Indian Summer (American band)

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

Indian Summer
Origin	Oakland, California, United States
Genres	Emo, post-hardcore, experimental rock
Years active	1993–1994
Labels	Repercussion Records futurerecordings
Associated acts	Mohinder Her Space Holiday
Past members	Adam Nanaa Seth Nanaa Dan Bradley Eyad Kaileh Marc Bianchi

The band released a full 7" on Repercussion Records, split 7" with Embassy, and split 7 inches with Current 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 2002/2008 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. Science 1994 has been named as the 37th best emo album by Rolling Stone.[1]

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

• Giving Birth to Thunder LP (2019, The Numero Group)

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. Exposito, Suzy. "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

External links

• Interview with Marc Bianchi discussing Indian Summer
• http://www.washedupemo.com/news/2017/7/ep-101-seth-nanaa-indian-summer