The Summer Obsession

The Summer Obsession was a pop rock band from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, United States. The band originally started in 2004 by Fin Leavell & Luke Walker. They went through several members until they recruited bassist Chris Miller and drummer Chris Wilson. The band has toured with Cartel, Mya, The Click Five, Story of the Year, Saosin, Permanent Me, Hit the Lights, Houston Calls, Monty Are I, Against All Authority, Whole Wheat Bread, Plain White T's, New Years Day and many more. Two Types Of People was the first CD released by the outfit. The group was slated to play on dates of the 2004 Warped Tour, but their stage was cancelled; after finding this out, they moved to Los Angeles, where they landed a deal with Virgin Records after several months.Late in 2005, they appeared on a MySpace Records compilation. This Is Where You Belong is their debut major label album released in August 2006 on Virgin Records. They appeared on Cartoon Network's Fridays and performed the songs "Melt the Sugar" and "Disappear". They have also played in Japan on two occasions.