Top Five Warm Weather Artists

Warm weather is finally heating our cold, cold hearts in the city, and with that comes a whole new set of playlists. While winter woes cause us to wallow in depression, the springtime sunny days always allow us to wake up and remember the good things in life.

Every active listener should take the time once a year to experience an old musical friend with new ears; ears that have matured (or in my case, withered) always seem to find new points to ponder in the new soundtracks of their (previous) lives.

Here are five artists who have been creeping in every year. Pretty cliche, but relevant nonetheless.

Who’s catalog do you pillage on an annual basis?
- James Brown
- Stevie Wonder
- A Tribe Called Quest
- The Roots
- Grant Green

Obviously there’s a theme, but listen, kids, you don’t become an asshole overnight; it takes years of training!