When Iain Pettifer (guitars) and Rebekah Raa (vocals/keys) first met in maths class they were wearing exactly the same clothes and quickly coupled over a mutual appreciation of introverted, romantic guitar music; not to mention a palpable sense of detachment from the cool kids. Rebekah spent her entire student loan on a guitar and 8 track recorder while Iain educated her with his extensive music collection including of a full set of Twisted Nerve 7”s and the complete works of Richard Hell. Soon joined by Kit Godfrey (drums) and Mike Hyland (bass), our heroes holed themselves up for hours on end, making and breaking songs about life and loss, love and desperation, hatred and hunger.
Defined by their clattering guitars, the scattergun pounding of the drums, basslines bursting with hooks and the strikingly voiced melodies of otherworldly front woman Rebekah Raa; SC produce an indie-pop of hitherto untapped gems drawn from influences Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, Young Marble Giants and The Slits as well as those lost sources of alternative melodica Life Without Buildings, The Sundays and Bow Wow Wow.
Surfer Blood may have already offered the lead-off track from their upcoming Kanine debut, Astro Coast, on Pitchfork’s Forkcast earlier this fall, but this week the band is giving away “Floating Vibes” all good and proper. Just in time for the holidays, the fuzzy Floridian five-piece with one of the most anticipated records of 2010 wanted to give fans a little something extra before the year came to a close. Speaking of this year, Surfer Blood’s ebullient single “Swim” was just named #37 on Pitchfork’s 100 Best Tracks of 2009. Download “Swim” here if you have yet to experience the power of its ridiculously catchy hooks.
What The Press Is Saying About Surfer Blood: “Velvet Underground and punk riffs, reverberating textures, African-style guitar filigrees, grunge crescendos, power-pop choruses headed for anthems and, yes, some surf-rock twang” – New York Times
“You’ll be hearing more from this band for sure” – SPIN
“giant-sized choruses, festooned in glitter and lit up with neon” – Rolling StoneSurfer
For More Information: http://www.myspace.com/surferblood http://stonedalone2lostinnewyork.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/surferbloodhttp://kaninerecords.com/
For Greg, Jamie and many nerds of their generation, it all started with a music blog. The Californian duo went from hosting one of the most influential of them all to djing all over the world. Thanks to their incendiary dj sets they turned every square into a juvenile delinquent. Acid Girls now produces its own killer tracks. Playlisted by Erol Alkan and Annie Mac on BBC, acclaimed while supporting The XX at CMJ, the guys are definitely on the rise. Just back from an amazing tour with Jokers Of The Scene in the US, they are now ready to take over Europe.
RELEASES_The Numbers Song/ Lightworks - with remixes from Dave P, Adam Sparkles, and Turbotito (2009/I Heart Comix)_Wake Up feat. Frankmusik (2009/ Kitsune)_Bright Black Magick, last mixtape feat. Jokers Of The SceneREMIXESHealth, Delorean, Passion Pit, Sisters of Transistors, Mini Viva, Appaloosa, Heartsrevolution, 3oh!3, Fool's Gold, Villians & Classixx...>The Ting Tings remix on RCRD LBL online now
