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- Original Release Date: 19 Jan 2010
- Format - Music: MP3
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- Also available in CD Format
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| Play | 1. Floating Vibes | 4:00 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Swim | 3:19 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Take It Easy | 3:56 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. Harmonix | 4:45 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Neighbour Riffs | 2:08 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. Twin Peaks | 3:38 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Fast Jabroni | 3:03 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. Slow Jabroni | 6:05 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. Anchorage | 6:23 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 10. Catholic Pagans | 3:12 | £0.89 |
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
You've gotta pitch this sort of album just right nowadays. Indie-rock is no longer anywhere near cool, and Florida state-mates Black Kids kinda bombed after their download-only Wizard Of Ahhhs EP gave them a solid indie-pop start. Thus, Astro Coast, which is pitched half way between The Shins likeable, sunny, literate indie and the at-times dumb college-rock of Weezer, has an immediate task on its hands, especially considering Rivers Cuomo's recently disappointing output.
New Jersey's Real Estate work with similarly indie material, but while their hazy self-titled pitch falls short into an aimlessly-strumming no man's land (no matter what hipsters may tell you), Surfer Blood may yet hit their target. They've added some spice with fashionable, lo-fi and echoing vox treatment, tick cultish boxes by crowbarring cool into the mix with the David Lynch-checking "Twin Peaks" track, and have a genuinely great feel-good tune in "Swim" (often called "Swim To Reach The End"). "Slow Jabroni" even adds a touch of variety, spinning out into light psych during its six minutes. It's a touch disappointing though that the organ-muddled track "You're A Friend", which has been doing the blog rounds recently is not included.
Their catchy choruses and laid back harmonies rarely challenge, their hooks appeal but fail to rouse. Yet, this is the point. This is exactly what you'd expect from the sunshine state, anymore effort would cause an undignified sweat. And whichever way you look at the surprisingly wistful Astro Coast, it is infinitely more listenable than the latest Weezer offering Raditude.
New Jersey's Real Estate work with similarly indie material, but while their hazy self-titled pitch falls short into an aimlessly-strumming no man's land (no matter what hipsters may tell you), Surfer Blood may yet hit their target. They've added some spice with fashionable, lo-fi and echoing vox treatment, tick cultish boxes by crowbarring cool into the mix with the David Lynch-checking "Twin Peaks" track, and have a genuinely great feel-good tune in "Swim" (often called "Swim To Reach The End"). "Slow Jabroni" even adds a touch of variety, spinning out into light psych during its six minutes. It's a touch disappointing though that the organ-muddled track "You're A Friend", which has been doing the blog rounds recently is not included.
Their catchy choruses and laid back harmonies rarely challenge, their hooks appeal but fail to rouse. Yet, this is the point. This is exactly what you'd expect from the sunshine state, anymore effort would cause an undignified sweat. And whichever way you look at the surprisingly wistful Astro Coast, it is infinitely more listenable than the latest Weezer offering Raditude.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well in a yesr which is likely to be dominated by 'Arty types' such as Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem and Beach House, it is actually quite refreshing to hear something a little more down-to-earth.
Surfer Blood are a good old fashioned 4 piece band hailing from Florida, USA. They have clearly listened to the works of Built To Spill and Weezer (which is certainly no bad thing) and incorpareted it into a debut which is firmly grounded in the guitar/bass/drums tradition but does feature some lovely hooks and melodies with which to lose one's self in.
The first song to really hit you is lead-off single 'Swim', with it's driving drum beats and anthemic chorus it sounds a little like The Hold Steady writing a song for the festival season. Lead singer John Paul Pitts seemingly sings of jealousy arising from men towards his beautiful girl and how they must 'Swim to reach the end', it does'nt make a lot of sense but hey, that's not what this records about, it's all about having a shamelessly good time for 30 minutes or so. Highlights of the album include the surf guitar instrumental 'Harmonix' which leads into (future single?) 'Neighbour Riffs', the double-barreled gutshot that is 'Fast Jabroni' & 'Slow Jabroni' and the wonderfully (early) Weezer-esque finale 'Catholic Pagans'.
If your looking for a glimpse of where this band could head for record 2 search out the aforementioned 'Slow Jabroni', which as the name suggests is a slow 6-minute drone which does'nt sound too dissimilar to Texan rock band The Black Angles or indeed 'Perfect From Now On' era Built To Spill. The song builds slowly for the first 4 and a half minutes but then quickly changes tempo and builds into a beautifully melodic finish, which then leads into penultimate track 'Anchorage' which also holds a resemblence towards Doug Martsch 's 1997 masterpeice. If Surfer Blood can incorparate this style over an entire album whilst also search for a sound of their own, we could be in for a real treat, meanwhile buy this album if your looking for a good old fashioned American college rock record.
