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Depending on your vantage, the 2010s were the decade where alternative went pop, or pop went alternative. As seasoned acts like Coldplay continued to evolve with the times, an emergent breed of alt-rock acts—Imagine Dragons and AWOLNATION among them—retrofitted angsty bluster for a post-EDM universe. At the same time, the likes of Lorde, Halsey, and Billie Eilish forged the model for a new kind of pop star more spiritually in tune with the outsider ethos of alternative music than the upbeat energy of Top 40 radio. However, veteran rockers like Foo Fighters and The Black Keys ensured that loud guitars still had a place in the alt-nation, while a growing cadre of suspender-sporting reactionaries—Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men—steadfastly rejected the technological advances of the era to embrace the timeless sound of foot-stomping folk.

A modern love song can be communicated through any musical means. Sentimental boy band ballads, frenzied banjo whirlwinds, ice-cool rap, glitchy R&B, twinkly piano heart-stoppers; it all cuts us right to the core.

Great summer songs don’t just capture a mood, they soundtrack our memories—where we were, who we hung out with, the freedom we felt, the good trouble we got into. In that spirit, here’s a playlist of tracks that not only helped shape music in the new millennium, but plugged into the celebratory spirit that connects summers across space, time, and style. From fizzy dance pop and EDM to hip-hop and indie rock, here’s the sound of the 2010s, summer-style. Our editors update things here now and then, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

The ’10s are electronic music’s anything-goes decade: A rejuvenated dance-music culture created bold new sounds, inspired a new generation of fans, and dissolved the borders that once separated disparate styles and scenes. Dubstep, the first major electronic subgenre of the 21st century, shadowed its mainstream breakout success (hello, Skrillex) by burrowing through club music’s margins, with artists like Burial exploring new dimensions in bass music. Thanks to Jlin and DJ Rashad, Chicago footwork set off a fast-paced ripple effect. Other ‘90s styles like deep house and UK garage bounced back, given a stylish spin by future-focused revivalists like Jamie xx and Disclosure. The experimentalists, meanwhile—Grimes, Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, Holly Herndon, Laurel Halo—were busy translating the contours of internet culture into mind-bending sounds as unsettling as they are enveloping. And South Korea’s Peggy Gou and Afro-Portuguese ambassador Nídia proved that electronic music is truly a global concern, bounded only by the imagination.