The Summer Obsession Explained

The Summer Obsession
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Jacksonville Beach, FL
Years Active:2004 - present
Website:http://www.thesummerobsession.com
Current Members:

The Summer Obsession is an American punk rock band formed in 2004, known for mixing punk, hip hop, electronica, reggae, and many other genres.

History

The band was originally formed in 2004 by Fin Leavell & Luke Walker, joined just a few months later by Chris Wilson. The band has toured with Cartel, Mýa, Story of the Year, Saosin, Sugarcult, The Click Five, Permanent Me, Hit the Lights, Houston Calls, Monty Are I, Against All Authority, Whole Wheat Bread, Plain White T's, and New Years Day. Two Types Of People was the first CD released by the outfit. The group was slated to play on dates of the 2004 Warped Tour, but their stage was cancelled; after finding this out, they moved to Los Angeles, where they landed a deal with Virgin Records.[1] [2] The group saw early exposure through MySpace, as founder Tom Anderson was an early for their music.[3] Late in 2005, they appeared on a MySpace Records compilation.[1]

This Is Where You Belong was their debut major label album, released in August 2006 on Virgin Records.[4] [5] They appeared on Cartoon Network's Fridays and performed the songs "Melt the Sugar" and "Disappear". They have also played in Japan on two occasions.

Members

Current members

Former members

Timeline

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Discography

Albums

EPs

Band Compilations

Singles

Soundtracks

Other Compilations

Music Videos

Webisodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Corey Apar, [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p822920/biography|pure_url=yes}} The Summer Obsession] at Allmusic
  2. https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/25/the-summer-obsession-qa The Summer Obsession Q&A
  3. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/summer_obsession-this_is_where_you Review of This Is Where You Belong
  4. https://ink19.com/2007/04/magazine/music-reviews/zgwopc-the-summer-obsession Review
  5. https://www.drivenfaroff.com/2006/10/03/the-summer-obsession-this-is-where-you-belong/ Review