This EP was recorded at Retro Futurism Audio in Portland, OR with producer Joel Lane. This EP was mastered by Grant’s relative Monte Vallier (Swell). Grant wrote and performed this entire EP with the exception of drums on track 2 and 4 by Jacob Bledsoe. This EP was inspired by summers in California, climate change, VHS tapes, the town of San Juan Bautista, and friends. “The Ballad of Captain Chup” is a “summer Springsteen-esque song dedicated to a changing West Coast” (Grant Summerland)
Unnatural History II, Grant Summerland’s second EP release, expands on the themes of the first EP by delving deeper into the ideas of time’s passage, a distrust of nostalgia, and a changing West Coast. The opener, ‘The Camellia Bush Song,’ reflects on the CZU Lightning Complex fires, during which Grant and his family were evacuated. The reverb-soaked ‘Community Pool’ ponders faint memories of high school and deceased classmates, while the orchestral ‘What Did Bill Watterson Do Today?’ functions as a love song dedicated to the reclusive Calvin and Hobbes author. Featuring new sonic elements such as live string sections, field recordings, ambient synths, and harsher guitar noises, Unnatural History II presents a darker and more mature soundscape relative to its predecessor.
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