So I play in a little band called Slang Chickens, and we're going out to CMJ in a few weeks. We're playing the SESAC showcase with none other than the super sick Crystal Antlers, and naturally inclined by curiosity I checked out who else is on the bill. I was pleasantly surprised to find our buddies The Depreciation Guild and the supremely rad Surfer Blood.
I'd never heard Surfer Blood, and if you're aware of how I'm always bitching about fads, these guys are a pretty great cure. They're not "gazers," they're not "stoners," and while maintaining elements of the Beach Boys (uniquely so), they are not necessarily "beachers." They're not lo-fi or electro or garage or psych, so what the fuck are they?
They're awesome. Really crunchy guitars intertwined with great power pop hooks. They don't really sound much like anybody except, well, Surfer Blood. Yes, the delivery and perhaps reverb-y treatment of the vocals is reminiscent of the Beach Boys, but they don't really sound like the Beach Boys. If I had to make a comparison, it's like Bruce Springsteen and Tommy Tutone meets The Thermals...or something. Watch these dudes blow up pretty quick, they don't have a label and they're playing a million showcases at CMJ. Then they're doing quick little tours with Art Brut and Japandroids. Get into it, you will thank me later.
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