Formed in 2015, Kalevi Hämäläinen Group takes its influences from modern fusion jazz, but also from prog rock and, melodically, even from pop music. Using predominantly major keys, their harmonic palette is uplifting but not without twists and turns. "To me the early part of summer has always been a time of freedom and liberation. I found that I had been contemplating these themes in my compositions not only in the theme song but in other songs on the record as well. So this is, in a way, a 'theme album' by accident" says composer Kalevi Hämäläinen. "Whether you think of steaming highways in Florida or warm evenings in the Finnish wilderness under the midnight sun, this music fits those places really well."