Germany's The Coconuts play by-the-books trad surf originals with the exception one of one reggae-influenced track (influenced is the key word, still for surf fans). The slower tunes were just as pleasing to me as the fast ones, with solid guitar melodies throughout backed up by energetic percussion.
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the surfites - The Surfites / Gnarly Charlie Brown (the surfites & co.)
sir bald diddley and his wigouts - nishtyak (the man with two left hands)
les vice barons - shark face suzy (the model ep)
the aquatudes - puncture & incinerate (unsafe at any speed)
impala - herculanium (night full of sirens)
link wray and the wraymen - rumble mambo - 45
the champs - go, champ, go! (go champs go!)
lonnie mack - coastin' - 45
the rumblers - Stomping Time (it's a gas)
manuel and the renegades - woody wagon - 45
the turks - baja (surf-age nuggets)
The band that mixed the Pennsylvania Dutch with surf has now thrown horror into the mix. Really though, this EP only really goes for the spooky vibes on the title track and "La Culpa", the rest is solid trad surf. They've got physical copies on the way to the manufacturer, but in the meantime you can hear and download the songs on bandcamp
Expressway Sketches is comprised of a group of accomplished jazz musicians that found themselves falling into a surf rock habit. Which lead to the LP you have here. From the bits that I've heard, it sounds like it should be comfortable listening for a lot of surf fans, with moments where it warps a little and brings you into jazz territory.
Melbourne's Beware! Black Holes have a nice mix of covers and originals here with a classic reverbed surf sound. This is simple trad stuff, just how ya like it.
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