Hanging in your parents’ basement isn’t thought of as the coolest thing to do to pass the time, but for New York six-piece Fishdoctor, bumming around during a holiday break was the impetus for “Summer in the Wintertime.”  “I wrote the guitar tracks on my laptop and brought the idea to [vocalist] Jared after he got back from vacation in Australia,” explains guitarist Michael Panico. “The song was inspired by the opposing seasons as it was summer in Australia and winter in New York.” The song comes from the band’s debut album, The Swell — and album that’s inspired by ’60s surf rock sounds more than adolescent couch surfing.

The Swell is out May 29 via Bandcamp.