BASK IN THE GLORY OF SURF MUSIC!
This is an annual attempt to list everything that could reasonably be called surf music within this year. It's never perfect for many reasons, but it's always a very nice way to demonstrate that surf music is very much alive and well. Last year I had this as a list that was viewable throughout the year, I meant to do that this year but here we are in December!
There are a few notes and rules:
- I don't include single-song releases. It would just get impossible at that point.
- It must have been released in 2024. If it was digitally released in 2023 but vinyl came out in 2024, I still call that a 2023 release. If there's more than a year gap, I'll call that a reissue.
- Inclusion on this list does not mean that I've listened to it, and it certainly doesn't mean that I liked it.
- Exclusion from this list could mean I don't know about it, that I haven't updated it yet, or it could be an error! Either way, contact me!
- This is mostly bandcamp because that's where I discover music the most. It's not a requirement!
- Must be at least 50% instrumental.
- I try to be generous, but my defintion of surf is ultimately my own.
- Bolded stuff means I reviewed it on this site.
LPs
My definition of LP for the sake of this list is 8 or more songs or over 30 minutes in length. And if a band calls it an EP despite that, I'll call that an EP.
- Aloha Screwdriver - Lunar Wobble
- Antisocial Spaghetti Club - La Muerte del Surf, Vol. 2
- Babington - Formosa
- Bloodshot Bill - Diary of the Doom
- Boris Bond - Sounds of Movies Never Made
- Coastal Surf Club - 最終回Final Round ]
- Chillingsworth Surfingham - Mavericks
- Chris Casello - Surfin' Hayride
- CORDUROY - Surf Pour Les Doigts
- Cosmic Chickens - Surf Rock Galactique
- Crooked Rider - This Is Not An Album
- Dee Feelmanns Quartet - I Have Only Eyes for the Music
- Desert Undertones - The Sentinel
- Don José Liquidadores - Cita con la Cabeza de Fernando Alfaro (Una velada en el Local 14)
- Eric Kay and the Surfaronies - Tubular Glass
- Eric Kay and the Surfaronies - Melted Flowers and Wilted Chocolates
- Eugene & the Sampletones - Past & Present
- Fever Drive - Fun Police
- Furious Nakamura - La Playa
- Ghoul Lagoon - Transylvanian Terror Tubes
- Ghoul Lagoon - Terror Tides
- Gorhauns - Dick Dale's Corpse Revisited
- Green Spectra - Chapter I
- Hammerhead Tsunami - Greatest Hits
- High Tides - Paperback Romance
- Hiwatters - Nautilus
- HOLY TERROR! - THEY LIVE, WE SLEEP!! LP
- Iguanacondas - Phone Sax
- Jaguatirica Fever - Felino
- Jason Beers - The Persistent Return of Ghoulish Songs for Cretins
- Jay Poisön and the Bat People - Planet of the Bat People
- La Lom - The Loas Angeles League of Musicians
- Langhorns - Showstopper
- Lara Petersson Music - Wipeout
- Les Catchers - Balaclava Party
- Les Vice Barons - Every Vice Has a Price
- Little Kahuna - Summer By the Beach
- Los Baby-doll's - Desde las Cenizas
- los Grises - Los Grises
- Los Misterios - IV
- Los Nomuras - Los Nomuras
- Los Oxidados - Lookout, Here We Go!
- Los Pipelines - The Yellow Machine
- Magnatech - Europa
- Manic Villa - Hesitations
- Manic Villa - Like It Never Even Happened
- Manic Villa - Slim Pickens
- Manta Manta & Ultra Beach Bar Boys - New Wave of Surf Rock
- Martin Cilia - Dawn of the Surf Guitar
- Martin Cilia - Dawn of the Surf Guitar (Backing Tracks)
- Martin Cilia - Here Comes the Sun
- Martin Cilia - Here Comes the Sun (Backing Tracks)
- The Me Gustas - It Came from the Chum Bucket
- Messer Chups - Dark Side of Paradise
- Mick Beaulieu - Seashore
- Mike and the Meteors - Surfing with the Snowman
- Mister Trece and the Werewolves - Horror Movies Made Me Do It
- Mitko - Mikto
- Monsieur ROGER - Sur la plage et ailleurs
- Monsieur ROGER - Surf Circus
- Mr. Juan - Surf Apocalypse
- MuerteMen - Hitherto Oblivion
- Nicky Del Rey - Nicky Del Rey's Misadventures
- Pekka Laine & the Enchanted - In Slumberland
- POOLHEAD - Seaside Chronicles
- Pointbreak - Ming Dynamite
- Punk Fiction - Punk Fiction AST
- Ramble Tamble - Vol. II
- Robert Johnson & Punchdrunks - Surfopiates
- Santa Anna Bay Coconuts - The Pineapple Parade
- Secret Agent - Going (Instro) Mental
- Serf Lords - vol. 2: Return to Mayhem
- Sheverb - She Rides Again
- Skater Dee - Stay Glassy
- Steve Reverb and the Sound-Tones - s/t
- Surf-a-Tomica - Surf-a-Tomica
- Surf Me Up, Scotty - Cosmic Dust and Space Junk
- Terreur Twist - Reverb In Blood
- Terror! in 3D - Surf's Up! At Terror Tides
- That Green - Surfin' Nirvana
- The Atomic Tempunauts - Live at6 Barnstorm 2023
- The Babalooneys - Late to the Party
- The Bloody Snots - SURF SONGS
- The Broken Boards - Broke Again
- The Charades - We Like to Do That!
