A Technicolor Pocket Symphony for the Northern Beaches.

The Pitch: If "Days Like These" was the soft-focus sunrise, "The Paper Kite" is the blinding, technicolor mid-day sun.

Moving slightly away from the soft-rock strum of their debut, SUMMERSTATE returns with a more ambitious, eccentric, and sun-drenched collection of songs. Drawing deep inspiration from the late-60s baroque pop explosion and the lo-fi grandeur of The Beach Boys’ Friends and Sunflower era, even "Smile" - this album is a love letter to the wind, the sky, and the art of letting go.

This is not just "Soft Pop"—this is "Pocket Symphony" Pop.

The Sound: Recorded with the signature "ReAImagined" sound—thuddy drums, dead snares, and tape-saturated tube warmth—The Paper Kite introduces a wider, weirder palette. Expect swirling harpsichords, driving shuffle beats, French horns, and the modular, "Smile"-esque quirkiness of tracks that change tempo with the wind.

It is the sound of a 1970s transistor radio blowing off a towel at Avalon Beach.

Featured Tracks:

"The Paper Kite": A baroque-pop waltz that anchors the album’s theme of fragility. "Sunshine In My Heart": A tribute to Teddy Randazzo, with a sunshine/soft pop flavour.