Jens Lekman has Created the Perfect Summer Song

Its August and its hot, but sadly the end of summer is beginning to come into view and that twinge of end of the season sadness could come up at any minute. Fortunately though A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill is the best song for summer in the history of the world. The horns and hand claps are catchy as hell and it perfectly evokes hanging out with a bunch of friends during the summer (just as the title says). The chorus is very fun to sing along to as well. Despite being a generally upbeat and happy track, it is not without a slight undertone of melancholy - just like the tail end of summer.

Just for kicks, here's Jens Lekman's track that made it on Pitchfork's best of 2007 list a few years back.

Jens Lekman - A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill (YSI) (filesavr)

Jens Lekman - A Postcard to Nina (YSI) (filesavr)