The Europeans' 2026 Summer Playlist
Last month, we asked you for your favourite sunny, summery songs from across the European continent – and boy, did you deliver! This week we’re taking a break from the news to talk about some of the incredible music you introduced us to, by artists from Sweden to Serbia.
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Unsung: Cleaners is a documentary podcast bringing together the voices of cleaners across Europe, telling their stories in their own words. From invisible labour and night shifts to dignity and organising for change, the five-part series explores the human stories behind one of the world’s most essential – and most overlooked – jobs: cleaning. In the first episode, Hayat Elhore, a cleaner at the European Parliament in Brussels, shares what it’s like to clean a building that symbolises democracy – while often being treated as invisible. She pulls back the curtain on a typical day in the life of a cleaner.
A huge thank you to the artists who made this week’s episode possible (and who’ve put a skip in our step over the past few weeks).
HEAR EVEN MORE SUMMERY EUROPEAN MUSIC: We’ve created playlists with all of our picks and yours. Listen in via your streaming service of choice below.
The Europeans’ Summer Playlist Shortlist
Qobuz | Spotify | Apple | Tidal
Listener Picks: The Europeans’ Summer Playlist
Qobuz | Spotify | Apple | Tidal
You can also find more of our favourites in our newsletter, Good Week Bad Week.
co-hosts
Morgan Childs, Dominic Kraemer, Katy Lee, Wojciech Oleksiak
MIXING AND MASTERING
Wojciech Oleksiak
PRODUCERS
Morgan Childs, Dominic Kraemer, Katy Lee, Wojciech Oleksiak
Music
Jim Barne, Mariska Martina
audio editing
Morgan Childs
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