The Reverb Syndicate have done spy, space, western... all themes well known to the instro realm. However, the sort of TRON take on this one isn't something that you see much. Love the nerd jokes in song titles like "Hello World" and "Kernel Panic in E Minor"Read more
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Post date: 03/26/2015 - 07:34
After 65 million years of nothing productive, then a few years of a promising demo on bandcamp, these Dinosaur Ghosts have put out an album. And I'd reckon it was worth the wait. It's savage! It's got bite! And there's a fun cover of Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It" too.Read more
Post date: 03/22/2015 - 09:00
While Wild Al isn't normally intstrumental, he's dropped off a nice little 4-song release for us. This is definitely pretty heavily psychedelic, slow, and desolate, sort of leaning towards Thee Oh Sees or Ty Segall, but he lists Ventures in Space as one of the primary influences on this EP. If you've heard anything from The Space Agency, you oughta feel this one.
He's got it at a pay-watchu-want level, including free. Give it a lissen
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Post date: 03/20/2015 - 07:49
Last time we heard from the The Okay-Men I did some sleuthwork into figuring out just who these mystery men were. Looks like this isn't a one-off side project though, we've got a full LP and in the quick sample listen I did this morning I'd say it's the best Okay/Boo-Men material yet. It's faster, harder, but it's still got plenty of that pogo pseudo-polka beat.Read more
Post date: 03/19/2015 - 07:24
Surf is about riding surf boards, but some people like to ride horses. For this we have Horse Rock.
I could continue with horse-related jokes. Something about "galloping rhythms". Then I'd have to think really hard for more parallels. I'd suggest you check out their website instead, it's much funnier than whatever I would say.Read more
Post date: 03/18/2015 - 07:47
The Raulis are my kind of band - half loud, rough, slightly psychedelic surf instro, half cool chicha. The two converge in their especially unique take on Pipeline. This is a really fun EP and I can't wait to hear more from them. Love the wild album art too!Read more
Post date: 03/15/2015 - 22:42
You (may) have heard of "Crime Jazz" but have you heard any "Crime Rock"?
Skurkarna play rough and tumble instro tunes with clips from noir and crime movies interspersed throughout. Very seedy. For English speakers scratching their heads at the name, I've gathered from the internet that Skurkarna is the plural of Skurk, which is Swedish slang for a villain or scoundrel.
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Post date: 03/13/2015 - 09:19
Years after their well liked EP "The Good, The Bad, and the Reverb", Austin's King Pelican are back with their first LP "Matador Surfer" on Deep Eddy records.
At the moment I don't know of anywhere to stream previews, but this Youtube of a live show should help
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Post date: 03/10/2015 - 07:56
The Phantom Operators just released two songs in support of V2 Tuesday (V2uesday?), which is raising money for Bob Spalding and Leon Taylor, current members of the Ventures, to release a new record through Indiegogo. All purchases of this single or their other works will go to V2 today.Read more
Post date: 03/08/2015 - 22:40
Moussaka plays surf covers of balkan folk pop songs from the 80's. At least that's what they say, and since I can't think of a single example of that genre, I'm going to have to play them. One of the guitarists also plays bass for Threesome, which is reason enough to give it a moment of eartime.
They've got it at a Pay-what-you-want level on bandcamp
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Post date: 03/05/2015 - 20:35
Travelers of Tyme released an excellent and very diverse self-titled LP a over 3 years ago. Though they've updated their bandcamp page with older items (at least I think so, hard to say for a Tyme travelling band), I was really hoping for something new. We finally have something and it includes an instro cover of the Game of Thrones theme.Read more
Post date: 03/03/2015 - 07:56
This one's named Egotones The Tape because cassette is the primary medium for this one. At times it seems pretty standard surfy, but then it'll lapse into unexpected psychedelic territory. Or Spaghetti Western. It surprises! Here, you listen!Read more
Post date: 03/03/2015 - 07:43
I picked up Hell-O-Tiki's Curse of Hell-O-Tiki back in 2012 have been patiently awaiting hearing something new since. From the previews on their CDBaby page this LP sounds like it's just as great as everything they've had so far. Here's one of the tracks off of it.
Post date: 02/27/2015 - 12:03
The Terrorsaurs have a rare reptilian take on surf - though tracks such as Avalanche, Himalayan Surf, Moose Call and Apache Bear may suggest otherwise. Perhaps it's true that dinosaurs are warm blooded, which would excuse the cold-themed songs. Perhaps Terrorsaurs eat mooses and bears. I don't know.
Back to business. I believe the special guests are imaginary (I tried looking them up) and the whole thing is pretty fun and goofy, though with a creepy, dark vibe throughout as well....Read more
Post date: 02/27/2015 - 11:56
The saxophone seems to divide surf fans, but Grand Kahuna know exactly where they lie in the argument: they've got two of them. I really liked their last record, especially their longer takes on songs like Surf Beat. These are all covers again, they're shorter and there's less of them but they make them fresh! Glad to see more from them!
Edit: As pointed out in the comments, they've expanded this one to 8 tracks! Yes!Read more
Post date: 02/27/2015 - 08:57
According to their bandcamp page, Team Void are dead luchadores cursed to rock the living. It's definitely got a heavy, lurching, mid-tempo sound to it that fits their dead personae, with bits of dead mariachi-esque horns sprinkled amidst it. Give it a listen!Read more
Post date: 02/16/2015 - 08:08
More from Mexico! LosHijosSurf play horror surf with moments of ska, metal, and occasional jammy moments. Give it a listenMore from Mexico! LosHijosSurf play horror surf with moments of ska, metal, and occasional jammy moments. Give it a listenRead more
Post date: 02/16/2015 - 00:16
More great stuff from Austin, Texas here. While the Spoils 2013 debut wasn't exactly tame, they've definitely gotten a lot fiercer with this one.Read more
Post date: 02/11/2015 - 08:01
Hailing from Ontario, Supertoke have a sorta fun, off-kilter Shadowy Men vibe. That's about all I got on these guys!Read more
Post date: 02/10/2015 - 08:10
For a while this one was only available in person or in Spanish record stores, but it looks like there's now a few more options. They don't drop their excellent surf twang, but they head out for that lonely, desolate western tone and pace. More quality stuff from a quality group.
If you want the wax, you can order it from...Read more
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