surf rock

Dune Rats Strike Back with More Grown-up Sound on ‘Hurry Up and Wait’

Dune Rats Strike Back with More Grown-up Sound on ‘Hurry Up and Wait’

Dune Rats are, without a doubt, a rebel-rousing bunch whose call-outs, curse-outs, and amateurish stunts have earned them mass appeal with an audience just as eager to stick it to the man alongside them.

The Buttertones Are Unafraid of Taking Chances on ‘Midnight in a Moonless Dream’

The Buttertones Are Unafraid of Taking Chances on ‘Midnight in a Moonless Dream’

The Buttertones' latest album, Midnight in a Moonless Dream, is in part a reaffirmation of their combined strengths and also a well-considered step forward.

La Luz Jump From One Blissful Dream to the Next on ‘Floating Features’

La Luz Jump From One Blissful Dream to the Next on ‘Floating Features’

The hot and heavy nature of La Luz's Floating Features is grounded in its ability to comfortably mix rock and folk.

Bombay Rickey Merges Bollywood, Surf Rock, and Opera on “Megalodon” (premiere)

Bombay Rickey Merges Bollywood, Surf Rock, and Opera on “Megalodon” (premiere)

High-energy opera and surf rock swirls tell a story of ancient sharks on Bombay Rickey's dramatic "Megalodon".

Los Straitjackets: What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets

Los Straitjackets: What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets

Nashville's premiere surf rockabilly instrumental band covers a bunch of Nick Lowe songs and it works so well you wonder why it wasn't done a lot sooner.
Pixies: Head Carrier

Pixies: Head Carrier

Two years since their Indie Cindy release, Pixies have brought rock ’n' roll back with their new album, Head Carrier.
The Turtles: All the Singles

The Turtles: All the Singles

Even when the Turtles defied convention and made fun of songs, Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman couldn’t help but make the words simultaneously irreverent and heartfelt.

Crushed Out – “Skinny Dippin” (video) (premiere)

Crushed Out – “Skinny Dippin” (video) (premiere)

We’re past the point of applications for “song of the summer,” but the burst of energy that is “Skinny Dippin” fills in the end-of-summer lull quite nicely.
Legato Vipers: LV

Legato Vipers: LV

LV, despite its fall release date, will definitely wanna make you Hang Ten, no matter where in the world you are.
HAVAH: Settimana

HAVAH: Settimana

The second full length offering from Italian rockers HAVAH finds them shying away from their surf-rock roots for something with a bit more grit.
Dog Bite: Tranquilizers

Dog Bite: Tranquilizers

For a band that sounds more punk than its musical output would parlay, there’s very little on Tranquilizers that makes any sort of impact, making it, for the most part, a passable and utterly disposable album.

Jerry Miller: New Road Under My Wheels