[2] The band released a 7-inch EP, three splits with Current, Embassy and Ordination of Aaron, appeared in two compilations, and played nearly 100 gigs before disbanding.

AllMusic described Indian Summer as "one of the more exciting and influential bands in a crop of underground acts that defined an obscure but inspired era of American emo.

[4] A compilation of their entire studio discography titled Giving Birth to Thunder was released by The Numero Group in 2019.

[6] The band was influenced by many of their contemporaries, including Rites of Spring, Moss Icon, Slint, and Fugazi.

Kaileh's drumming was specifically influenced by the likes of Man Is the Bastard, Econochrist, Neurosis, and Miles Davis.