Featured Tune: "Summer of '96" from Tillerman

A SUMMER YOU CAN STILL FEEL

“Summer of ’96” is the kind of track that doesn’t just play in the background—it sweeps you up like a warm breeze carrying memories you swear you lived, even if you didn’t. There’s something wonderfully cinematic about the way it unfolds, blending sun-soaked nostalgia with a story that feels both tender and deeply familiar.

From the first moments, the song radiates that unmistakable glow of a bygone era—the kind of youthful summer that lives half in truth and half in rose-tinted myth. The band leans into the charm of classic British pop and rock without ever feeling stuck in the past. Instead, they spin those influences into something fresh, breezy, and irresistibly catchy. The instrumentation is crisp and confident, stitched together with harmonies that feel lifted right out of a scrapbook of 60s-to-90s musical greatness.

What really makes the track shine, though, is its emotional core. Beneath the playful references and cultural winks is a story about young love—the kind that brands itself into your memory, whether it lasted a few weeks or an entire season. The song captures the electricity of those fleeting moments when life felt big, bright, and beautifully simple.

By the time the chorus hits, you’re fully transported—standing in your own version of that unforgettable summer, wherever and whenever it was. It’s nostalgic, yes, but also warm, alive, and disarmingly genuine. This is a track that doesn’t just celebrate a moment in time; it reminds you of your own.