- The Cheapoes - Cheap
- The Cruncher - The Curl Rider
- The Del Roswells - Operation Roswell
- The Dirty Licks - Revancha Surfista
- The Good Fortunes - Sol Fantasma
- The Grinds - Sinister Surf
- The Hamiltones - In Space
- The High Fidelics - Treacherous Surf
- The Hydronauts - Interstellar Clambake
- The Hydrotonics - Octoloco
- The Impressions - Lost Legends of Surf Guitar
- The Isotopes - Now That's What I Call Familiar Vol.2
- The Jagaloons - Forbidden Words
- The Me Gustas - It Came From the Chum Bucket
- The Meteoroids - The Meteoroids
- The MIA - DOOM'S DAY
- The Nebulas - Euphorion
- The Ouija Chords - Rot & Roll with the Ouija Chords
- The Overloaders - The Overloaders
- The Quiets - Una Mas
- The Rangers - Ignite Studio Session'
- The Routes - Surfin' Pleasures
- The Royal Aces - LIVE! at the Englewood Tavern
- The Rumtones - The Rumtones
- The Scimitars - Desert Tales
- These Boulevards - Nightlife Relations
- The Seismics - Lost Summer
- The Smokewagons - 40 Watt Surf Party
- The Surfers - On the Beach
- The Surfers - Surf Party! with
- The Surf-O-Rays - Death Proof
- The Surfrajettes - Easy as Pie
- The Tourmaliners - Live and Alive
- The Unnaturals - Sleazy Listening
- Tanque Rudy - Dimensión Desconocida
- The Yeggs - Heavy Water
- Tiki Bombs - Blood Surf
- Turbine Powered Heroes - Emmaboda 2001
- Urban Surf Kings - Electric Buffalo
- Zekhatron - Point Break . Open
- Zero X - Halloween
EPS and MIni-LPs
That means 2-7 songs, under 30 minutes.
- Aloha in Hell - Wave 9
- Amphibian Man - Zenith
- Atomic Drag - Rave from the Grave
- Atomic Surfonic - Killer Wave
- Bahia de la Muerte - Surf & Roll
- Barracuda Doctrine - Lobster Lounge
- Black Valley Moon - Curses, Wishes & Haunted Transmissions Vol. 2
- Catfish and the Blind Wolf Spiders - LEXI
- Chris Gilson - The Gun of Gonzalo EP
- Cowabunghouls - Balboa Beach Bash
- Cowabunghouls - Cowabunghouls EP
- Cowabunghouls - Caders & Naders
- Cowabunghouls - The End of the World (single)
- Cowabounghouls - Saint Lou Rougarou (Single)
- Creature of the Wheel - DethSurf
- Cryptide - Surf Metal
- Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School - Fictional Sounds
- Desert Undertones - Massacre Canyon
- De Surfures - Cactus & Roses
- Dethsurf - Creature of the Wheel
- Digital Vegetable - Mescaline Rush
- Dirty Quarantine - Sunglasses Gang
- Doctor Skeleton - Golbin Beach
- Draculina/Fathoms - Split 7" (Fathoms link)
- Doombox - Drop Disco
- Doombox - DBX-1
- Dr. Tritón - Leyendas del Mar
- El Castillo - The Genre Bending Wonders of El Castillo
- Everglades Rhythm - Echos of the Shadows
- Fifty Foot Combo - Golden Hour / Cosmic Suicide
- Fly Janet - Easy Money
- Fly Janet - Splash Royale
- Footstep Surf Music Band - Rolê em 011
- Froghat - Toadal Recall
- Froghat - Wave Files! A free surfy mix tape from Froghat!
- Furious Nakamura - Extendida Playa
- The Ghosttones - Work!work!work!
