Brooding and full of melancholy, the track is the queer country singer’s first taste of his follow-up to last year’s acclaimed album Pony, and his first single since signing with Columbia Records. “I wrote this song a long time ago and to me, Summertime has a few different meanings.
Summertime can be a season, a person, or a memory of a happier time that can be difficult to visit,” explained Orville. “We also wanted the video to focus around the idea of how we treat nature.