Songs you want to listen to at the end of summer: Late-summer classics to look back on the season

Blue Summertime BluesZūkaraderu

Zookaraderu “Blue Summertime Blues” (Official Music Video)

Hailing from Sapporo, Hokkaido, the three-piece rock band ZOOKARADERU is beloved for their breezy pop sensibility and delicate lyrics that resonate with everyday life.

Their 2023 release “Blue Summertime Blues” feels like the perfect track to play at summer’s end.

Opening with a striking guitar arpeggio, the sound exudes a curious charm, blending nostalgia for the passing summer with a resolve to keep moving forward.

Coupled with vocalist Takanobu Yoshida’s slightly wistful tone, it’s like listening to the soundtrack of a page from youth.

Put this song on during a late-summer night as the heat begins to wane, and you’re sure to be swept into a wonderfully sentimental mood.

Song of PointillismMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE “Song of Pointillism” Official Live Lyric Video

This song by Mrs.

GREEN APPLE conveys a range of emotions about the finiteness of time.

Used as an insert song in the film “Ao-Natsu: Kimi ni Koi Shita 30-Nichi,” it is said to express the feelings of the two main characters.

Centered on the piano’s timbre, the sound is warm and grand, and as it approaches the chorus, the momentum builds as if the emotions are rising.

While cherishing the memories built within limited time, the wish for the relationship to continue, if possible, is sung out like a cry.

It’s a song that powerfully conveys the desire for summer not to end—and for the relationship not to end.

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Only for you, clear skiesYorushika

Yorushika – Just Clear Skies for You (MUSIC VIDEO)

This song evokes scenes of summers gone by and fills you with a certain nostalgia.

One of its great charms is the combination of n-buna’s literary lyrics and suis’s clear, transparent vocals.

The bittersweetness everyone feels while growing up and the longing for days past gently resonate with the listener’s heart.

The track was included on the mini-album “Makeinu ni Encore wa Iranai” released in May 2018, and in December 2019 it was also used as the opening music for a live show by the comedy duo “Tarinai Futari.” It’s a perfect song for a summer drive or for nights when you want to sink into a slightly sentimental mood.

Unchanging ThingsOku Hanako

Unchanging Things

It’s a ballad in which Hanako Oku’s piano tones and clear, translucent voice gently nestle close to the listener’s heart.

The piece centers on treasured memories from days gone by and feelings that never change, and it almost seems to convey the aching wishes of the film’s characters.

Featured as an insert song in the animated film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, released in July 2006, it moved many people and can be heard on the single Garnet and the album TIME NOTE.

If you listen to it when you’re feeling a touch of loneliness at summer’s end, or when reminiscing makes you long to see someone again, the worldview of the lyrics will surely resonate with you.

It’s the perfect song for those moments when you want to tuck away memories of someone dear and indulge in a slightly sentimental mood.

Please take your time and savor it!

End of SummerShimizu Shota

Shota Shimizu “Natsunoowari” from SHOTA SHIMIZU LIVE TOUR 2023 “Insomnia” supported by Taica

This song is a lovely ballad that captures the unique loneliness everyone feels at least once at the end of summer.

Its bittersweet yet beautiful melody seeps deep into the heart, evoking memories of a summer romance that ended too soon and a nostalgia too delicate to put into words.

Shota Shimizu’s soulful, sometimes fragile vocals bring that scene to life with even greater clarity.

The track appears on Shota Shimizu’s fifth album, ENCORE, released in March 2014.

It’s perfect for listening alone on a late summer night.