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Farewell To Dignity, new album from The Spoils out now!

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Born on the 4th of July, here's our new album, Farewell To Dignity. Pairs well with fireworks and battling corrupt regimes.

Surf rock has a history, but what can it do NOW? That's the question that burns beneath The Spoils' sound, applying familiar Fender reverb to a furious noise rooted in rage at the blatant theft of humanity's wealth and the planet's resources by those who already have too much. Using surf's near-universal populist appeal, The Spoils expand its rhythmic vocabulary beyond beachy backbeats into Brazilian samba, Japanese taiko, Russian folk and gnarled math-rock. Deceptively simple, catchy melodies sweeten the dense layers of feedback and double-picked guitar, with nods to the band's shared love of garage rock and post-punk along the way.

Have a listen and enjoy! For those outside Austin, we'll be playing live on the internet on July 5th at Safehouse session #27 and then having our release party on Saturday, July 8th at Nomad Bar for Second Saturday Surf, hope you can make it!


Janne Haavisto & The Shubie Brothers album "You Are Here" is out!

Hi everybody! Below you'll find some basic info on the record and a few links to videos, Spotify and the record label's shop. Check it out. Hope you like it. Enjoy!

Janne

”You Are Here” is the debut album of Janne Haavisto & The Shubie Brothers and Sisters. Janne Haavisto, the drummer of the late Laika & The Cosmonauts (that called it quits in 2008) makes a comeback to the surf sound with over 20 friends ranging from Los Straitjackets' Pete Curry to childhood friend Sami Yaffa of Hanoi Rocks and New York Dolls. The record is an exciting combination of soul, reggae, latin, exotica and world music influences, blended in cinemascopic soundscapes. Rhythmically versatile, it flows naturally through dreamy slow moods to more hectic moments.

On the album you'll hear Haavisto play guitars, drums, percussion, organ, mellotron, vibraphone, marxophone...

Janne Haavisto & The Shubie Brothers is also a live band:

Janne Haavisto, drums
Abdissa ”Mamba” Assefa, percussion
Miikka Paatelainen, guitar
Jussi Jaakonaho, guitar
Jukka Kiviniemi, bass

A link to the video of the title track: https://youtu.be/yLQEIrGMAYY
To the second single video, "Home Away From Home" : https://youtu.be/vMLoiiJ9Bn0
To Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1mcoqDY4JUfqNVlsdZL6Va
To order a CD or the gatefold LP (includes a CD) : https://www.mufarang.fi/the-shubie-brothers


Tommy Cox releases "Mojado Rodadora"

Here's a link to my EP Mojado Rodadora and the first song off the EP "Rodadora" check it out friends Smile

https://youtu.be/0sPIsXeFU0k


Terremotor releases their first CD

Terremotor is a surf rock band from Umuarama, Brazil. It was founded in 2015 by Duda Victor (guitar, tzouras), Paulo Tropa (drums) and Jose Duarte (bass). The day these three met was the beginning of the first surf rock band in Umuarama. Both Paulo Tropa and Jose Duarte are also members of Nega Jurema. Duda Victor has been a founding member of two more surf bands: Bufalos d’Agua (Londrina, Brazil), releasing Ocean (1997), Pacific Hell (2001), Farewell to Shore (2004) and Clássicos da Surf Music (2004). And of Dirty Fuse (Athens, Greece), releasing Lost Riders (2010), Dirty Fuse (2012), Surfbetika (2013), Last Wave (2014) and Back to Brazil (2015).

Their first CD is a joint release of Reverb Brasil Records and Surf Cookie Records.

Here you can listen, download and buy the album. Link


The Me Gustas - New album, Benthic Exploration out this summer!

  • ALBUM UPDATE *

Here it is people, the new album artwork and track listing for our upcoming album, Benthic Exploration! Tracking begins in a few weeks and should have this out to the world by late July! This is going to be a 6 track release, with a possible seventh tune (if we feel it is ready).

Replicating the ocean we love so much, this will take you from the serene to the chaotic. An aural smorgasbord if you will.

