playlist: spring break 2011...

That's right, I'm going on Spring Break! Well, sort of. It's a shorter, classier, less Mexico-based vacation than my Spring Breaks gone by, but it is a welcome escape to warmer climes none-the-less.

On Thursday I will be taking off for a long weekend in Phoenix with my closest friends from college. Two of them live there and two were invited to attend a wedding in Scottsdale, so it didn't take much convincing (the power of FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out) to get the last three of us to book tickets.

The last time we were all together was over a year ago, and to say I am excited would be a colossal understatement. Since graduating from college, I have missed the dry desert heat, the shockingly colorful and expansive sunsets and - wait for it - palm trees and cacti. Oh, and being poolside with some of my favorite humans for a few days will be nice too...

In preparation for my exodus from The City, I put together a playlist of old and new songs to get me almost clear across the country and settled happily in a semi-submerged lounger - cocktail in hand - in the middle of a pool; where I will remain for no less than 72 hours. It's mostly upbeat, full of remixes and trendy Hype Machine hits, but sprinkled with some timeless goodies as well.

Miles Fisher - This Must Be The Place

Katy Perry ft. Kanye West - E.T. (Futuristic Lover)

Cults - You Know What I Mean

Joan As Police Woman - Magic

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks

Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On

Yelle - Qui Est Cette Fille (Robyn cover)

Dragonette - Easy (Fabian Remix)

Angus & Julia Stone - Big Jet Plan (Michael Brun Bootleg)

Empire of the Sun - Standing on the Shore

The xx - Islands 

Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy

G-Eazy - Waspy (Ft. Tennis)

Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun

Peter, Bjorn & John - Second Chance (RAC Remix)

Walk the Moon - Anna Sun

Hercules & The Love Affair - Shelter (the xx cover)

The Bird & The Bee - Maneater (Hall & Oates cover)

Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johannson - Relator

Kanye West - Addiction

JJ - Things Will Never Be The Same Again

Architecture in Helinski - Contact High (Clock Opera Remix)

Lykke Li - Love Out of Lust

La Roux - Saviour

N.E.R.D. - You Know What

SebastiAn - Embody

Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer

Florence & The Machine - You've Got The Love (the xx remix)

Too $hort - Player's Holiday

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These songs aren't exclusively Spring Break 2011 - they fit the bill just about anywhere you can put on your shades and dance around barefoot for a bit.