- Hidden Machine Three - Unbearable Heatwave
- Hughie Landshark and the Sandblasters - So Thankful
- Humanga Danga - Otorongo
- Hypersonic Secret - Project: MAYHEM
- Hypersonic Secret - Earthrise In Your Eyes
- Ichi-Bons - Snake Eyes / Watsui Zombie
- If Mars Had Waves - LIVE 12 Aug 2023
- Intergalactic Surfers - Surf of the Demon Outtakes\
- Jason Beers - Divers Downers
- Jaguatirica Fever - Fear of the Shark
- Jet Jaguars - Milano Nera
- JJ Haaga - The Surf
- JUDODOJO - JUDODOJO II: Motorodeo
- JUDODOJO - At the Movies with JUDODOJO
- Kala'an Boys - Kala'an Boys
- Katatonics - s/t
- Ken Silverman's Operation Infinite Sunrise - Operation Infinite Sunrise Plays Surf and Blues Volume 1
- Kincaid & the Memetics - Tetrachromatic
- Kincaid & the Memetics - Uninvited Guests
- Kitten & The Tonics - Alarmium
- Kólga - Black Tides
- Kris Bone - Reverb Renditions
- K.V. Raucous - Screwdriver E.P.!!
- Las Animas - Cult of the Black Wave
- Light Strucks - Sunstruck
- Longboard Cruise Control - Counter Trails
- Los Atascados feat. Sys Malakian - Capicúa
- Los Dedos - El Salado
- Los Gatunos - Lokahi
- Los Grainders - The Blackest Vibes EP
- Los Manolitos - Creature Features Boogaloo
- Los Protones - La Fosa del Pacífico Sur
- Los Vaccine - Benderiana
- Los Vaccine - Surfmania
- Los Vampiros del Mar - The Haunting
- Los Yawares - Los Yawares
- Magnatech - ? Fragezeichen/Exodus'
- Magnatech - Tanzkapelle
- Man...or Astro-Man - Radcliffe Session 1996
- Man...or Astro-Man - Peel Session 1996
- Man...or Astro-Man - Peel Session 1997
- Manic Villa - Breezy Strut
- Manic Villa - I So Lay Shun
- Manic Villa - Mandatory Fun
- Manic Villa - Observer
- Marmalade Wake - Tropical Fruits
- Martin Cilia - Martin Cilia & Joe Matera Backing Tracks
- Max Davies - Relics
- Messer Chups - Don't Worry, Be Creepy
- Midnight Barrelride - Midnight Barrelride
- Miles Kane and the Evils - s/t
- Mille Oculos - Wavechaser
- Monokini - Ultramar
- Monsieur ROGER - Surf Circus bonus
- Munimula - Runnin' Wild
- My Dusty Raygun - If It Bleeds We Can Kill It!
- Odicolon - Twang
- Of Sleeping Bears - Horrifying Tales of the Strange and Exotic
- OONGOW - From the Land of Flammable Waters
- Party Nerves - Go Broke or Go Home
- Perry Dear & the Deerstalkers - Bergent Beat i Skuddet
- Phantom Operators - Outlaw Blues
- Phantom Operators - Voidrider
- Phantom Operators - California Haze
- Satan's Pilgrims - Peregrinaje Instromundial
- Shark Stuff - Troutsmasher EP (Japan Special Edition)
- Shriek if You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th - Kill the Gremmie
- Shriek if you Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th - Swell from Hell
- Silindrisch - Initiation Program Report
- Sun Bus - Ghosts
- Sun Bus - Waves Into...
- Surf Cult - Cosmic Horror
- Surf de Lac - Noir et blanc épeurant!
- Surfisticio - Surfisticio Vol 1
- Surf Muscle - The Surf Muscle Method
- Surf Rock Unusual Fantasy - Les Sessions Improbables
- Terror! In 3D! - The Night Sky Singles
- Thalasses - Anabasis
- The Alley-Oops - The Alley-Oops EP
- The Aloha Joes - It's a surf party with...The Aloha Joes!
- The Aloha Joes - The Aloha Joes
- The Aloha Joes - Live From the Room...in Heavy Metal weather!
- The Beach Berserkers - Bustin'n'Rumblin' - Live
- The Belgrade Beaches - One One Five
- The Belgrade Beaches - Every Day We Stray Further From Surf
- The Boss Martians - Venus & The Western Sky
- The Breeze Blocks - Ravens + Shadows
- The Burial Quartet - Tiger by the Tail
- The Burial Quartet - Happy Holidays!
