Indian Summer (American band)

Indian Summer was an American emo band originally from Oakland, California.

This article is about an American band. For Australian music producer Gabriel Gleeson known as Indian Summer, see Indian Summer (record producer).
Indian Summer
OriginOakland, California, United States
GenresEmo, post-hardcore, screamo, post-rock
Years active1993–1994
LabelsRepercussion Records
futurerecordings
Associated actsMohinder
Her Space Holiday
Current
Embassy
Ordination of Aaron
Past membersAdam Nanaa
Seth Nanaa
Dan Bradley
Eyad Kaileh
Marc Bianchi

The band released a full 7" on Repercussion Records, and split 7 inches with Current, Embassy and Ordination of Aaron. They also released a song on the Eucalyptus compilation (2x7") on Tree Records, a song on the Food Not Bombs compilation LP on Inchworm Records, and a song on the Ghost Dance compilation (2x7") on Slave Cut Records. Science 1994 was released in 2002 and Hidden Arithmetic, an entirely live album consisting of one live set and a live radio broadcast, was released in 2006, both on the Future Recordings label. AllMusic described them as "one of the more exciting and influential bands in a crop of underground acts that defined an obscure but inspired era of American emo."[1] Science 1994 has been named as the 37th best emo album by Rolling Stone.[2]

A compilation of their entire studio discography titled Giving Birth to Thunder was released by The Numero Group in 2019. Pitchfork named the release a "Best New Reissue" in September 2019.[3]

Discography

Most Indian Summer tracks remain commercially untitled, but fans have applied titles to them. Where multiple titles exist in common use, both are given, separated by a slash.

  • Indian Summer 7" (1993, Repercussion Records)
  1. "Woolworm/Angry Son"
  2. "Aren't You, Angel?"
  3. "Millimeter/Waiting"
  • Current/Indian Summer split 7" with Current (1993, Initial pressing on Homemade Records, reprint on Repercussion)
  1. Indian Summer - Orchard
  2. Current - Key
  • Embassy/Indian Summer split 7" with Embassy (1994, Slave Cut Records)
  1. Embassy - "Stepping by"
  2. Embassy - "Said"
  3. Indian Summer - "I Think Your Train is Leaving"
  • Speed Kills split 7" with Ordination of Aaron (1994, Inchworm Records)
  1. Ordination of Aaron - "Battle of tippecanoe"
  2. Indian Summer - "Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly"
  3. Indian Summer - "Truman"
  • Science 1994 CD (2002, Future Recordings)
  1. I Think Your Train Is Leaving
  2. Black/Touch The Wings Of An Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly
  3. Truman
  4. Aren't You, Angel?
  5. Millimeter/Waiting
  6. Woolworm/Angry Son
  7. Orchard
  8. Sugar Age/Sugar Pill
  9. Reflections On Milkweed
  • Hidden Arithmetic CD (2006, Future Recordings)
  1. Aren't You, Angel?
  2. Reflections On Milkweed
  3. Millimeter/Waiting
  4. Untitled 1
  5. Woolworm/Angry Son
  6. Intro
  7. Sugar Age/Sugar Pill - Aren't You, Angel?
  8. Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly - Millimeter/Waiting
  9. Orchard
  10. I Think Your Train Is Leaving - Truman
  11. Untitled 2
  12. Woolworm/Angry Son
  • Hidden Arithmetic LP
  1. Intro
  2. Sugar Age/Sugar Pill -
  3. Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly - Millimeter/Waiting
  4. Orchard
  5. I Think Your Train Is Leaving - Truman
  6. Untitled 2
  7. Woolworm/Angry Son
  1. Aren't You, Angel?
  2. mm.
  3. Woolworm
  4. Reflections on Milkweed
  5. Sugar Pill
  6. I Think Your Train Is Leaving
  7. Touch The Wing of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly
  8. Truman
  9. Orchard
  10. ??? / [Three Lightning Icons]

Compilation recordings
  • Eucalyptus double 7" (1995, Tree Records)
  1. Indian Summer - "Black/Touch the Wings of an Angel... Doesn't Mean You Can Fly"
  2. Current - "Bastille"
  3. Boilermaker - "Slingshot"
  4. Allure - "I Think I Can"
  5. Shroom Union - "Calm"
  6. Embassy - "Blackness"
  7. Julia - "I Will Not Be Ignored"
  • A Food Not Bombs Benefit LP (1994, Inchworm)
  1. Ten Boy Summer - "The History of Blank Pages and the Conscious Decision To Discontinue the Tradition Our Gender Has Been Plagued With"
  2. Swing Kids - "Disease"
  3. Campaign - "Industry Slave"
  4. Indian Summer - "Reflections on Milkweed"
  5. Starkweather - "Mainline"
  6. Franklin - "Slow into Questionable"
  7. Finger Print - "Surrender"
  8. Braille - "Capitol"
  9. Half Man - "Tripped Up"
  10. Premonition - "Left Unsaid"
  11. Railhed - "End Song"
  12. Current - "Chairitied"
  • Ghost Dance double 7" (1994, Slave Cut)
  1. Indian Summer - "Sugar Pill"
  2. From Ashes of - "Theme for Memory"
  3. Third Rail Rhyme - "Double Helix"
  4. Embassy - "His Years"
  5. Cap'n Jazz - "Blue Grass"
  6. Braid - "Elephant"
  7. Embassy - "How Can You"

References
  1. allmusic bio
  2. Exposito, Suzy. "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. Cohen, Ian (2019-09-19). "Indian Summer Giving Birth to Thunder". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2020-12-25.


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