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Artist Links
http://www.myspace.com/surferblood
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Biography
When you think of Palm Beach, Florida, what comes to mind? Palm trees swaying gently in the balmy breeze? Scantily-clad bikini buxom babes rollerblading down an infinite slab of coral-coloured concrete? How about anthemic, bombastic, life-affirming surf-afro indie power pop?
Meet Surfer Blood – John Paul Pitts, Tyler Schwarz, Thomas Fekete and Brian Black. These four early-twenties lads call West Palm Beach, Florida home, and in 2009 penned an album of catchy, summery indie songs that even the most hook-laden power pop band would rightfully be jealous of. After only six months together as a band, their debut full length album ‘Astro Coast’ is ready for release this January on Spunk.
The band began in high school when drummer Tyler and singer/guitarist John Paul started jamming together (despite not getting along very well in classrooms, they tell us). After a chance meeting with Brian and Thomas at a music festival after-party in Miami Beach, Surfer Blood was formed. A few random shows and a couple of demo recordings later, the four took up temporary residence in John Paul’s Boca Raton flat at Florida Atlantic University and laid down ten songs on Chinese microphones and a D.I.Y Pro Tools rig. These songs formed the foundations of ‘Astro Coast’. Once recording was wrapped up the four took to the road and spent the last half of 2009 travelling and performing. Despite their infancy as a band, Surfer Blood have already toured America four times. Their latest outing saw them performing a dozen shows in just four days at New York’s CMJ Music Marathon in October 2009, where Pitchfork branded them “irresistibly catchy” and “a bit Weezer-esque in a very good way”, and New York Magazine claimed “this band’s lyrics are incisive, at times heartbreaking.”
Once you’ve heard the thumping, anthemic indie surf-pop of Floating Vibes, the bubbly Afro beat percussion of Take It Easy, the re-verb heavy Swim (To Reach The End) and the 90s indie stylings of Twin Peaks and you will be hooked. Surfer Blood aren’t shy of genre hopping, melding their nostalgia of classic rock together with their love of 90s indie and more contemporary experimentation with new electronic sounds in pop and guitar-based production.
Already favourites of Pitchfork, Stereogum and The New York Times, people are expecting big things from Surfer Blood when their debut album drops in January. The band aren’t phased however, they are just happy to ride the wave. Let’s go surfin’ now, everybody’s learning how! Seriously.
