Here's Your Official Memorial Day Hangout Soundtrack
A 33 song banger of a playlist built for burgers and bluetooth speakers.
Welcome back inside The Wax Museum, and happy Memorial Day weekend!
I’m broadcasting live from the sizzling Orlando heat with a playlist hotter than a backyard grill at 3 PM.
A proper cookout mix needs bangers, singalongs, and just enough Springsteen to make your uncle cry. This one’s got all that and then some. As per tradition, it’s 33 tracks in honor of the almighty vinyl LP, spinning across six decades of Americana, indie rock, hip hop, soul, and everything in between.
Alongside the usual suspects — “Born in the U.S.A.,” “Fortunate Son,” “American Girl” — this playlist features ten songs dropped in the last year, including three from just this week: Wednesday’s “Elderberry Wine,” Wolf Alice’s “Bloom Baby Bloom,” and Home is Where’s “bike week.”
It’s 2.5 hours of Memorial Day glory, streaming now on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. Fire it up.
This playlist is the latest entry in our ongoing, actually human-curated mixtape series. No algorithms, no AI slop — just handpicked jams from someone with too many records and not enough shelf space. Check out some recent mixes below.
Patio Grooves 🌸 Spring 2025
Stream: Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
This Modern Love: My Favorite Love Songs of the 2020s
Stream: Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
Thanks for visiting The Wax Museum. We’ll be back next week with a big one!
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Human curation > algorithmic curation
Brb, I’m cracking open a Michelob Ultra to savor the perfection of this playlist