West Coast Rainy Summer Days

Warm tunefulness, sprightly acoustic-pop chords, and cresting falsetto waves make this era-spanning playlist an ideal complement to the gentle patter of liquid sunshine. Among the sky-drunk grooves are Bill Withers' electric-piano optimism, Maroon 5's lite funk splendor, Nico & Vinz's coastal pop fusion, and The Beach Boys' psych-symphony liftoff. You can already hear the clouds break.