Tracks:

1) Intro
2) Deep Water Blackout
3) Conduit
4) Hydrothermal Vent
5) Hot Mix
6) Outro

and possibly a cover of a very famous song Smile

Keep your eyes peeled as we document the process, always fun, but always intense. We are excited to get this new release out to all of you. Thank you for the support and encouragement. Back to the grindstone!

Mil gracias.

The Me Gustas

https://www.facebook.com/themegustas/
https://themegustas.bandcamp.com

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Aloha Screwdriver -- Above Snakes (7" w/3D glasses)

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Hey all! Aloha Screwdriver has a new 4-song 7-inch record out called Above Snakes. You can order one direct from us or through the excellent Double Crown Records. Price is $11.

This record is pressed onto a beautiful translucent blue vinyl and the artwork is in 3D! The wiggle GIF here gives you a sense of how cool it is to see it with 3D glasses on (which come included).

You can listen to the opening song on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aloha-screwdriver/not-that-kind-of-rodeo


The Me Gustas - New Album Benthic Exploration - Summer 2017

Monday, Monday,

The Nor Cal misfits, better known as The Me Gustas, are venturing beneath the sea for inspiration for their next release! Immersed in deep sea literature, documentaries, etc. it is inevitable that this will influence our next release. This is looking to be a six song release and we feel this is going to be the strongest representation of our sound. Until then, make sure to add our previous releases to your collection for free at:

https://themegustas.bandcamp.com/

or add us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/themegustas/

Dive, dive, dive!

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ARNO DE CEA & The CLOCKWORK WIZARDS' NEW ALBUM

Third album by Arno De Cea & the Clockwork Wizards released on Vinyl and Digipack CD released by Calico Records and Les Productions de L'Impossible .

" Flash Freezing the Sun " delivers 13 tracks of Brutal Surf Music by this french combo formed with members of The Irradiates,Stef & Arno,Antena Tres,The Nocturians and The Taikonauts.

You can listen to the album on this bandcamp page:
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More info at Calico Records:
Link

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The band will be touring in France, Switzerland and Italy in the upcoming months:

04.02.17 Paris (F) @ Frisson Acidulé Festival
04.13.17 Besançon (F) @ Les Passagers du Zinc
04.14.17 Genève (CH) @ L'Ecurie
04.15.17. Bulle (CH) @ Ebullition
04.16.17. Macon (F) @ Le Saint Antoine
04.21.17 Luck de Béarn (F) @ Chacam
04.29.17.Nantes (F) @ Le Chien Stupide
04.30.17.Brest (F) @ Drago Pedros Festival
05.01.17.Rennes (F) @ Le Terminus
06.08.17.Limoges (F) @ Le Petit Jourdan
06.09.17.LeTrièves (F) @ Rock Dérives Festival
06;10;17; tba (F)
06.20.17.Marseille (F) @ La Salle Gueule
06.21.17 tba (I)
06.22.17. Livorno (I) @ Surfer Joe Festival
06.23.17;Borno (I) TBA
06.24.17.Torino (I) @ Blah Blah
06.25.17.tba (F)
07.01.17.Bordeaux (F) TBA


The Splashdowns's brand new album out now!

Hi Guys,

Just joined this amazing forum. Thanks for having us!

We thought we'd kick this off with some great news:
We are proud and excited to present our new album "Rocket Tales" released on the wonderful Double Crown Records.

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http://www.doublecrownrecords.com/the-splashdowns-rocket-tales-cd/

The CD is available directly from Double Crown.

We'd be absolutely "over the moon" if you'd check us out.

Take care!

The Splashdowns


THE TERRORSURFS' SCHLOCK N ROLL RADIO SHOW

One of the most popular episodes of Surf Guitars from Mars featured The Terrorsurfs, and a whole bunch of people wanted to hear more, so Surf Rock Radio is proud to present a brand new show...
THE TERRORSURFS' SCHLOCK N ROLL RADIO SHOW!!

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Coming up Sunday at 9pm HKT / 1pm GMT on www.surfrockradio.com

#powersurf #schlocknroll #surfrockradio