Category: SURF ROCK
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Sun Smash Palace – Sun Smash Palace
Sun Smash Palace is one of those bands with an interesting background story. The group comprises musicians from Germany, Brazil, Canada, and South Korea, who altogether lived in Seoul, South Korea, at the time. The passion for music gathered these individuals who also shared a similar interest in music. Each one of them played in…
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The Hamiltones – Dracula Invitational, 1791 LP (Swimming Faith / Big Neck Records)
The Hamiltones are coming back on the scene with the blast. Their most-advanced full-length material Dracula Invitational, 1791, represents an illustrious soundtrack for the Dracula b-movie you have never seen and perhaps, may not exist at all. However, their humorous take on classic horror movies intervenes with comprehensive knowledge about this particular movie genre. The…
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The Kindest People – Director’s Cut
The Kindest People are returning with another brilliant material. Like their previous recordings, this particular album is one of many from the series of conceptual releases. Each release follows a specific concept, decorated by an appropriate music genre. Therefore, their material recorded in 2016 carries surf rock aesthetics, recording from 2018 includes elements of garage…
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Pennan Brae – Lit LP
Pennan Brae decided to make a proper comeback with his latest offering to the broader auditorium. His latest full-length recording, simplistically named Lit, offers ten cheerful rock’n’roll compositions gradually infused by the recognizable power-pop vibe. His music vividly resembles the classic rock’n’roll sound of the seventies and eighties, highlighted with catchy pop twists and turns…
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Chinese Powerbank – Brain Pain! (Polyscope)
Judging by the visual identity of this release and the name of the group, I was quite unsure I will ever enjoy this material. At first, I thought this is some power electronics, harsh noise, or any other similar extreme form of experimental avant-garde music. Thankfully, I was completely wrong about visual appearance, and once…
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Cobra Cobra – Demo Tape (Swimming Faith Records)
Cobra Cobra is a raw punk rock group comprised of band members hailing from São Paulo and Buffalo, New York. Their demo tape is one of the debut releases by the Swimming Faith Records, Buffalo-based record label specialized in so many musical spheres. The record label serves as a platform for all the activities requiring…
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Savak – Rotting Teeth In The Horse’s Mouth LP (Geenger Records / Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
Savak is a result of productivity, creativity, stubbornness, and great musicianship. Whoever had a chance to experience their music, remained speechless, amazed, and enlightened with another magnificent euphonious endeavor. These accomplished musicians went through thick and thin of the underground punk rock scene. Savak is living proof of how things should be done when you…
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Hightime – Thrive 7” (Pee Records)
Hightime is an amazing mashup of various genres coming from Adelaide, Australia. Thrive is their brand new 7” record that has been announced on the social media a while ago. By mashup, I mean tons of well-incorporated influences ranging from highly addictive fundamentals of melodic skate punk and jazz to perfectly arranged elements of reggae…
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Savak – Beg Your Pardon LP (Various Labels)
This LP is one of those records I was super excited about, so I was overjoyed when Geenger Records landed a copy alongside with a giant batch of other LPs for a reviewing. Savak is a powerful trio hailing from Brooklyn, New York and besides being a super rad band with some mind-blowing ideas, they…
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V/A – Hardcore Novi Sad 2019 CD (SKCNS / Rebuild Collective)
The Novi Sad music scene is blooming, with SKCNS and Rebuild collective working so hard to document the current state of their hardcore punk scene for the third time in a row. The result of this collaboration is a third edition of the Hardcore Novi Sad 2019 compilation, which brings a handful of phenomenal bands…
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The Hamiltones – The Shape Of Walter 7” (Swimming Faith Records)
The Hamiltones are instrumental surf rock trio based in Buffalo, NY and their debut 7” The Shape Of Walter is such a great homage to the classic horror movies and surf rock scene. The band is comprised of John Toohill (Science Man, Alpha Hopper, Radiation Risks, Night Slaves) on guitar, Richard Reynolds on bass and…
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