The Summer Set

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The Summer Set
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The Summer Set in 2011
Background information
Origin Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Years active2007–2017 (hiatus), 2021present
Labels
Spinoff ofLast Call To Camden
Members
  • Brian Logan Dales
  • Jess Bowen
  • Stephen Gomez
  • John Gomez
Website thesummerset.com

The Summer Set is an American pop rock band from Scottsdale, Arizona. The band consists of lead vocalist Brian Logan Dales, guitarist John Gomez, bass guitarist Stephen Gomez, and drummer Jess Bowen. The Summer Set was signed to The Militia Group in 2008, Razor & Tie from 2009 to 2011, and to Fearless Records from 2012 to 2017. The Summer Set released four full-length studio albums: Love Like This (2009), Everything's Fine (2011), Legendary (2013), and Stories for Monday (2016). The band toured with numerous musical acts, including the Cab, We Are the In Crowd, Mayday Parade, Sleeping with Sirens, All Time Low, the Downtown Fiction, and Action Item. The band was on hiatus from October 2017 to August 2021.

Contents

The Summer Set's musical style has been regarded as pop rock, [1] [2] pop punk, [3] [4] alternative rock, [5] emo pop, [5] pop music, [4] synth-pop heavy, [4] and power pop. [6]

History

Early years

Prior to the formation of the Summer Set, Jess Bowen and brothers Stephen and John Gomez played in a band called Last Call for Camden, along with Kennedy Brock of The Maine and Weston Michl. Last Call for Camden released one album, Keep Your Feet On the Ground, before disbanding.

The Summer Set was formed in 2007, when John Gomez, Stephen Gomez, Jess Bowen, and Brian Logan Dales began writing and performing music. Josh Montgomery joined the band as a guitarist in 2008. The Summer Set self-released their first EP Love the Love You Have in November 2007. In April 2008, the band signed its first record deal with The Militia Group. [7] The band recorded and released their EP …In Color on June 24, 2008. In November 2008, The Summer Set recorded a pop punk cover of Usher's hit song " Love in This Club". [8]

In December 2008, the band released their third EP Meet Me on the Left Coast , which featured two new tracks and a cover of "Love in This Club" as an iTunes bonus track. [9] The band also appeared on the Punk Goes Classic Rock album released on April 27, 2010, by Fearless Records, covering "I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite" by Kiss. [10]

On the April 5, 2011, episode of Dancing with the Stars , actress Chelsea Kane and partner Mark Ballas danced a Cha-Cha-Cha set to the Summer Set's "Chelsea". In a behind-the-scenes package shown prior to the dance, Kane revealed that the song was written for her by Brian Logan Dales, who she had been dating at that time. [11]

Love Like This

The Summer Set's debut full-length album Love Like This was released on October 13, 2009.

On July 6, 2010, the Summer Set released an expanded version of their debut album Love Like This titled Love Like Swift, which featured five live Taylor Swift cover songs (recorded at The Hoodwink at the 2010 Bamboozle Festival). [12]

Everything's Fine

Everything's Fine is the Summer Set's second full-length album, released on July 19, 2011, through Razor & Tie.

The group wrote with Paul Doucette of Matchbox 20 and Mike Daly of Whiskeytown in Nashville. They recorded the album with producer John Fields. "He pushed us hard and he brought so much out of us," said Brian Logan Dales. "We had some early demos that sounded like our last record, but when we were done, everything sounded so new and different."

Everything’s Fine presented a departure from the Summer Set’s previous sound, featuring slower tempos and solemn themes. "The title is a bit sarcastic," said Stephen Gomez of the record.

On May 6, 2011, the band launched a crowd-sourced lyric video for "Someone Like You." The video featured live recordings of the band taken by fans during the Dirty Work Tour with All Time Low. [13]

Legendary

Over the summer of 2012, members of the Summer Set rented a house together in Tempe, Arizona, where they wrote songs for their upcoming full-length album Legendary. The band stated that living communally that summer inspired the lyrical content of their third album, and sparked the fun-loving energy of the album cycle that ensued.

The Summer Set released Legendary on April 16, 2013, through Fearless Records. The lead single "Boomerang" was released in March of that year. The music video for the second single "Lightning in a Bottle" was released on April 8, 2014.

In late 2013, the Summer Set took part in the Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star competition. After the contest’s six million online votes were tallied, the Summer Set was announced 2013’s Rising Stars. As the winners, the band performed at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, as well as Macy’s Glamorama events with Sheryl Crow and the Backstreet Boys. On November 28, 2013, the Summer Set took part in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Their performance of "Lightning in a Bottle" was featured on the television broadcast.

Stories for Monday

The Summer Set's fourth studio album Stories for Monday was released on April 1, 2016. Singles from the album include "Figure Me Out", "Missin' You", and "Jean Jacket", which were all released prior to the album's release date. The Summer Set released a music video for the song "Wasted" on April 1, 2016.

