ARMY OF SUMMER, THE - S/T (12" EP Lathe Cut) Bakery Outlet Art by William BottiniScreen printing

Art by William BottiniScreen printing by State Champion RecordsProduct photos by William Bottini

The Barbed Wires came up in Richmond

marooned in the border country of Las Cruces

all-down-strokin' power drive

cops prowl and thieves look into dark windows

ARMY OF SUMMER, THE - S/T (12" EP Lathe Cut) Bakery Outlet Art by William BottiniScreen printingBack in 2008, Tommy Ventura had a plan. Ever since the late 90s, he had been wood shedding several song ideas. When the tunes started taking shape, he was living in Urbana, IL and playing in a band called Jagtown with Mikey Ricketts of Planes Mistaken for Stars. That outfit wasnt the right home for the songs and life continued. Skipping ahead a few years to 2004, Tommy had relocated to Denver, CO and was playing in a band called Ghost Buffalo. Planes