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OK, here's every damn surf record released in 2015 that I know of

While I may have made release writeups for most of these (which is kind of blowing my mind right now), it's really cool to see a huge list to get a good picture of just how alive instro rock&roll still is today. So here's what I was able to dig up. I'm sure I've missed a few, please point them out. There's no meaningfulness to the order, and articles that aren't linked didn't get a writeup (no meaningfulness there either, sometimes I just didn't get around to it).

LPs

Which I'm (generously) defining as 6 songs or more unless the band explicitly calls it an EP

From: 12/29/2015 - 07:48

Tags: 2015

This weeks' show and last week's playlist

Went to a record show this weekend and picked up some pretty great 45s (plus The Trashmen's Surfin' Bird LP for $2!). So you'll definitely get to hear some of those, as well as some new stuff by Los Freneticos, Black Flamingos, Kingargoolas and more.

From: 12/07/2015 - 14:20

Tags: playlist

Kingargoolas - Tales From the Instro Zone

Kingargoolas release Tales From the Instro Zone

This one has actually been floating around as a vinyl and CD release for a few months now, but it wasn't clear to me where your average internet-surfin' joe could get it. That answer is now free on bandcamp.

From: 12/03/2015 - 07:41

Tags: Kingargoolas, bandcamp, release, brazil, vinyl

Los Freneticos release El Sonido Que Perdura

Los Freneticos' previous LP "El Playa" was a great little surf album with plenty of nice tunes, but I didn't see a hint that they were heading towards something as ambitious as this. The description on their bandcamp page calls this "a lesson that reviews the A to Z of contemporary surf rock sound" (translated) and they certainly do make an effort towards that. I believe Los Freneticos are a quintet, but they frequently stretch out a bit further than that with an extensive cast of guest musicians playing flamenco, pedal steel, trumpets etc.

From: 12/02/2015 - 07:44

Tags: Los Freneticos, Argentina, bandcamp, release, scatter records

The X-Ray Cat Trio release Out For Blood

I'm way late on this one, but if you're able to spook out in the pre-Christmas season then I'd suggest you head over this way. The handful of psychobilly vocal tracks suggest that influence over all the tracks, but there's a surprising amount of variety despite keeping a consistent tone. "Cramped" sits somewhere between an obvious Cramps nod and Link Wray, and "L'Hiver" and "The Buzzards Claw" have a similar slow crawl. "Surfing Sasquatch", "Berenice" are more familiar horror surf, while "Blue Drag" has a Flat Duo Jets sound and "Pants Party" gets downright jazzy.

From: 12/01/2015 - 07:56

Tags: X-Ray Cat Trio, UK, bandcamp, release