Summer Bones Explained

Summer Bones
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Hit the Lights
Cover:	Summer Bones.jpg
Released:	March 24, 2015
Genre:	Pop punk
Length:	26:34
Label:	Pure Noise
Producer:	Jay Wayman
Prev Title:	Invicta
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Just to Get Through to You
Next Year:	2016

Summer Bones is the fourth full-length studio album from the American pop punk band Hit the Lights, released on March 24, 2015. It was produced and mixed by Kyle Black (New Found Glory/All Time Low/State Champs). This is the band's first release on Pure Noise Records, as well as their shortest full-length album to date. The album's final track features guest vocals from original vocalist Colin Ross.

Release history

In January 2015 Hit the Lights announced the title and release date for the album. A few days later, they premiered the first track off the album, "Fucked Up Kids," along with the track listing. Leading up to its release, the band premiered more songs including "The Real" and "No Filter" to build anticipation. The band announced on Twitter that they "wrote Invicta because we wanted to push ourselves. We wrote Summer Bones because we wanted to rip shit. We stand by both."^[1] Summer Bones premiered on the Glamour Kills website on March 18, 2015.^{[2] [3]}

The music video for "Life on the Bottom" premiered on ESPN.com on April 9, 2015.^[4] In July and August, the group supported State Champs on the Shot Boys of Summer Tour with Tiny Moving Parts, Let It Happen, and Northbound.^[5] On March 9, 2016, a music video for "No Filter" was released on YouTube.^[6] The single has since been streamed over 3 million times.^{[7] [8]} In October 2016, the group supported Simple Plan on their tour of Canada.^[9] In October and November, the group supported Good Charlotte on their headlining US tour.^[10]

Acoustic versions of "Blasphemy, Myself and I," "Fucked Up Kids," and "Summer Bones" were released on the band's 2016 EP Just to Get Through to You.

Reception

The album was included at number 30 on Rock Sounds top 50 releases of 2015 list.^[11]

Track listing

1. "Fucked Up Kids" – 2:31
2. "The Real" – 2:37
3. "Life on the Bottom" – 2:27
4. "Revolutions and Executions" – 3:05
5. "No Filter" – 2:54
6. "Blasphemy, Myself and I" – 2:40
7. "Summer Bones" – 3:45
8. "Keep Your Head – 1:29
9. "Sitter" – 2:25
10. "Old Friend" – 2:33

Personnel

Hit The Lights

• Nick Thomoson – lead vocals
• Omar Zehary – lead guitar
• Kevin Mahoney – rhythm guitar
• David Bermosk – bass, backing vocals
• Nate Van Damme – percussion, drums

Other

• Colin Ross – guest vocals on "Old Friend"
• Kevin Ashba – organ and piano on "Summer Bones"
• Jay Wayman -producer, mixer, engineer
• Devin Corey – engineer
• Colin Shwankee – additional production
• Jacob Bautista – additional engineering
• Josh Barber – additional production on "The Real"
• Brad Blackwood – mastering
• Mark Metzger – artwork, layout

Chart positions

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard Independent Albums^[12]	23
US Billboard Alternative Albums	24
US Billboard Rock Albums^[13]	36

References

Citations

Sources

• Bird. Ryan. Top 50 Releases of the Year. Rock Sound. January 2016. 208. Freeway Press Inc.. London. 1465-0185.

External links

• Summer Bones at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hit The Lights – Hit The Lights added a new photo. – Facebook.
2. Web site: Glamour Kills on Twitter.
3. Web site: Hit The Lights on Twitter.
4. Web site: Life on the Bottom. YouTube. Hit The Lights. April 9, 2015. April 17, 2019.
5. Web site: State Champs announce headlining tour with Hit The Lights, Tiny Moving Parts, more. Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Sharp, Tyler. May 20, 2015. December 19, 2017.
6. Web site: 'No Filter' Official Music Video. YouTube. Hit The Lights. March 9, 2016. June 29, 2017.
7. Web site: No Filter. YouTube. Hit The Lights. March 4, 2015. June 29, 2017.
8. Web site: No Filter. Spotify. Hit The Lights. March 4, 2015. June 29, 2017.
9. Web site: Simple Plan announce tour with All Time Low, PVRIS. Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Sharp, Tyler. June 20, 2016. December 25, 2017.
10. Web site: Good Charlotte announce tour with the Story So Far, Four Year Strong, others. https://web.archive.org/web/20170130092328/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/good_charlotte_announce_tour_with_the_story_so_far_four_year_strong_others. Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Al-Sharif, Rabab . August 8, 2016. January 30, 2017. June 17, 2018.
11. Bird, ed. 2016, p. 25
12. Independent Albums. Billboard.
13. Rock Albums. Billboard.