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June 21, 2017

Thereareafewtell-talesignsthatsummerhasarrived.Roséstarsflowing,rooftopsbecometheonlyacceptableplacetobe,andjortscompletelyinfiltratethesartoriallandscape.

Thenthereisthematterofsoundtrack.Itcanbedifficulttocapturethespiritoftheseason:somethingupbeat,butnottooupbeat;chillbutnottoochill.Itisadelicatebalance;it'snowonderSongofthe

Summerissuchahotlycontestedtitle.Luckily,MiaMorettiandMargot,thetwoverystylishmusiciansbehindTheDolls,havecreatedasummerplaylistthatchecksalltherightboxes.

Theduocertainlyknowswhattheyaretalkingaboutwhenitcomestoseasonaltunes.Alreadythissummer,MorettihasDJ'edateventsforWashingtonPrideandNewYork'snewesthotspot,Public,whiletogethertheyperformedattheMetBallafterparty,pertherequestofBFFKatyPerry.Lastnight,theduokickedofftheinaugural"TuesdaysatHenryHall,"anewmusicseriesheldatthevenueofthesamename,locatedinHudsonYards.Itwastherethattheydebutedtheperfectlycuratedplaylist,whichMorettidescribesas,"Hot.Hotintemperature.""Actually,burning,"addedMargot.

The16songplaylistisaneclecticgroupofsongs.Perrymakesanappearancethreetimes—wedidsaytheywereBFF's—includingthesong"Tsunami,"whichisfeaturedonhernewalbum,Witness,andMorettihelpedtoco-write.ThereareafewunexpectedthrowbacksfromartistslikeSantanaandDianaRoss.Andyes,"Despacito"isonit.Asforwherebesttoblastyourspeakerswiththesongs?PerMoretti,"Playingoutofthecarandthecarisparkedonthestreet,inlikeaparkinglot."

Here,theDolls'summerplaylist:

Here,theDolls'summerplaylist:

https://soundcloud.com/thedolls/sets/summer-in-the-city-2017

1. "SummerintheCity"byTheLovin'Spoonful2. "Feels"byCalvinHarris,featuringPharrellWilliams,KatyPerry,andBigSean3. "GoodVibe"byStrobe!featuringNyla4. "Chosen"byOmoFrenchie,featuringAbraCadabra5. "Tsunami"byKatyPerry6. "OneNight"byLilYachty7. "WhileWe'reYoung"byJhenéAiko8. "KnowNoBetter"byMajorLazer,featuringTravisScott,Quavo,andCamilaCabello9. "Power"byKatyPerry10. "WildThoughts"byDJKhaled,featuringRihannaandBrysonTiller11. "BlackMagicWoman/GypsyQueen"bySantana12. "Despacito(Remix)"byLuisFonsi,featuringJustinBieber13. "ILikeItLikeThat"byPeteRodriguez14. "FeelItStill"byPortugal.TheMan15. "SoulfulStrut"byGroverWashingtonJr.16. "TheBoss"byDianaRoss

https://www.wmagazine.com/story/summer-playlist-by-katy-perry-mia-moretti-margot-the-dolls