. It's extremely lo-fi, and has a sparse quality of darkness to it, along with feelings of warmth. Every song on here emulates the best kind of quiet summer; the bi-gender songs remind me of two or three people campfires, it even opens with the sounds of the ocean. The Microphones seriously weren't doing it for me, The Moon had sort of lost it's luster for me from the winter; they remained dormant in my 10 spot for two months, not inching from their number of 107 or so. However, I bought this on a whim last week, and it is seriously perfection. It's not for those whose summers are wholesome and bright, those who lifeguard at beaches and lay tanning. I mean, of course you can listen to it if you do those things, but it's not about that in the least. I still can't stress how much the title says it all, it's for those who sleep until the sun sets and then sleeps some more, who likes the calm and quiet but loathes it at the same time. And some of the noise they use seriously befuddles me.

Basically, I fucking love it.

Any other good summer-based music I should check out?