Sure, between the dipping temps, the dwindling hours of daylight, the return of football, and the gradual slowing of Milwaukee’s festival season, it might still feel like fall has already arrived, but it’s technically still summer for a few more days. Before the season officially ends, let’s look back at the summer that was and actually still is until early next week.
The summer of 2026 was bustling, fun, and packed with predominately pleasant weather here in Milwaukee (minus that run of crazy hot days). It’s also been a season full of exceptional output from a wide variety of local musicians. Now that we’re preparing to say goodbye to another summer, Milwaukee Record wanted to take a moment to look back and acknowledge some of our favorite songs that area artists released between late June and mid-September by putting together a “Summer 2026” Spotify playlist.
We should also take this opportunity to remind you that Spotify is a harmful platform that devalues music, decimates the environment, and doesn’t adequately compensate artists. So if you happen to enjoy anything on this playlist, we strongly urge you to listen to more material from those artists, buy their music and other merch directly from them on the websites or on Bandcamp, and see them perform live. So long, summer, and thanks for all the great songs!