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[timetokill]

Maybe it's my SoCal roots but every now and then I get an urge to listen to some surf rock. So tonight I started listening to some Man Or Astro Man? and began to wonder if GAF had any solid recommendations.

Not sure if there are many fans of surf rock here on GAF... in general I'd like to hear some new(er) stuff, within the last 10 years if possible (I've got plenty of Dick Dale and that generation of surf rock), but 90's stuff that I may have missed would be cool too.

 

[Lhadatt]

Check out Igor & Red Elvises. Russian, rockabilly, Siberian surf "rokenrol."

http://www.redelvises.com/

 

[jrock]

Check out the Surf Coasters. Japanese band with a killer guitar player.
Live band get more excitement!

 

[HiResDes]

Agent Orange, but I'm sure you've heard of them

Oh yeah and I guess Surfer Blood counts

 

[timetokill]

Thanks for the recommendations... checked out the Red Elvises, which was pretty bizarre but fun. Surf Coasters are awesome from what I heard, thanks for that! And thanks for reminding me, I meant to look into Surfer Blood more. (yeah I'm familiar with Agent Orange)

Cool stuff, if anybody else has recs keep them coming!)

 

[forknknife]

Man or Astroman?

 

[Trouble]

If you like Red Elvises, also check out Laika & the Cosmonauts. I don't know if they count as "modern" since they've been around for 20 years.

 

[etiolate]

I know you were asking for new stuff, but have you ever listened to The Spotniks?

 

[timetokill]

If you like Red Elvises, also check out Laika & the Cosmonauts. I don't know if they count as "modern" since they've been around for 20 years.

Close enough... and wikipedia says they've put out some stuff pretty recently, actually? Quite a discography. Do you have any specific albums or songs I should check out? I'm looking them up

I know you were asking for new stuff, but have you ever listened to The Spotniks?

I haven't, any song suggestions?

Man or Astroman?

Yep, love 'em -- had them in the OP.

 

[etiolate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DhLnuh7TQI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa62i53XSg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjHaSTr74LQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0InX3xdg-Rk&feature=related

^The Spotniks

 

[Hellcrow]

Hurtigruten! The darkest surf rock band.

http://www.myspace.com/hurtigruten

 

[Rubixcuba]

Can't go past this.

 

[brianjones]

the raveonettes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtaxpCCKFy0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Wl9C5QWnY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr00o_BrC_M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRUqpgg-8Ps

 

[White Man]

I know you were asking for new stuff, but have you ever listened to The Spotniks?

or Link Wray?

 

[timetokill]

Hurtigruten! The darkest surf rock band.
http://www.myspace.com/hurtigruten

That's some foreboding surf rock... really cool, thanks.

the raveonettes

awesome! thanks for this, another band I had only heard of but hadn't checked out yet.

or Link Wray?

Yeah, definitely heard Link Wray! Everybody should hear Rumble Lots of other good stuff too but obviously that one is huge.

 

[WEGGLES]

Maybe I don't know what surf rock is but... Surfer Blood more seems like rock about surfing than surf rock.

Still like them, mind you.

 

[desertdroog]

Man or Astroman?

^^YES!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps32wFxDY94

Also the following:
The Dynotones!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95aLCim37l4

The Ghastly Ones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWnOfwsvZWU

Los Straitjackets (Eddie Angel can do no wrong, check out anything by him)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls9-smAgSRI

Impala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLChdDF1ApI

Satan's Pilgrims
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm-hR-725-8

The Bomboras
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx51KyFmc4c

Huevos Rancheros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptxmno4UxvE

Swamp Coolers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNWOaGcqVns

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (Famous for the Kids in the Hall theme song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebHfMRw--sE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWWhld64Pv4

To name a few more.

The Surf revival died out in the late 90's (so when you say modern, I assume anything post 60's), but damn what a great time it was.

 

[desertdroog]

timetokill, find any winners in those suggestions?

 

[Bliany]

Obits

Not exactly surf rock but I get kinda that same vibe from it. Damn good music anyways.

 

[kid ness]

Slackstring - Sunday Jen
Slackstring - Sun Again Will Shine

 

[Gilby]

Thee Oh Sees: Meat Step LivelyThere is a flute part at around 1:50.
Their other song Tidal Wave is pretty darn catchy too.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

The Aqualads
The Volcanos

 

[timetokill]

Awesome, more stuff to check out!

droog, I'll get back to you, I just noticed your recs! thanks!

 

[Zionyx]

Can't go past this.

Such a fun album.