If you really thought about it, you could probably count every person you know who doesn’t love summer on one hand, probably even on one finger.

Much like what Seth Rogen’s character in “Pineapple Express” said about marijuana, summer just makes everything seem better. Food is more delicious, love feels lovelier and music even sounds better as you waste away those long and carefree days.

So much of summer is spent rolling around in the car with the windows down, music blasting, on search for any source of enjoyment, and it’s imperative to have a soundtrack to your summer.

Sensing this need, The Drums composed its debut EP of seven summer-worthy tunes appropriately titled “Summertime!”

This Brooklyn quartet took cues from the surf-rock boom of the ’50s and ’60s as well as indie heroes Joy Division and New Order to compose a formidable first release.

The EP opens with “Saddest Summer,” the exact opposite of every trite summer love song we’ve been beat over the head with since the dawn of Western music.

Singer Jonathan Pierce pulls no punches and matter-of-factly states, “Summer’s just beginning, baby/ I might learn to hate you, lady,” and while this sounds off-putting, don’t be fooled. The band bounces out an energetic and joyous tune with handclaps galore that veil the true contempt of the lyrics.

The sound of fireworks escorts us into “Let’s Go Surfing,” a brilliant surf-rock song that would fit seamlessly on a playlist between surf classics like “Wipeout” or “Surfin’ Safari.” The guitar weaves up and down, churning out that classic ’60s surf-sound, pausing only for the Beach Boys inspired breakdown of handclaps and vocal harmonies.

The man responsible for creating the music to match Pierce’s lyrics, Jacob Graham, deserves heaps of credit for constructing a series of brilliant tunes. Graham took a vintage sound, made it into something contemporary and has stumbled upon a winning recipe.

“Make You Mine” has a simple sound and again uses — you guessed it — handclaps to an extreme to keep the rhythm thumping out as Pierce confesses his awkwardness when in the company of a potential lover. The male-female dueling vocals of “Don’t Be A Jerk, Jonny” add a humorous dimension to the album as the pair argues back and forth throughout the chorus.

The Joy Division influence on The Drums becomes glaringly apparent in the darker but not any less poppy “Submarine.” It takes on a somber tone and puts off an end-of-summer vibe as Pierce sings, “I did not want to let you go but I knew I had to/ And I’ll always miss you.” The innocence of the song gives it a relatable quality and is sure to be a mix-tape staple for those ending summer romances.

The band showcases its abilities to pen an enchanting ballad on “Down By The Water.” The tune is a showcase of the band’s versatility — it was able to slow down the tempo, pen a heartfelt confession and make it an integral part of the album, rather than slipping and letting it sound like a monologue from an inebriated ex-lover.

The final track of “Summertime!” is the ’80s-inspired instant classic, “I Felt Stupid.” The dance groove and huge chorus make it appropriate for any and all summer festivities, but Pierce’s sugary-sweet lyrics and infectious voice steal the show during the finale.

It is apparent during this song more than any other that the band is something special, and after the best debut album of the year, is destined for a bright future.

Now that the weather in Arizona has finally cooled to temperatures conducive to driving around with the windows down, let The Drums be your soundtrack.

It may not be summer anymore, but “Summertime!” is guaranteed to keep you in that happy frame of mind.

Reach the reporter at jdfourni@asu.edu.