More than anything else 'Goodbye Summer' is Peter’s personal farewell to teenage years, the carefree times of daydreaming and romancing. In this context summer can be understood both as the most vivid season of the year as well as the symbol of youth and freedom.

Although it has some heavily nostalgic story telling (like the title track Goodbye Summer) the album also features snapshots of the present revelations. The song Slow For You is reflecting on one’s own speed of life and learning to accept it instead of trying to match it up to others. The songs When We're Old, Love Her Easy, Getting Along Too Well all shared personal love life lessons that are easily relatable.

The last track Be A Better Man is originally inspired by Donald Trump for his destructive attitude.Yet it's not dedicated to him entirely. The song aims more towards reflecting on one’s own actions, calling on everybody to be the truest and most honest version of oneself.

Peter is very much inspired by the record sound of the 70s (Beach Boys, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon) and modern indie pop/rock artists. 'Goodbye Summer' is another evidence for the uprising era of bedroom producers, such as Peter The Human Boy's personal heros Mac Demarco, Ruban Nielson (Unkown Mortal Orchestra) and Kevin Parker (Tame Impala), all of which sparked Peter's curiosity on how it's possible to write, perform, record and mix everything you hear on a record yourself.

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