{"id":91804,"date":"2025-07-17T09:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=91804"},"modified":"2025-07-17T09:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:18:16","slug":"christian-love-carries-his-musical-legacy-with-surf-rock-single-sum-sum-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/07\/christian-love-carries-his-musical-legacy-with-surf-rock-single-sum-sum-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Love Carries His Musical Legacy With Surf Rock Single, &#8216;Sum Sum Summer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Growing up in Santa Barbara, Southern California, Christian Love has always been immersed in the musical legacy of his father, Mike Love, and his band, The Beach Boys. It&#8217;s naturally left an indelible mark on both him and his music, and he celebrates it in his new single, &#8216;Sum Sum Summer&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Striking a delicate balance between paying homage to the shimmering harmonies of The Beach Boys and his own musical course, Christian Love&#8217;s sound is buoyant and mellow, reflective of the California sunshine. He&#8217;s led several bands since he started out in music as a teenager, and his sound blends elements of jangle, reggae, pop, among others. Christian joined The Beach Boys Touring Band in 2005, alongside his father, as well as Bruce Johnston and a rotating lineup of musicians, and together they&#8217;ve brought their particular blend of sunshine to cities all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Sum Sum Summer&#8217; contains within it all the sunshine of The Beachboys while showcasing Christian&#8217;s talent. Originally featured on his 2023 album, &#8216;Only Alibis&#8217;, this track features not just Christian&#8217;s smooth and earnest vocals, but also guitarist Elliot Easton (The Cars), drummer Phil Jones (Tom Petty), and vocalist Matt Jardine &#8211; who is not just a childhood friend of Christian&#8217;s but also the son of original Beach Boys member Al Jardine, and a former member of The Beach Boys Touring Band. The end result is one of nostalgia, with a modern twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music video for &#8216;Sum Sum Summer&#8217; is directed by John Stamos. Not just an actor, but also a musician and Beach Boys superfan, who&#8217;s been affiliated with the band from as early as 1986, when he performed on stage with them as a guest musician, and featured in and directed a few of their music videos. Speaking about his collaboration with Christian, Stamos said, \u201cKnowing Christian most of his life, it\u2019s been amazing to watch him grow into a talented singer-songwriter and performer\u201d. He took the time to curate, overlay, and re-imagine the aesthetic that&#8217;s long been associated with The Beach Boys, giving the video the feel of walking right into the middle of a performance. We see Christian playing his guitar both in the audience, watching himself and his father sharing the mic on stage, interspersed with clips of them laughing and enjoying themselves. It&#8217;s both nostalgic and heartwarming at the same time, and the viewer gets the feeling that a baton is being passed on, from father to son.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the music video for &#8216;Sum Sum Summer&#8217; below, and find out more about Christian Love and his music online on his official <a href=\"https:\/\/christianloveofficial.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTtMCr0gCJzhaCF19aPS_ow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/christianloveofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christianloveofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@christianloveofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_31216\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ByoRfnQ5lxM?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Christian Love - &quot;Sum Sum Summer&quot; Directed by John Stamos - of The Beach Boys touring band\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ByoRfnQ5lxM\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up in Santa Barbara, Southern California, Christian Love has always been immersed in the musical legacy of his father, Mike Love, and his band, The Beach Boys. It&#8217;s naturally left an indelible mark on both him and his music, and he celebrates it in his new single, &#8216;Sum Sum Summer&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":91817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Growing up in Santa Barbara, Southern California, Christian Love has always been immersed in the musical legacy of his father, Mike Love, and his band, The Beach Boys. It's naturally left an indelible mark on both him and his music, and he celebrates it in his new single, 'Sum Sum Summer'.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Christian Love Carries His Musical Legacy With Surf Rock Single, 'Sum Sum Summer'","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Growing up in Santa Barbara, Southern California, Christian Love has always been immersed in the musical legacy of his father, Mike Love, and his band, The Beach Boys. It's naturally left an indelible mark on both him and his music, and he celebrates it in his new single, 'Sum Sum Summer'.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,9,21453,21445,21446,21449,640],"tags":[33057,11720,77,370,1945,116,79,10677,33058,81,22992],"class_list":["post-91804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","category-video-reviews","category-videos","tag-christian-love","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-review","tag-single","tag-single-review","tag-sum-sum-summer-surf-rock","tag-video","tag-video-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-nSI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":88356,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/10\/krystin-kay-tells-listeners-to-say-it-now-with-her-new-anthem\/","url_meta":{"origin":91804,"position":0},"title":"Krystin\u00a0Kay\u00a0Tells Listeners To &#8216;Say It Now&#8217; With Her New Anthem","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"01\/10\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Released on August 30, 'Say It Now' is the new single and title track from Krystin Kay's sophomore album of the same name.