Subscriber Playlist, July 2025: To Chill the Air
A collection of songs intended to lower the temperature on humid summer days.
Generally speaking, I love living in Nebraska. Some might dismiss my home state as “flyover country” or complain about its flat landscapes. But I love it from east to west, from the Missouri River to the Sandhills, from Omaha to Lyman. I’ve never really wanted to live anywhere else.
That said, if there was something that could drive me away from the Cornhusker State, it’d be our summers. The months of July and August are nigh-unbearable here in eastern Nebraska thanks to ungodly amounts of humidity caused in part by “corn sweat.” People talk about seasonal affective disorder during the winter, but I’m pretty sure I experience it during Nebraska summers, when the heat gets oppressive and stepping outside your house for even just ten minutes can turn you into a dripping mess.
During these months, all I really want to do is sit in the air conditioning. That, and listen to music that’ll put me in a cooler, chillier state of mind. As its title suggests, “To Chill the Air” contains over 80 minutes of ambient and atmospheric music intended to lower the temperature and make the summer months a bit more bearable.