Even though we’re “based” in Boulder, Colorado, Vermilion has been a 100% remote creative agency since the start of 2024. It’s great for the reasons you read about and experience. There are also challenges for the reasons you read about and experience.
With our team tip-tapping at each other through our keyboards and hopping on “a quick Slack huddle” on the daily, Vermilion’s always looking for ways—big, small, one-on-one, and agency-wide—to keep our team feeling connected to and inspired by each other. (Goofy Google Meet filters don’t always do the full job, you know?)
We prioritize planned in-person time together, from hikes and picnics to co-working meetups and book clubs. But what about the in-between times when nothing’s on the calendar and it feels like folks need something more than a random Slack poll about the most superior ice cream truck ice cream?
In the spirit of shared creativity and long sunny days, every year we put together an annual Vermilion Summer Mix: a playlist with each team member’s top two most-played summer bangers. A compilation of what we’ve got on repeat.
Because while there’s a time and place for Spotify’s AI-generated “Summer Vibes” mix, we love the personal touch of getting an earful of what our work-friends are listening to. It’s fun to picture everyone on the team tuning into the same playlist, even as our creativity happens in different rooms scattered along the Front Range (and Eau Claire, WI—👋 Sam!).
2026’s Summer Mix:
- Dancing On My Own, Robyn
- Better, nimino, Manta
- Dai Dai, Shakira, Burna Boy
- Break My Love, RÜFÜS DU SOL
- Keep Chasing Stars, Skinny Dipp, Sound Casino
- Miles Away, LEISURE
- Skytalk, Beats Antique
- Staying Still, Noah Kahan
- How Lucky, Kurt Vile, John Prine
- Leave Overjoyed, Post Animal
- It’s Called Freefall, Rainbow Kitten Surprise
- Doors, Noah Kahan
- Veg Out (Wasting Thyme), Masego
- HIT EM WHERE IT HURTS, PawPaw Rod
- I’M LIKE THAT, GEM BRULÉ, Cooley
- Pressure, RÜFÜS DU SOL
- Chance to Bleed, Kurt Vile
- Edge of the Earth, The Beaches
- Three Drums, Four Tet
- Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido, KAROL G
- La Perla, ROSALÍA, Yahritza Y Su Esencia
- Brush Me Like A Horse, JJerome87, alt-J
- Badlands (w/ Gracie Abrams), Mumford & Sons, Gracie Abrams
- You’re Gonna Go Far (w/ Brandie Carlile), Noah Kahan, Brandi Carlile
- Next to You, John Vincent III
2025’s Summer Mix:
- Long Days In My Room, conswank
- Budapest, George Ezra
- I’m In Love With You, The 1975
- Jatt Vailly, Diljit Dosanjh & thiarajxtt
- Manchild, Sabrina Carpenter
- La domenica, Cocky Mazzetti
- Conceited, Lola Young
- i saw you, Fred again..
- Time for You & Me, Mangabey
- People Never Change, Peter Cat Recording Co.
- Surf Party Lord (with Mihali), Badfish & Mihali
- Dance Yrself Clean, LCD Soundsystem
- Eternal Light, Free Nationals & Chronixx
- Where You Are, John Summit & HAYLA
- Narcisc0, Rina Mushonga
- Catgroove, Parov Stelar
- Quando, Quando, Quando, Tony Renis
- Steve’s Lava Chicken, Jack Black
- Big Brown Eyes, Lola Young
- I Did Something Bad, Taylor Swift
- Always Been You, Shawn Mendes
- Float On, Modest Mouse
- Everything Is Peaceful Love, Bon Iver
- Mamaloi, The Doobie Brothers
- Alaska, Maggie Rogers
- Call It What You Want, Taylor Swift
- Anything, Griff
- Espionage, Rainbow Kitten Surprise
