Summertime emerges as the standout track from Subway Rat‘s latest album, Captain of the Football Team. David Polanco, the driving force behind the band, adopts a “love or hate” approach, pouring his all into a magnifying chorus. Penned during a transformative summer, Polanco navigates the challenges of rediscovering himself post-breakup. The song encapsulates the messy yet worthwhile journey of being a single man with a mended heart—learning to socialize, date, talk, and walk anew.
Subway Rat’s charm lies in their passion, immediacy, mistakes, and exaggerated style, reminding us of their humanity and evoking a spectrum of emotions from laughter to tears and anger.
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