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Spring into summer: A DJ-curated playlist

Yesenia Collins, Contributor
May 20, 2026

It’s that time of the year again: the sun is out, students are sunbathing in the quad, and it’s time to change the soundtrack of our lives. 

With warmer days setting into Corvallis, our friends at KBVR-FM are switching up the soundtracks, helping bring together the songs they think belong in your spring rotation. 

  1. Pink Matter / Frank Ocean
  2. Coming Up Roses / Elliot Smith 
  3. iPod Touch / Ninajirachi 
  4. Only Want to be With You / Hootie & The Blowfish 
  5. I’m a Believer / The Monkees
  6. Nothing but a Good Time / Poison 
  7. So Fine / Mint Condition 
  8. Closer to the Heart / Rush 
  9. SOMEDAY, THAT PLACE IN TIME / Doopees 
  10. Cowgirl in the Sand / Neil Young 
  11. Death & Romance / Magdalena Bay
  12. Taxis Here / Tame Impala 

Huge thanks to our KBVR-FM DJs for the picks – consider this your official soundtrack for your sunny days, long nights, and everything in between.

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About the Contributor
Yesenia Collins
Yesenia Collins, Writer
Hello! I’m Yesi (she/her) — a second year Geography and Geospatial Science Major with a minor in applied journalism. I’m from a small place located between the Warm Springs reservation and Mt. Hood, and being a beaver is exactly where I want to be. Writing means the absolute world to me and I couldn’t be happier to be a part of a team as awesome as this one. Keep reading, keep learning, and keep being curious.