O.K., I know Summer’s not officially over yet but I’m going to call the official UBU507 song of the Summer proclamation — It’s “Mariners Apartment Complex” by my gal Lana Del Rey. I admit I was underwhelmed at first, but the more I listened to it, the more it got under my skin. Lana really understands dynamics and this tune is, well, complex…

I’d also like to shout out to three other newer women artists I discovered and enjoyed this summer — Nicole Dollanganger, Mitski and Stef Chura…