What does this summer sound like? A Short Saturday question.

Summer is officially here in the US. And every summer it seems like one or two songs gets stuck on my playlist. Back in the day, G Love and Special Sauce held that spot for a few summers in a row. When I was in the fourth grade, Def Leppard did. And in some ways, that spot will always belong to the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff for their “Summertime” classic.

But what does this summer sound like?

Right now, I can’t stop listening to Jason Upton. I thought that twittering about him would be enough, that I’d stop listening to his music like so many other times I’ve listened non-stop to songs only to cool quickly after a few weeks. But this guy is ridiculous.

And it’s not a great summer song. It’s not poppy and melodic like “Everything Shines” by the Pushstars or stay in your head forever if you hear it once like “Boom Boom Pow” by the Black Eyed Peas. It’s more of a “Saturday night session of a retreat, everyone is crying and slowly swaying” kind of song which never make my summer list but it’s really hard to deny the worship this guy is pouring out. The video below is a performance of the song, “In your presence.”

So this summer is going to sound like Jason Upton to me. And probably Eric Hutchinson too.

What song or album or artist is playing nonstop in your iPod, car or head?

What does this summer sound like to you?