Founded by Kemado Records in 2008, Mexican Summer is an independent record label that started out by releasing limited-edition, ornately packaged vinyl pieces. Mexican Summer has since expanded its catalog to over 100 releases across multiple formats. The name is taken from the third track of the album Songs III: Bird on the Water by Marissa Nadler, which was released on Kemado Records in 2007. One of Mexican Summer's biggest successes was 2010's release of Crazy For You by Best Coast which has sold over 100,000 copies, more than 17,000 of which were LPs.