Thankfully not much similarity to the similarly named Lou Reed record, Knoxville's Phantom Operators have been drip-feeding single songs for a few months now and have scooped them all up into a 9-song LP. Some songs like Tiki Patrol and Charlie's Point are pretty trad, but it finds a darker place as it moves on. Definitely get a bit of an Insect Surfers/Derangers vibe.
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EDIT! I'm rescheduling this. Stay tuned.
Storm Surge of Reverb makes its way to your earholes thanks to WTUL 91.5 fm in New Orleans Louisiana. 2 Years ago we put on a killer fundraiser show for WTUL featuring Kill, Baby... Kill! and the Unnaturals and it was a complete success, packing the bar to the gills and making a decent chunk of change for the station. You see, here in New Orleans there's not an awful lot of surf groups and definitely not much of a surf scene. But I have a lot of listeners! If I want to do a Storm Surge of Reverb special, they'll come out!
For a lot of us I know this album answers a prayer we never considered having. John Reis of Hot Snakes, Rocket From the Crypt and all sorts of other groups have teamed up with The Blind Shake (lesser known but a great band, especially if you're a Hot Snakes fan) to make a surf album.
Hodaddys play some fun-in-the-sun trad surf with a bit of a hot rod touch to it. Gotta love all the Rat Fink styled art this band has courtesy of Chainsaw Chuck. Based on the samples at newreleasesnow.com, this one's got some great production on it, sounds loud and big like it ought to.
the galaxies - tremble (wax, board, and boogie)
dick et les espions - malaguena (the fabulous frozen sounds of...)
the clee-shays - dynamite (the dynamic guitar sounds of)
els a-phonics - alburfera stomp (els a-phonics & friends)
the revels - longboard (intoxica!!! the best of)
the vikings - shoe string - 45
the mighty trojans - just got up - 45
the champs - low down (the champs & fabulous cyclones)
the ventures - off in the 93rds (guitar freakout)
the flee-rekkers - sunday date (vampires, spacemen, cowboys and spooks)
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