Spring is here!

The sun has arrived!

I am now in a better mood, in case you were wondering (I know you were), so no more Elliot Smith. No, instead I'm going to provide some of my favorite it's-been-miserable-for-too-long-now-it's-the-best-weather-ever music.

Now, this is actually Jack Johnson, folks. Is there a better way to welcome the warm weather? I mean, c'man. He's the most relaxed man on the planet.

Here is great video of one of Jack's best songs. Sit back and be jealous that you're not him.

I want to breakdown too. Know what else I want to do when the warm weather rolls around? Kick it old school with the Grateful Dead. Check 'em out. It's great traveling and chillaxing music. Here's one of my all-time favorites: "Friend of the Devil."

Don't buy what they tell you. You don't have to be a 40-year-old burnout, occasionally re-tripping on acid, to appreciate the Grateful Dead (though I'm sure it helps).

But what if you want to sit on your front porch with a pitcher of iced tea and watch the world go by? Well, then two names come to mind: Iron and Wine and Ray LeMontagne

Iron and Wine does a good job combining two things that are rarely combined: slow and happy. Don't expect Iron and Wine to be exciting or fun, but he wont rip your heart out either. You're going to need a below average heart-rate to truly appreciate it, but that being said, there is a lot to be appreciated.

Check out "Naked As We Came" and "Passing Afternoon" off of Endless Summer Days, a pretty topical album name, if you ask me.

And Ray LeMontagne, he's similar, but not identical. His songs can bring a little more energy, like my favorite of his: "You Are The Best Thing." Those horns! Dayum.

Now, before I close my third consecutive weather-related post (I promise I'll stop), I'm going to take a turn for the hipster. Vampire Weekend is great, fun-loving, energetic summer music. Check out "Walcott" and, off their new album Contra, "Cousins."

Weather-related post concluded. Hopefully forever.