Released in 2013, Summer Death marked the arrival of Marietta as one of the defining bands of Philadelphia’s DIY emo revival. Recorded and mixed by Eric Muth, the album captures the unpolished urgency that became the band’s hallmark and quickly took on cult status for its raw honesty and explosive dynamics. Songs like “Deck Wine” and “Cinco de Mayo” showcased the band’s gift for weaving fragile confessionals into chaotic crescendos, connecting instantly with a generation of fans discovering emo’s next wave.