The opposite of bummer summer is upon us.

Some summer releases I'm excited about.

There aren’t many perks left in being a music writer. Certainly not the money. Clout and influence? Nah, that’s been eradicated by influencers. Basically the only benefit to doing this job is that I sometimes get access to forthcoming albums slightly sooner than the general public. Two very different records got announced this week and having heard both…