THE SUMMER SUNS

The Summer Suns was formed in 1985 and they were part of the vanguard of the Perth pop scene in a truly halcyon era. The band was formed by Kim Williams (ex-Louie Louie, Holy Rollers) on lead vocals, guitar and bass guitar, and had a variable line-up that included Dom Mariani from The Stems, Gary Chambers on drums. They played a melodious blend of '70s influenced power pop and '60s folk rock that featured the songs of Kim Williams. In October 1986 they issued a debut single, " Honeypearl / Rachel Anne", on Williams's own label, Easter Records. 

Mariani left for other commitments but returned in 1989 for a new line-up of The Summer Suns with Williams now joined by Martin Moon and on drums and Steve Kyme on bass guitar. They issued a second single, "All Away / Girl In A Mexican Restaurant", in September 1989 before Mariani moved on again. Their output as at 2023 is four albums and their releases appeared on many of the world's finest pop labels including Easter, Waterfront, Bus Stop, Parasol, Get Hip, and House Of Wax. After some years exploring other musical avenues with Bashful, The Love Letters, and The White Swallows, Kim Williams resurrected The Summer Suns as a recording band in 2013 and released the album 'Eulalie.'

Members

Gary Chambers (bass), Kim Williams (vocals, guitar, bass), Dom Mariani (guitar), Tony Italiano (bass), Steve Kyme (bass), Martin Moon (drums), Jeff Baker (guitar), Graham Hope (bass), Pascal Bartolone (drums), Joe Algeri (guitar, vocals), Simon Hensworth (bass/guitar), 

SINGLES
''Honeypearl / Rachel-Anne'' 1986 Easter 
''All Away / Girl In A Mexican Restaurant'' 1989 Waterfront 
''The Angel Angeline / Samantha'' 1994 House Of Wax 

ALBUMS
'Calpurnia' 1991 House Of Wax Records 
'Bedbugs' 1996 House Of Wax Records
'The Summer Suns' 1997 Get Hip Recordings
'Eulalie' 2013 Moogy's Mobile Record Store