Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
To be released on: January 19, 2010
Inspired by Gavin B.'s recent recent
Song of the Day entry about
Laika & the Cosmonauts, I went on sort of a mini-hunt for some more surf music. Incredibly, I came across this very cool group from Palm Beach, called
Surfer Blood, who is actually set to release their debut album Astro Coast on the 19th of this month.
After reading up on them, and listening to samples on Amazon, I am pretty excited for this groups release atm. The amount of styles they mix, and the happiness they convey through their sound, makes this sound like a great choice to play at any fun outdoor function...ESPECIALLY the beach. I feel like I sometimes fail to describe sounds accurately enough for these boards, but I
will tell you what another reviewer used to describe this debut:
"Velvet Underground and punk riffs, reverberating textures, African-style guitar filigrees, grunge crescendos, power-pop choruses headed for anthems and, yes, some surf-rock twang."
Sounds like fun to me. I would probably add that they do sound a little lo-fi, if that is the correct term. Just not extremely polished.
Their single, which they've been using to pump the album, and playing on live shows, is called
Swim (To Meet the End). I've just been playing this over and over on youtube these past few days. While the vocal intro here is a bit abrupt, the rest of this tune has the nice grungy rock sound that sorta takes me back to my high school days, while being light-hearted enough to keep a smile on your face. The way his voice changes range during the chorus was really bugging me for awhile, cause it sounded so familiar. I figured it out as I was making this post though...it sounds very similar to the singing style on the chorus of the
Adam and the Ants song Stand and Deliver. The little xylophone part leading up to each chorus is a nice touch as well here, even if it is very short.
Surfer Blood - Swim (To Reach the End)