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Krystin-Kay.png?fit=1139%2C789&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Krystin-Kay.png?fit=1139%2C789&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Krystin-Kay.png?fit=1139%2C789&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Krystin-Kay.png?fit=1139%2C789&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Krystin-Kay.png?fit=1139%2C789&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39475,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/08\/canadian-indie-rock-trio-basement-revolver-share-title-track-from-forthcoming-album-heavy-eyes\/","url_meta":{"origin":91804,"position":1},"title":"Canadian Indie Rock Trio Basement Revolver Share Title Track From Forthcoming Album &#8216;Heavy Eyes&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"16\/08\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Canadian indie rock trio Basement Revolver have released the title track to their forthcoming debut album, 'Heavy Eyes'. The song encapsulates the air of weariness which pervades the band's sound, and sums up a general exhaustion, while hinting at a heavier direction.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Artists","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/unnamed-34.png?fit=1198%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/unnamed-34.png?fit=1198%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/unnamed-34.png?fit=1198%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/unnamed-34.png?fit=1198%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/unnamed-34.png?fit=1198%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52417,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/08\/scoville-unit-beach-song-and-sidewalk\/","url_meta":{"origin":91804,"position":2},"title":"Scoville Unit &#8211; &#8216;Beach Song&#8217; And &#8216;Sidewalk&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"08\/08\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"If the weather has you thinking about hitting the sand, then Scoville Unit have got you covered with two new singles, 'Beach Song', and 'Sidewalk'.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Scoville-Unit-press.jpg?fit=1001%2C1001&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Scoville-Unit-press.jpg?fit=1001%2C1001&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Scoville-Unit-press.jpg?fit=1001%2C1001&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Scoville-Unit-press.jpg?fit=1001%2C1001&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63508,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/07\/pennan-brae-pay-dirt-lyric-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":91804,"position":3},"title":"Pennan Brae &#8211; &#8216;Pay Dirt&#8217; (Lyric Video)","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"07\/07\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Pennan Brae's sound is steeped in the sound of classic American rock and blues, storytellers such as Muddy Waters, BB King, and Elmore James. He's also influenced by the likes of Elton John, and the sounds of the 80s: in fact he describes himself as the kind of rocker who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pennan-Brae-press-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pennan-Brae-press-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pennan-Brae-press-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pennan-Brae-press-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Pennan-Brae-press-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":88391,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/10\/faithless-town-call-back-to-fan-favourite-song-with-new-release-of-california-come-home\/","url_meta":{"origin":91804,"position":4},"title":"Faithless Town Call Back To Fan Favourite Song With New Release Of &#8216;California Come Home&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"03\/10\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Faithless Town's latest single, 'California Come Home', was actually produced years ago, and released on their sophomore album, 'Empires', in 2020, but it's been a firm fan favourite ever since.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Faithless-Town.jpg?fit=1106%2C828&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Faithless-Town.jpg?fit=1106%2C828&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Faithless-Town.jpg?fit=1106%2C828&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Faithless-Town.jpg?fit=1106%2C828&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Faithless-Town.jpg?fit=1106%2C828&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":72654,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-10-the-mighty-lemon-drops-david-newtons-new-festive-single-winter-tragedy-out-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":91804,"position":5},"title":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 10 &#8211; The Mighty Lemon Drops\u2019 David Newton\u2019s New Festive Single, &#8216;Winter Tragedy&#8217;, Out Today","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"10\/12\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mighty Lemon Drops guitarist\/songwriter David Newton has today released a new seasonal single, as David Newton & Thee Mighty Angels, 'Winter Tragedy'. An upbeat sounding, yet darkly twisted \u2018bah humbug\u2019 holiday tale, the track comes with a video directed by Joel Tabbush, and features members of The Little Ones,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christmas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christmas","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/archived-categories\/christmas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 10","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/396ABB64-A4C1-446C-853E-0B3050C7B53B.jpeg?fit=623%2C496&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/396ABB64-A4C1-446C-853E-0B3050C7B53B.jpeg?fit=623%2C496&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/396ABB64-A4C1-446C-853E-0B3050C7B53B.jpeg?fit=623%2C496&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Christian-Love.png?fit=1100%2C1096&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}