9 albums on our July 4 weekend playlist

These records would be perfect for cooling off at the beach, grilling out with your family, and/or setting off semi-legal fireworks with your friends.

July 02, 2026

This July 4th weekend promises to be a sweaty one thanks to a serious heatwave across the country. If you’re anything like The FADER team, you’ll be listening to plenty of music over the long weekend – and if you’re running out of new tunes to play, we’ve got you covered. However complicated (or straightforward) your feelings about America may be, a little time to unwind during peak summer is always a win. Here are 9 albums we’re bumping for July 4 weekend, the perfect soundtrack for partying with friends, relaxing with family, and/or setting off semi-legal fireworks.

bitknot, Feeble Little Horse

The Pittsburgh rockers play with song structure and commodity fetishism on their grungy latest, their first album as a threepiece.

No Turning Back, Pz’

The ØWay model/rapper delivers a poised debut mixtape full of mesmerizing hooks and laidback melodic flows.

ULTRA, Six Sex

Neo-perreo bombshell Six Sex is campy, cunty, and carefree on her dancefloor-ready debut.

LIVING TYPE DANGEROUS Vol. 1, Starker

Armed with some of the plushest beats out, Starker deliriously raps about New York City past and present.

meanderings, synecdoche new york

This five-song EP builds on the success of the slowcore band’s equally-great March EP, you know who you are.

Now or Never, Lisha G

SC rapper Lisha G’s recent mixtape is a woozy collection of spacey trap knockers tailormade for Hello Kitty girls.

Colada Talk, Crespi Drum Syndicate

If you need more clave and guero in your life, this syncopated percussion fest is the album for you.

puffette, pami

Bangkok-via-London pop singer pami coyly sings about new romance on her dreamy, lo-fi debut LP.

?, Bassvictim

Electrosleaze enfants-terrible Ike and Maria pivot to lowkey laptop twee on their semi-fried latest.

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