The leaves are falling, and Pumpkin Spiced Lattes are back; that means Summer is unofficially over. Billboard put a pin in the season after releasing its Songs of the Summer list for 2025.

The thing is, New England artists don’t make the best fluff (irony!). So let’s give a few locals love for defying the formula and making summertime songs with some pain, power, nuance, and genius.