Summer Fling, The Red Hot Valentines' second album, was recorded in January 2003 at Mark Rubel's Pogo Studios (Hum, Shiner) in Champaign. The album perfectly captures the band's blend of power-pop with an authenticity previously witnessed only through its live performances.
The "notebook" packaging theme was conceptualized by Gregg Bernstein (art designer for Braid, Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!, Aloha) at Hydrafuse. All of the photos inside were taken by the band with a Polaroid i-zone that the Polyvinyl staff picked up at Target for $20.