les agamemnonz - Diana (Diana / Lacrymos)
satan's pilgrims - Splashdown (Splashdown/Dr Mortis 7")
Surfer Joe - A Day at the Beach (Swell of Dwell)
The Surfrajettes - Toxic (Party Line/Toxic)
Ted Boys Marinos - Tesoura Voadora (Surf Sessions)
Eldanka - Treasure (Rusty Treasures)
De Surfures - Arena Y Mar (Fino a Go Go)
the kilaueas - The Dark Wave Smells (Touch my Alien)
Black Flamingos - Black Swan (Play Speedway and Other Hits)
The Head Henchmen - Cissy Surf (Oh no! It's the Head Henchmen)
Frankie and the Pool Boys - El Valenciano (Spin the Bottle)
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If not here then where? This is for the bands that are close enough to surf but hard to consider amongst the rest. The weirdos. The criteria here is especially loose, basically up to my own whims, but I think they all have value to surf music as a whole.
Rad is a dumb term I use to describe more loud, aggro, punk influenced surf. I chose it because it rhymes with trad.
Instro music today is a wonderful thing. Whereas the big surge of surf music rode a wave of retro novelty, this music now sits comfortably in obscurity with its creators playing for themselves and their peers, free to let creativity take them wherever it may. Many new surf bands are moored much closer to modern surf groups than vintage, and that's a great thing. We're building, spreading, getting weirder and more interesting with each year.
Trad surf bands will happily fly the banner of being a surf band. Their albums are typically a simple selection of good, upbeat songs and are happy with that humble scope. It's not 100% cut-and-dry, and I'm bending my own rules on a few bands here, but these are records that make me happy to be a surf nut. And a side note: I'm including bands that might not strive for a California 60's sound but are otherwise retro-mimicking.
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