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.
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The Paper Kite 2:300:00/2:30
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Gravity 3:420:00/3:42
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0:00/2:33
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Wait For The Night 3:240:00/3:24
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Just To Be Near 1:560:00/1:56
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Sunshine In My Heart 2:200:00/2:20
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Stay A Little Longer 3:320:00/3:32
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Wake Up To The Sun 2:500:00/2:50
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Only In My Mind 1:560:00/1:56
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0:00/2:08
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Cut The String 3:220:00/3:22
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If I Could Stay 3:030:00/3:03