Surfer blood, palms may 3, 2015 on its first album since leaving a major label, the florida band sounds at once selfassured and wistful, as confident as ever and yet more careful. Following the departure of bassist kevin williams and guitarist thomas fekete tragically lost to cancer in may, singerguitarist john paul pitts and drummer tyler schwarz have rebuilt a. Along with plenty of surfer bloods signature hooks, the band concocted some epic and more complex songs with enormous attention to sonic detail. Astro coast, an album by surfer blood on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Find surfer blood discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
After frontman john paul pitts 2012 arrest for domestic battery instantly. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Find similar albums to astro coast surfer blood on allmusic. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. John paul pitts lead vocalsguitar, mike mcleary guitarbacking vocals, lindsey mills bass guitarbacking vocals and tyler schwarz drums. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. As with surfer bloods 2010 debut, astro coast, echoes of the pixies and weezer can be heard on tarot classics, but the bands secret weapon continues to be the voice of jp pitts. In march 2010, playing songs from their debut album, astro coast, surfer blood made quite a splash at the sxsw npr music party and returned to sxsw in 2011. Astro coast is the debut album by american indie rock band surfer blood. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. We could have been the best of friends now ill never see this place again so please, please, please, dont wait for me to try and get it together please dont wait for me to. Surfer blood are back with the follow up to last years tarot classics ep and 2010s astro coast.
Florida indierockers surfer blood live from the bumbershoot music lounge as part of kexps 2010 broadcast. However, on astro coast they take the sweet melodies of surfpop to heart, evoking other california boys like weezer and pavement with big drums and riffs that dive right into the instant gratification center of the brain. Subsequently, the band performed at the 2010 sxsw npr music party, the atp music festival curated by pavement, the primavera sound festival in barcelona, as well as festivals in australia and tokyo. In march 2010, playing songs from their debut album, astro coast, surfer blood made quite a splash at the sxsw npr music party and returned to. And in so many other words, their debut album, astro coast, is a striking debut of good old, well done, effectual rock music. Shop the official collection of surfer blood on merchbar today. Surfer blood f loridian rockers surfer bloods name has come to be associated with trouble and tragedy. Hop on the train before youre sick of hearing their name. Surfer blood is still very young, and thats what seems to stick out most on the record. The music here comes at you in a rushing torrent, but hes smart enough to sequence a few interludes, like the. Amazon its been a circuitous route for surfer blood since their auspicious 2010 debut album astro coast. Get surfer blood setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other surfer blood fans for free on.
Browse through and find surfer blood shirts, surfer blood hats, hoodies and more. But just like the temper traps bigselling debut from 2009, astro coast sounds so prescient that surfer blood will be riding a wave of popularity for a good few months yet. Growing pains and all, tarot classics does keep things interesting enough by working with and building on the qualities that helped surfer blood make a big splash with astro coast. But surfer blood can do the slowburn thing too, as next track slow jabroni does just as the title would indicate and brings it down with acoustic guitar over the superfuzz, and the drums not entering fully until 3. Overcoming adversity, the band has artistically grown and thrived. If pixies and beach boys had a baby, it would be surfer blood s astro coast. Astro coast by surfer blood, released 19 january 2010 1. Astro coast goes a long way to rectify that, and the influence of this band and their sentiments, and all the years and bands and friends and first loves and regrets and lives to follow that helped to shape the four members of surfer blood that came to create astro coast, it all dissipates into the glowing center of this simple, innocuous treat. Surfer bloods fourth album snowdonia arrives with something the band hasnt experienced in a long time. This will be their first album on joyful noise records. Theres plenty to like about astro coast, the debut lp from the youthful floridians in surfer blood, but first and foremost its a great guitar album. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, merlin sc distribution, ingrooves on. Their debut, astro coast, fits in perfectly with the other lowfi surf rockinspired.
One of the best indie guitar bands around, founding members john paul pitts and tyler schwarz are joined. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Its one of the best albums this year, furthermore notifying everyone, quite formidably, that they can play the guitar like its the fucking catalina wine mixer. The surfer blood dudes get their hands in our question jar, disagree on food fight memories, hate on zach braff, and ultimately reconcile over money. Jan 22, 2010 you can tell right off the bat that the florida foursome known as surfer blood is going to have a big year. Surfer blood is an american alternative rock band from west palm beach, florida, united states, formerly signed to warner bros. Surf rock, indie rock, lofi surfer blood astro coast. Not that you need notice the angst for all the crunchy. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device. But astro coast can stand up to online scrutiny its girls that keep surfer bloods reverbed indie rock jumping out of its skin. Exhibit a is the tarot classics ep, the quartets last hurrah for the indie label kanine before it jumps to warner bros. Feb 02, 2017 surfer blood f loridian rockers surfer bloods name has come to be associated with trouble and tragedy. They released their debut album, astro coast, in january 2010. Surfer blood are one of the best young indierock bands around, and their fourth album, snowdonia, is their most ambitious effort yet.
Jan 21, 2010 theres plenty to like about astro coast, the debut lp from the youthful floridians in surfer blood, but first and foremost its a great guitar album. It was 5 years ago west palm beach natives surfer blood burst onto the scene with knockout debut astro coast or, if you got the original leak, astrocoast, or later. Thomas bangalter irreversible 2002we fucking love music. Surfer blood is one of the most refreshing bands of this latter years, they are really nice guys who love 90s00s alternative rock, and love the pixies. Surfer bloods music is renowned for catchy hooks and sonic detail. Surfer blood are from florida not exactly the best place to hang ten, despite the tropical weather. Along with plenty of surfer blood s signature hooks, the band concocted some epic and more complex songs with enormous attention to sonic detail. Floridas surfer blood will release their third lp, palms, on may 12. The 10 tracks on astro coast were recorded in their university of florida dorm room and has received. The band were widely considered to be the breakout band of 2009s cmj music marathon. The album follows their 2010 debut astro coast, and 20s pythons.
Surfer blood have just finished recording their 5th album, which will be coming out on may 1, 2020, alongside a 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album, astro coast. I suspect the boys of surfer blood have never met a guitar riff they didnt like. Surfer blood listen and stream free music, albums, new. You can tell right off the bat that the florida foursome known as surfer blood is going to have a big year. Their debut album, astro coast, is chockablock with big riffs, so many that some chord progressions veer into the territory of outright homage or plagiarism, depending on your views on the matter before abruptly shifting course. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, merlin sc distribution, ingrooves on behalf of kanine records. Dec 10, 2011 10 videos play all surfer blood astro coast joshplaysinstruments. Think of astro coast as a good litmus test for whether critics and cursory listeners and the many in between are feeling prescriptive or descriptive. Buy surfer bloods album titled astro coast reissue to enjoy in your home or.
Surfer blood astro coast 2015, redwhitebluegrey swirl. Surfer blood s music is renowned for catchy hooks and sonic detail. Now prior to release, surfer blood received a lot of hype. So, if you like the pixies or 90s alternative rock, this album is for you. Surfer blood astro coast on a purpleish swirl vinyl. Astro coast by surfer blood released in 2010 via kanine records. John paul pitts arrest for domestic violence in 2012, after which he accepted a. Pitts wrote and mixed the album alone, for the first time since their debut astro coast. Double vinyl coming august 29 record store day on kanine records with 10 unreleased demos and live tracks. The immediacy is intoxicating and the musical and lyrical results are fantastic. If pixies and beach boys had a baby, it would be surfer bloods astro coast. The album peaked at number 124 on the billboard 200 chart.
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