- The Cavaleros - GT-535
- The Chemist and the Acevities - the lost experiment
- The Cthulus - What Lurks Beneath
- The Currie Brothers - The Curse of the Currie Brothers
- The Deathly Quiet - Christmas Yet to Come
- The Desolate Coast - Los Alamos EP
- The Earthquakes - The Earthquakes EP
- The Goldentones - Just for Fred
- The Greasy Gills - Corn Cob Racer / Meat Swamp
- The Hidden Reefs - Arabian Nights
- The Hula Girls - Tabou / Zombie Stomp
- The Lake Devils - The Seizures EP
- The Magnificats - Sur Federico
- The Malbehavers - Tout Tilburg Surft
- The Men from.... BEYOND!! - One Last Pritty Sunset
- The Minarets - Monserrate EP
- The Missiles - Playa Guadalupe
- The Ouija Chords - Rot & Roll with the Ouija Chords
- The Other Timelines - Doubleshot: Volume 1
- The Other Timelines - Doubleshot: Volume 2
- The Other Timeliens - Doubleshot: Volume 3
- The Overloaders - Taken from the upcoming debut album "The Overloaders"
- The Phantom Operators - Voidrider
- The Rhino Chasers - Moonlight Swamis / Can of Worms
- The Rumtones - Nazare
- The Saskatones - Mercury
- The Sea-Jays - A Touch of Terror
- The Shaketones 幽幽 - 幽幽
- The Slimetones - Anah Joined a Punk Gang
- The Spiratones - Crooked Waeve / Heartbeat in Retreat
- The Surfers - Penetration and More Than Life At Stake
- The Swongos - Swizzle
- The Voltones - Collection 1
- The Wretched Edsels - The Wretched Edsels
- Trabants - Mantra
- Trve Kvlt Surf - Death Surf!
- Uli Tsitsos - Ride the Dinosaur Wave
- UV and the Rays - UV and the Rays
- Vacant Planets - Channel Surfer
- Vacant Planets - Concrete Covers
- Vacant Planets - Death in the Desert EP
- Vacant Planets - Interdimensional
- Vacant Planets - Kaijin
- Vacant Planets - Pain, Pleasure & Freedom
- Vacant Planets - Saturday Morning Cartoon Surf Power Hour
- Vacant Planets - Scraping By EP
- Vacant Planets - Summer Bummer EP
- Vacant Planets - Summer Dreams
- Vacant Planets - Summer Grind
- Vinyl Zen - 5 Surf Rock Instrumental Compositions From Vinyl
- Vinyl Zen - 5 Surf Rock Instrumental Compositions from Vinyl Vol. 2
- White Sands - Vampire Drug Party
- White Sands - The Black Cat is Deathless
- White Sands - White Sands
- Why, Why? - Demos
- Wuzai - Wuzai
- X-Ray Cat Trio - The Green Knight & Greensleeves
- ZOCKO - Dial 'Z' for "ZOCKO!"
AI
I've begrudgingly added a new category. There are mostly here to explain why they aren't in the other categories and to ward people away from them. I do not have official confirmation that any of these are artificially generated, but I'd say I'm at least 80% confident that they are.
- God of Surf - Chilling at the Beach
- God of Surf - Energy
- God of Surf - Good Waves
- God of Surf - Instrumentals
- God of Surf - Power
- God of Surf - Paradise
- God of Surf - Take the Risk
- Space Surf - Catch the Wave
- Space Surf - Big Bang Surfing
- Surf Pirates - Ride Fast
- Surf Rock Rangers - Surf Rock
- The Beach Bunnies - Soft Sand
- The Beach Bunnies - Wave Walker
- The Beach Bunnies - Beach Vibe
- Tino the Chino - I
- Tino the Chino - II
- VA: Soviet Garage Rock - Prohibited And Obscured, Vol 1
- VA: Soviet Psychedelic Rock - High And Free, Vol 1
- VA: Soviet Surf Rock - Fearless And Crazy, Vol 1
- VA: Soviet Psychobilly - Loud And Furious, Vol 1
Compilations/Best Of
- Big Jazz Tsunami
- Black Flamingos - Double Feature: Tales from the Crypt / Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Cowabunghouls - Guac, Don't Run
- Fifty Foot Combo - Monstrophonic Hits
- Triple Agent Records Vol VII
- The Eye Five - S/T
- Atomic Mosquitos - Rare Blood Type
- Surf Beat! - The Merciless Power Of Water, Tuned Cars and the Sun
- Tikiyaki 5-O - The Exotic Sounds of/ Tone Control
- Man... or Astro-Man? - ROYGBIV (Recordings from the BBC)
- Surfin' Burt's Surfin' Safari! Vol. 2
- Hallmark Guitars Presents: The Kustom Kings Ride Again
- Olas Rebeldes Vol. 3 Una Noche en el Mictlán
- Campeonato Mineiro de Surfe 2024
Reissues
- The Aqualads - X-Mas CD-R
- The Surf Raiders - On the Beach
- Los Straitjackets - Supersonic Guitars in 3-D
- Los Straitjackets - Jet Set
- The Del-Vipers - Terror of the Del-Vipers
- Langhorns - Mission Exotica