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It's not bandcamp Friday anymore but I missed three releases
The tough thing about making articles about what you should buy on Bandcamp Fridays is that things come out ON Bandcamp Friday. And it sucks waiting an entire month to highlight them, especially when...
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Something a little different for Bandcamp Friday: Xmas music!
So there were somenotable surfreleases in November, but overall it wasn't a big month. Meanwhile I'm trying to scoop things up to get my 2020 non-surf picks and of course the 2020 Gremmy Awards ready...
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Gremmy Awards 2020: Best Album Art
Welcome to the first, most irrelevant round of the Gremmy Awards. Album Art matters. Without listening it gives you an idea of what an album might sound like, the effort put in, and even though it...
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Les Agamemnonz - Amateurs
I'm hard-pressed to think of a current surf band that's as straight-up delightful as Les Agamemnonz. Their image is outwardly ridiculous, robed in colored tunics and barefoot, coupled with some of the...
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Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - The Flawless Miss Drake
SSSU's unique blend of surf and lounge (for lack of better description) have been a beloved facet of the surf ecosystem for 25 years. However, though I think they never lost a step, their more recent...
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The Surfrajettes - Roller Fink
The Surfrajettes are the biggest ambassadors of surf music to emerge in a while, largely stemming from the viral success of their "Toxic" youtube video. I've caught them being played on my radio...
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The Manakooras - Jungle of Steel
The Manakooras are not what you think they are.Comprised of Jeremy from The Aqualads, Ted Pilgrim, Brian and Gary from the Intoxicators, Tim from the Reverburritos and others, this is not a surf...
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Satan's Pilgrims - Go Action!!
I've really been struck by how many fantastic surf releases this year, and every time I reflect on this I've reminded myself that there are a few looming releases threatening to crash my mental list of...
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Gremmy Awards 2022: Rest of the Best
Odds and ends, things that I feel need to be recognized to sum up the year. Some categories return year-on-year, some don't.Label of the yearHi-Tide RecordingsThis was not an easy decision. Last year's...
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The Ventures - New Space and The Ventures in general I guess
Music reviews typically are here to answer one question: Is it any good? I operate by a "if you don't have anything nice to say..." rule so my answer is always either "yes" or I avoid answering....
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