Released in July 2004, Indian Summer is more than Carbon Leaf's strongest studio set since the critically acclaimed Echo Echo; the latest release marks the bands most profound musical and professional transformation to date.

The eleven songs were recorded over the summer of 2003 at Sound of Music Studios in Richmond, VA. The band once again turned to Producer John Morand, and this time out, brought on David Lowery - of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker - as Executive Producer.

After finishing the Indian Summer sessions, Carbon Leaf came to a crossroads: This album was too hot to release through the indie channels that had served the band well. "We'd done five albums on our own and pushed that as far as it can go," singer/lyricist Barry Privett explains. "Obviously, anyone goes with a label in hopes of getting a wider audience and a little more muscle. But because of who we are and what we've achieved, our label had to be committed to artist development -- a rarity these days." True to the Carbon Leaf spirit, the band teamed up with Vanguard Records, a historically important, completely independent and artist friendly recording label, to release Indian Summer.

Track listing:
1. Life Less Ordinary
2. What About Everything?
3. Changless
4. This Is My Song
5. Grey Sky Eyes
6. Raise Of Roof
7. Paloma
8. One Prarie Outpost
9. Let Your Troubles Roll By
10. When I'm Alone
11. The Sea