[Cover photo credits to Alessandro Digiuni]

Italy’s Hearts Apart have returned with Summer Bummer, an EP that blends Punk Rock with “melancholy, and pure energy.” Arriving via Epidemic Records, it is available digitally and as a special limited-edition colored vinyl.

After years of live shows and two EPs, the band’s new EP was recorded “spontaneously and directly,” due to an idea from Producer and friend Maurizio Icio Baggio.

The single, “I Hate The Summer” has also been released, giving a taste of what Summer Bummer has to offer.

The track highlights the “contrast between the lightheartedness of punk rock and the darker emotions of summer—filled with sweat and tears, fun and melancholy.”

They say:

We recorded these six songs in no time, letting instinct guide us. What came out is an even more direct and spontaneous EP compared to our previous work. And despite the cassette recorder, it sounds absolutely killer!

After making their live debut in 2021 on the back of a beat-up pickup truck at a mountain refuge 1,825 meters above sea level, the band has refined their sound through countless shows.

2025 is set to be an intense year for the band, with upcoming shows already scheduled across Italy and Germany, and the dream of taking their music overseas.