I've been putting a random mix together for a beach trip in a few weeks. Mostly trying to stay in the realm of fairly recent poppy, beat-heavy and chipper stuff. Here's what I've got so far:
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My Girls - Animal Collective
Summertime Clothes - Animal Collective
Bluish - Animal Collective
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
Month of May - Arcade Fire
Lovesick Teenagers - Bear in Heaven
Ambivalence Avenue - Bibio
Earth Intruders - Björk
Innocence - Björk
Tighten Up - The Black Keys
Never Give You Up - The Black Keys
Odessa - Caribou
Sun - Caribou
Found Out - Caribou
Leave House - Caribou
Hannibal - Caribou
Baptism - Crystal Castles
Vietnam - Crystal Castles
Pap Smear - Crystal Castles
Wind Phoenix (Proper Name) - Cymbals Eat Guitars
Believe E.S.P. - Deerhoof
Stay Close - Delorean
Real Love - Delorean
Simple Graces - Delorean
Infinite Desert - Delorean
Come Wander - Delorean
Warmer Places - Delorean
Stillness Is the Move - Dirty Projectors
Best Friend - The Drums
Me and the Moon - The Drums
Let's Go Surfing - The Drums
Skippin' Town - The Drums
Life Coach - Fang Island
Surprise Hotel - Fool's Gold
Lust for Life - Girls
Laura - Girls
Stylo - Gorillaz
Superfast Jellyfish - Gorillaz
Someday Soon - Harlem
Friendly Ghost - Harlem
USA Boys - HEALTH
In Heat (Javelin Rmx) - HEALTH
Die Slow (Tobacco Rmx) - HEALTH
Crimewave (Crystal Castles vs. HEALTH) - HEALTH
Latin America - Holy Fuck
One Life Stand - Hot Chip
Cold War - Janelle Monáe
Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) - Janelle Monáe
Young Hearts Spark Fire - Japandroids
Heart Sweats - Japandroids
Vibration - Javelin
11th Dimension - Julian Casablancas
Make Her Say - KiD CuDi
Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) - KiD CuDi
Kisses - Kisses
Bermuda - Kisses
Midnight Lover - Kisses
Heartbeats - The Knife
Dance Yrself Clean - LCD Soundsystem
One Touch - LCD Soundsystem
Boyz - M.I.A.
Xxxo - M.I.A.
Bicycle - Memory Tapes
Stop Talking - Memory Tapes
Flash Delirium - MGMT
Promises - The Morning Benders
Sleep Paralysist - Neon Indian
Psychic Chasms - Neon Indian
Ephemeral Artery - Neon Indian
Young Adult Friction - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Stick to My Side [single edit] - Pantha du Prince
Nothing to Worry About - Peter Bjorn and John
Lay it Down - Peter Bjorn and John
Mouthful of Diamonds - Phantogram
When I'm Small - Phantogram
Lisztomania - Phoenix
1901 - Phoenix
Heaven's On Fire - The Radio Dept.
Bilar - Ratatat
Drugs - Ratatat
Neckbrace - Ratatat
Party With Children - Ratatat
Grape Juice City - Ratatat
Get 'em High (Ratatat Remix) - Kanye West
Party & Bullshit (Ratatat Remix) - Notorious B.I.G.
The Mule (Ratatat Remix) - Z-Ro, Devin The Dude & Juvenile
Dead Wrong (Ratatat Remix) - Notorious B.I.G.
Kids - Sleigh Bells
Rill Rill - Sleigh Bells
Crown On the Ground - Sleigh Bells
A/B Machines - Sleigh Bells
Got Nuffin - Spoon
Floating Vibes - Surfer Blood
Swim - Surfer Blood
Leave Everywhere - Toro y Moi
White Sky - Vampire Weekend
Cousins - Vampire Weekend
Giving Up the Gun - Vampire Weekend
Tightrope - Yeasayer
New Theory - Washed Out
Feel It All Around - Washed Out
King of the Beach - Wavves
Post Acid - Wavves
Convertible Balloon - Wavves
Intro - The xx
The Afterlife - YACHT
I'm In Love With A Ripper - YACHT
Psychic City (Voodoo City) - YACHT
Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ambling Alp - Yeasayer
Madder Red - Yeasayer
O.N.E. - Yeasayer