I was triggered by the alienating cover art, convinced by the music, and then surprised by the story behind it. Unexpectedly, this turns out to be a “Throwback Thursday” post… In 2008, Tommy Ventura wanted to do a project for just one summer (hence the band name). No sooner said than done: he selected a number of musicians, and together they played a few shows and recorded the songs he had been working on for several years – pseudo-progressive indie rock with influences from Americana and baroque pop, for fans of Refrigerator, Lou Barlow, Guided By Voices. By 2009, The Army Of Summer was no longer active. The recordings made the rounds on burned CDs between friends and those involved, and now, 13 years later, there’s finally an actual record, with four tracks Tommy chose from the 2008 session. Out now digitally and on hand numbered single sided lathe cut 12″ vinyl (limited to 50 pieces). A nice surprise!<\/p>\n