I'm writing this in October and summer's already over but here in LA we're still experiencing pockets of summer. To keep the summer vibes going, I created a new J-pop playlist to called "Endless Summer Vol. 2. It includes thirteen songs that would make the perfect playlist as you drive along the pacific ocean, I also made a custom cover art for this mix and I'm sharing my process down below.
This mix consists of chill R&B, pop, and alternative rock songs that are great to listen to while driving down the pacific coast highway These are songs that I discovered throughout the summer on Spotify and have been listening to on repeat. These songs deserve to be heard by more people outside of Japan, and a lot of them have English verses too so I hope you like it!
FEATURED SONGS
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Mixed Emotions - PEARL CENTER X Soulflex
- Vacation - DRUDN
- Loa - Furui Riho, knoak
- Summer Time - KAHOH, Kenya Fujita
- たぶん - YOASOBI
- Amber Bare Skin - tonun
- Moonlight - Yo-Sea
- 君の手の中に - CHIKA
- Every Second - Mina Okabe
- 波まかせ - AKASAKI
- FIVE - YAJICO GIRL
- 旋律と結晶 - TENBLANK
- Nichijo - OFFICIAL HIGE DANDIS
- Love Like This - Fujii Kaze
STORY BEHIND THE COVER ART
The artwork was inspired by the Malibu beach day I spent with my husband and sister during labor day weekend. The waves were beautiful, the crowd was lively, and it was a wonderful day spent soaking in the sunshine and riding the waves.
I drew my design on my ipad using Adobe Fresco and followed a similar layout to my ENDLESS SUMMER: J-Pop Summer Hits Vol. 1 cover art. I had a lot of fun incorporating real life objects into my artwork.
Finally I mocked up my illustration with a vinyl record to give it some extra flair. I'm pretty happy with the final results!
Hope you like this playlist and if you'd like to save it or share it, use this link!
And if you have other song recommendations, please send them my way!
Cheers,
Chie