On April 4, 2016, the Summer Set played at a Bernie Sanders rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with 3OH!3.

Hiatus

In early 2017, Brian Logan Dales announced that he had been working on a separate project called DALES with producer and guitarist Matt Beckley since 2014. On April 30, 2017, DALES released its first single "Young for the Summer." DALES released additional singles throughout 2017. Since then, Brian Logan Dales has appeared multiple times for surprise DJ sets at Emo Nite in Los Angeles.[ citation needed ]

On October 17, 2017, the Summer Set announced on Twitter that they were going on an indefinite hiatus. Brian Logan Dales confirmed the announcement in separate posts on his private Tumblr and Twitter accounts.

Return and Blossom, Pt. 1

On August 23, 2021, the band announced via Instagram that they were reuniting, minus former member Josh Montgomery. They released a new single on August 27, 2021, called "Street Lightning." [14] They released another single on December 3, 2021, titled "Back Together." [15] They released the third single on June 16, 2022, called "Teenagers" featuring Chrissy Costanza of Against the Current. [16] The following day, June 17, 2022, the band announced that they would be putting out a two-part album called Blossom, the first part of which was set to be released on September 9, 2022. [17] The fourth single off the album was released on August 12, 2022, called "Hard Candy". [18] They released the final single, called "FTS" featuring Travie McCoy, on September 2, 2022, a week before the album's release date. [19] The album was officially released worldwide on September 9, 2022, while the second half of it is expected to be put out in summer 2023. [20]

Tours

In 2009, the Summer Set played at Alternative Press's AP Tour, touring with bands such as the Cab, Never Shout Never, Hey Monday, and Every Avenue. [21] Following the AP Tour, the Summer Set toured with Cartel. [22]

In 2010, the band went on to play several festivals including The Bamboozle festival and the Vans Warped Tour. [23]

In 2011, the Summer Set participated in the free OurZone Magazine Tour, which took place over seven dates in the United Kingdom in May 2011. [24] The band was also part of the Dirty Work Tour, which included All Time Low, Yellowcard, and Hey Monday. The Dirty Work Tour ran from March to May in 2011, covering most of the United States. [25]

In 2013, the Summer Set performed on the Vans Warped Tour 2013 on the Kia Forte Stage and Tilly's Stage.

In 2014, the Summer Set toured in the United Kingdom with Paradise Fears and William Beckett on a string of dates after touring with We Are the In Crowd, Sleeping With Sirens, and Mayday Parade in Europe. The Summer Set also completed an acoustic tour for Legendary in the United States. The band also participated in the Vans Warped Tour for the second year in a row.

In 2015, the Summer Set traveled across the United States, performing twelve acoustic shows on the "We like It Quiet Tour".

The Summer Set played shows throughout the United States and United Kingdom from April to June in 2016 on the Stories for Monday Tour. The Stories for Monday tour opened with Handsome Ghost, Karizma, and Royal Teeth. That summer, the Summer Set played the final two weeks of the Vans Warped Tour. In August 2016, the band announced the Made for You Tour, where fans were allowed to select cities in which the shows would be played. During the Made for You Tour, the band performed shows across the United States throughout October and early November 2016.

Following their return, the band played at Chain Fest 2021, as well as some intimate shows in December. They then played a headliner show at the 8123 Fest in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as the main show.

The Summer Set toured in the United Kingdom in June 2022, after which they performed at Sad Summer Fest. The band is going to perform a show celebrating 15 years of the Summer Set and their new album on November 3, 2022, in Los Angeles.

Members

Current line-up

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[26]
US
Rock

[27]
US
Alt

[28]
US Indie
[29]
UK
[30]
Love Like This 17328
Everything's Fine
  • Released: July 19, 2011
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
65171410
Legendary 5312145
Stories for Monday841288
Blossom, Pt 1
  • Released: September 9, 2022
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL, Vinyl
"_" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
US
[31]
US Rock Digital
[32]
JPN
[33]
UK
"Chelsea" [34] 200938Love Like This
"About a Girl"[ citation needed ]2011Everything's Fine
"Someone Like You" [35]
"Mannequin"[ citation needed ]2012
"When We Were Young" [36]
"Fuck U Over" [37] Legendary
"Maybe Tonight" [38] 2013
"Boomerang" [39]
"Lightning in a Bottle"[ citation needed ]2014
"Figure Me Out" [41] 201631Stories for Monday
"Street Lightning" [14] 2021Blossom, Pt.1
"Back Together" [15]
"Teenagers"
(feat. Chrissy Costanza of Against The Current) [16]
2022
"Hard Candy" [18]
"FTS"
(feat. Travie McCoy) [19]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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