“An affair / calamitous despair / a lust for Summer somewhere,” sings Mike Kinsella on “Summer Somewhere,” the latest from LIES - his new project w/ cousin & fellow American Football member, Nate Kinsella. The song explores lyrical ideas Mike introduced on Owen’s 2021 album, The Avalanche (which received praise in Pitchfork, NPR, and others) and is full of bouncing strings & keys. It follows the band’s debut 2-track single, Blemishes / Echoes, which Stereogum called “catchy and pretty.”