HBR003 Various ArtistsHey! Where'd The Summer Go? CD
1. Columbus - Turncoats
2. Sleepy Township - Monument (mp3)
3. The Lil' Hospital - Pretty Kissin'
4. The State Of Samuel - Why
5. The Film Stills - Smoke & Mirrors
6. The National Splits - Own It, Double It, Dig It Up & Bury It
7. Postal Blue - Rainy Day
8. Champion, Alberta - Terms Of Reference
9. Christmas Sweaters - July
10. The Liberty Ship - If I Knew The Answers (Mietlinski mix)
11. The Fermats - Coffee, Cookies & Nice Dinners (mp3)
12. Myredpocketbook - The Ignore From The Girl Across The Seat
13. The Busy Band - Beneath The Brits
14. The Diskettes - Pop Pop Beat
15. The Broken Hearts Club - Leaving
16. Ultrasport - Sharing Secrets
17. Seasick Crocodile - Treetop Love
18. Under Shooting Stars - Clouds Upon Clouds
19. Service Economy - Clever, Charming
20. The Snow Fairies - Some People
21. Miss July - Green Fairy
22. Adelie - Still Blue
23. Paper Moon - Volcano
24. Evie - Day Of Defeat
"Hey, all of you summer bums. Rumor has it that I waited until August 31 to review the Humblebee Compilation entitled quite appropriately Hey! Where'd The Summer Go. You know, for a good lead in... something like, "the summer is over and why not close it out by listening to this fitting compilation." The truth is I'm lazy. Lazy like lazy summer days. And now that the summer's over and I'm not as lazy... seque into long promised review. A great way to kick out the jams for the back to school season, a final surge of indie music before the snow starts. What am I talking about. It's 100 degrees today in Cali. Anyhow, Columbus kick off the comp with the bouncy excellent "Turncoats". This is followed shortly by the poppy "Monument" by Sleepy Township and then the double trouble mid-fi threat that is The Lil' Hospital ! and The State of Samuel who are always favorites over here at Shmat. Those two in particular set the tone of the album early which is often boisterously uptempo, though there are still some calm and quiet tracks within the 24 on the disc." -Shmat
"Over the 24 songs the quality does not dip, the tunes are almost relentless, and there are plenty "Ooh, who's this?" reach-for-the-tracklisting moments. The order has been chosen well, with livelier, happier cuts grabbing the attention early on and more understated, reflective pieces such as Ultrasport's 'Sharing Secrets' fitting in snugly later." -Friends Of The Heroes
"It's pop music. It's fun, it's sweet and, like prostitution, every culture seems to have it." -Splendid
"Kudos to Humblebee recordings for searching the far reaches of the globe to bring fans of pop music sounds from Sweden, the Phillipines, Finland, Australia, the US, the UK, Canada, and Brazil. Summertime may be unofficially over - and in some of these parts of the world it's been winter for the past few months - but there will always be summery pop songs to enjoy." -Delusions Of Adequacy
"Since Edmonton doesn't really have much to offer in the way of summer, Humblebee Recordings has taken it upon themselves to kickstart the season with an excellent compilation disc full of terrific indiepop tunes from around the globe (with bands hailing from Canada and the US, as well as Finland, Sweden, Australia, UK, Philippines, and Brazil). Several of the bands' songs are taken from other releases (including Sleepy Township, Lil' Hospital, State Of Samuel, Paper Moon, and the Film Stills), but there are plenty of brand new songs on this disc to make it more than worth it. Postal Blue turn in one of their first recordings in years - "Rainy Day", which is a breezy Rileys-ish song (a! nd Adriano's other band, Adelie, makes its welcome debut as well!). A trio of short, upbeat songs from Sweden (by the Fermats, Myredpocketbook and the Busy Band) are nestled nicely in the middle. Columbus, the Service Economy, and Champion, Alberta - all new bands to my ears - each turn in quality songs as well. And I haven't even mentioned the great new songs from Evie, Miss July, National Splits, Ultrasport, Snow Fairies, Liberty Ship, and Broken Hearts Club yet! In just under an hour, this comp effectively conveys the summer feeling, and is pretty much enjoyable all the way through!" -IndiePages
