Endearments Drift Toward Self-Reckoning On "Summersun"
- Charles Luberisse
- 2 hours ago
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Written By: Big C
Every season promises change. Brooklyn indie quartet Endearments continue their slow-burn journey inward with Summersun. The brand new single is a wistful, synth-laced meditation on time slipping by and the quiet ache of becoming unrecognizable to yourself. Pulled from their forthcoming debut An Always Open Door, the track floats between melancholy and momentum, pairing sauntering indie rock textures with lyrical tension. "Summersun" circles themes of self-erasure and expectation, tracing the emotional cost of fitting into someone else’s life. Frontman Kevin Marksson captures that friction with disarming clarity, framing the song as:
'Summersun' is a song about losing track of yourself in the expectations of others, and how easy it is to fit into a mold someone else has made for you for the sake of love or companionship. The bridge of the song is meant to be a cathartic release — the guitars give way and then build up again to reinforce this feeling of wanting to be truly known, even while you still pretend to be someone that you're not. We wanted the video to really convey that melancholy and self-searching. I love the way it cuts two stories together to show how our personal journeys often overlap in ways both internal and external.
The quote grounds the song’s emotional core, sharpening its sense of yearning and unresolved identity. The single arrives with an official Super 8–shot video directed by Paul Desilva, following two figures on parallel paths toward Coney Island, their stories quietly intersecting like half-remembered summers. Out March 6 via Trash Casual, "Summersun" follows the propulsive earlier single Real Deal and leads into the album release, produced by Abe Seiferth. Stream the single, watch the video, and connect with Endearments’ debut era now on Instagram, Bluesky, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp.
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