Surfer Blood are a good old fashioned 4 piece band hailing from Florida, USA. They have clearly listened to the works of Built To Spill and Weezer (which is certainly no bad thing) and incorpareted it into a debut which is firmly grounded in the guitar/bass/drums tradition but does feature some lovely hooks and melodies with which to lose one's self in.
The first song to really hit you is lead-off single 'Swim', with it's driving drum beats and anthemic chorus it sounds a little like The Hold Steady writing a song for the festival season. Lead singer John Paul Pitts seemingly sings of jealousy arising from men towards his beautiful girl and how they must 'Swim to reach the end', it does'nt make a lot of sense but hey, that's not what this records about, it's all about having a shamelessly good time for 30 minutes or so. Highlights of the album include the surf guitar instrumental 'Harmonix' which leads into (future single?) 'Neighbour Riffs', the double-barreled gutshot that is 'Fast Jabroni' & 'Slow Jabroni' and the wonderfully (early) Weezer-esque finale 'Catholic Pagans'.
If your looking for a glimpse of where this band could head for record 2 search out the aforementioned 'Slow Jabroni', which as the name suggests is a slow 6-minute drone which does'nt sound too dissimilar to Texan rock band The Black Angles or indeed 'Perfect From Now On' era Built To Spill. The song builds slowly for the first 4 and a half minutes but then quickly changes tempo and builds into a beautifully melodic finish, which then leads into penultimate track 'Anchorage' which also holds a resemblence towards Doug Martsch 's 1997 masterpeice. If Surfer Blood can incorparate this style over an entire album whilst also search for a sound of their own, we could be in for a real treat, meanwhile buy this album if your looking for a good old fashioned American college rock record.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
3.5 to 4 stars
Any group that mixes the Pixies, Weezer, the Beach Boys, the Velvets and Vampire Weekend is fine by me. The band in question is Surfer Blood who hail from West Palm Beach in Florida and according to My Space comprise Messrs John Paul Pitts, TJ Schwarz, Thomas Fekete, Brian Black. Their name suggests a fearsome outfit conjuring images of the broken limbs and deep cuts amongst the surfing fraternity (not really helped by the album cover). Are they then a sort of the Dead Kennedys for the beach?
Actually they are tremendous fun and one of the best power pop/rock outfits I have heard since Cheap Trick. I have no idea what a "Fast Jabroni" is other than this song has all the force of the Pixies "Waves of Mutilation", a glorious vocal and as much pure drive as Formula 1 car. Great stuff
When you listen to "Take it Easy" suddenly images of Vampire Weekend are conjured up, alternatively the brilliant single "Swim" rocks out with a huge choruses unitl yet again a African sounding guitar breaks in mid way. For some reason it reminds me of the Welsh band Feeder in their Echo Park era (what happened to them?). "Neighbourhood riffs" is a great instrumental that could soundtrack a Tarantino film while "Harmonix" is a slower and more gentle. The best song on the album however is "Floating Vibes" full of bouncy reverb and so hook laden it could catch fish. Pitchfork has described the album as a "relentlessly catchy, "classic indie" album in your own dorm room" and I suppose that is also its weakness. Surfer Blood are perhaps a little bit too clever on times and certainly not ploughing a furrow that is wildly original or distinctive. Nevertheless Astro Coast is a very assured debut and once the band properly figure out their direction they could be huge. For now just have fun.
Any group that mixes the Pixies, Weezer, the Beach Boys, the Velvets and Vampire Weekend is fine by me. The band in question is Surfer Blood who hail from West Palm Beach in Florida and according to My Space comprise Messrs John Paul Pitts, TJ Schwarz, Thomas Fekete, Brian Black. Their name suggests a fearsome outfit conjuring images of the broken limbs and deep cuts amongst the surfing fraternity (not really helped by the album cover). Are they then a sort of the Dead Kennedys for the beach?
Actually they are tremendous fun and one of the best power pop/rock outfits I have heard since Cheap Trick. I have no idea what a "Fast Jabroni" is other than this song has all the force of the Pixies "Waves of Mutilation", a glorious vocal and as much pure drive as Formula 1 car. Great stuff
When you listen to "Take it Easy" suddenly images of Vampire Weekend are conjured up, alternatively the brilliant single "Swim" rocks out with a huge choruses unitl yet again a African sounding guitar breaks in mid way. For some reason it reminds me of the Welsh band Feeder in their Echo Park era (what happened to them?). "Neighbourhood riffs" is a great instrumental that could soundtrack a Tarantino film while "Harmonix" is a slower and more gentle. The best song on the album however is "Floating Vibes" full of bouncy reverb and so hook laden it could catch fish. Pitchfork has described the album as a "relentlessly catchy, "classic indie" album in your own dorm room" and I suppose that is also its weakness. Surfer Blood are perhaps a little bit too clever on times and certainly not ploughing a furrow that is wildly original or distinctive. Nevertheless Astro Coast is a very assured debut and once the band properly figure out their direction they could be huge. For now just have fun.
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