Flatland Cavalry’s ‘Last American Summer’ music video brings familiar scenes home to Spur

LAST AMERICAN SUMMER Flatland Cavalry released the video of its new single, “Last American Summer,” earlier this month. As of August 9, the video was showing 11,425 views. onYouTube, where the band counts 52.2K subscribers. | YOUTUBE
LAST AMERICAN SUMMER Flatland Cavalry released the video of its new single, “Last American Summer,” earlier this month. As of August 9, the video was showing 11,425 views. onYouTube, where the band counts 52.2K subscribers. | YOUTUBE

For dozens of Spur fans of Lubbock-based Americana group Flatland Cavalry, the band’s newest song has bridged their own summer—with filming in familiar Dickens County locations for a music video in late June and the eagerly anticipated release dropping at midnight August 9 via YouTube.

An estimated 35 people turned out in Spur’s Swenson Park June 26 to be extras in the video. Filming also took plac…