By now, you’d think that the members of Surfer Blood would be getting a little tired of having to run around breathlessly convincing everyone that they’re all “beachy” and “summery” and “poppy” and “tan” and “breezy” and “funloving” and whatever the hell else their press releases assure us they are. I mean, what if they have a bad day at some point and don’t feel like flashing fans a “hang loose” sign? What if they don’t like tanning beds? What if they want to feel gloomy for a second or take some downer drugs at an after party or… or… what if they want to sing along to a Radiohead song in the tour van now and then??? My guess is that they get shock-collared by their record label if that happens. Not pretty.
Anyway, let’s hope they’ve got a little more of that fake pep and tan-in-a-can left, because they’ve still got to careen around the US on at least one more surfin’ safari this summer, following the release of this year’s blah-blah-blah’ed-about Astro Coast (TMT Review). They also recently released a limited Record Store day 7-inch that features a live cut of the album track “Take It Easy,” featuring guitarist Marnie Stern (whom I’m pretty sure is married to this guy); while a “Swim” 7-inch remix featuring Allen of Baroness is due later this month. Oh, and there’s also this free demo cover of The Beach Boys’ “Don’t Worry Baby” currently floating around the world wide waves, just in case you STILL weren’t convinced enough that these guys are beachy.
Yeesh… those poor dudes. Anyone else around here hoping for a black metal follow-up?
columnated ruins domino:
06.03.10 - Milford, CT – Daniel Street
06.04.10 - Rochester, NY – The German House
06.05.10 - Buffalo, NY – The Tralf
06.06.10 - Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
06.08.10 - Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Café
06.09.10 - Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Café
06.10.10 - Tallahassee, FL – The Engine Room
06.11.10 - Orlando, FL – Club at Firestone
06.12.10 - Miami, FL – Grand Central – Poplife 11th
06.13.10 - Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
06.15.10 - Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
06.16.10 - Washington D.C. – Black Cat
• Surfer Blood: http://www.myspace.com/surferblood
