"Confronted with a myriad of issues prior to its recording, it comes as no real surprise that Pythons, fails to measure up to it's predecessor..." Surfer Blood | Pythons Making a follow-up album to an acclaimed debut is incredibly difficult for the vast majority of bands. A band that must do so while making the sometimes contentious transition from an indie to a major label faces additional complexity. Throw in an arrest for domestic battery for your frontman and it becomes an almost impossible task. Confronted with this myriad of issues, it comes as no real [...]
Surfer Blood arrived in the UK and played a few dates to celebrate the release of latest LP Pythons that we reviewed here - our photographer Drew Stewart covered the Electrowerkz gig in London and took the following photos.
All the buzz last week was around the much anticipated and long-awaited follow-up to Surfer Blood's wildly popular and successful 2010 debut, Astro Coast. The buzz was well earned as most people who had not downloaded leaked copies found out over the past few days. In fact, Pythons is already easily one of the top [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
What happens when buzz turns sour? That’s certainly the question at hand on Surfer Blood’s latest effort, Pythons. In 2009, the Florida alt rockers made quite the splash with “Swim,” the debut single that helped them skyrocket from bedroom project to Pitchfork-approved breakout band. Then, in March 2012, frontman John Paul Pitts was arrested on charges of domestic battery after an altercation with his girlfriend. Although we're far from gossipy when it comes to personal matters- and it’s worth noting that all charges were later dropped- it’s safe to say that the unfortunate incident had its influence on [...]
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uscire nella stessa settimana in cui viene pubblicato un nuovo album dei Boards of Canada (ancora non disponibile su Spotify) non aiuta certo ad attirare l’attenzione, ma negli ultimi sette giorni sono usciti cinque ottimi album, e come ogni weekend, siamo pronti a ricordarveli: Gold Panda - Half of Where You Live Surfer Blood - Pythons These New Puritans - Field of Reeds [...]
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How do you separate music from the people who make it? In an age where we can usually look up the backstories of a band’s members in the blink of an eye, can music really be anonymous? Should it be? For John Paul Pitts, it’s actually not something he’s struggled with. Well, as a music fan, anyway. “I’ve never really been that curious about the people whose music I really admire,” he explains. But as lead singer of Surfer Blood , he’s more than aware that people will be listening to their new album and trying to glean from [...]
Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest (Warp) No ponto central de Tomorrow's Harvest, a faixa Telepath realmente tenta te hipnotizar, com palavras tiradas de um discurso de telepata. Qualquer resistência, até esse ponto do álbum, já era fútil - antes mesmo de Telepath, os loops, ecos e guitarras do Boards of Canada já te hipnotizam. Tommorow's Harvest é o duo de música experimental retornando exatamente ao ponto da estrada no qual estacionaram em seu trabalho mais recente (e tão distante), The Campfire Headphase, de 2005. O álbum funciona, especialmente em faixas que evoluem poderosamente [...]
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I'll never be able to explain my love for Surfer Blood fully, it's one of those band that is tied to an experience and therefore hold significance to me. This isn't to devalue them, they make great music – it just doesn't quite fall in line with the rest of my normal listening. I first heard them back in freshman year of college when I was really getting into music – I liked them so much I went to their tiny show in Columbia by myself and just made friends while I was there, and it was a [...]
Quite enjoyable but with no surprises - "Pythons", the second album from Surfer Blood, sounds just as expected. That's not the worst but also not that good The post Surfer Blood - Pythons appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Back in 2010, these Floridians busted their way into the music scene with their garage rock with their debut album Astrocoast , which received widespread praise for its catchy singles and interesting riffs. Following that, the band released an EP, Tarot Classics , last year, which rekindled interest among fans and reminded them that Surfer Blood has more music yet to come. Enter Pythons . At a length of ten [...]
Surfer Blood began as a dorm room project housed by lead singer John Paul "JP" Pitts back in 2009; releasing their debut album, Astro Coast , in 2010 via Kanine Records to nothing less than rave reviews from some of music's most well acknowledged critics. The album put them in the ring with some of rock music's biggest names, drawing comparisons to bands including Pavement and The Pixies. Their brand of surf rock intertwined with punk edge instantly won my ears over, and Surfer Blood became one of my best kept secrets. In 2011, the group [...]
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For better or worse, the indie rock world of our time has become very image-conscious. Your New Favorite Band probably already had a fully realized visual aesthetic, built on Tumblr mind you, well before they ever stepped foot outside the bedroom, and well before they ever played a gig. It wasn't always this way though, indie used to just be about the music, man , and much like Pepperidge Farm , some people remember those days fondly. Enter Surfer Blood, four unassuming dudes from West Palm Beach, Florida who come from a long indie rock lineage of ordinary [...]
Week's Top Releases The Albums You Need to Know About Every Week This week, Scottish electronic duo, Boards of Canada , released their fourth full-length after a seven year hiatus. If you get creepy, 1970s horror film vibes while listening to it, then they've succeeded - BoC has cited John Carpenter and soundtracks as major influences for their darkly textured release. Coma Cinema gave us his latest release, filled with morbidly depressing, yet [...]
Florida band Surfer Blood couldn't wait until summer to release their anticipated sophomore album of poppy, surf-influenced indie rock, but that's just as well, as Pythons takes a relatively darker turn. Our Music Director, Don Yates, praises the new album for its "more polished and streamlined sound" and its "cleaner, more straightforward guitar lines, less complicated rhythms and simpler melodies." It's clear that the band has more in mind than just sun drenched good times, but you'll still find a few of those there besides. Also, turning a bit from the sun is Scottish brother duo [...]
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A few of my favorite new releases this week, including new stuff from Braids, Disclosure, and Surfer Blood. As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy for more new music. Boards of Canada// Tomorrow's Harvest web // facebook // twitter // soundcloud // iTunes Braids// In Kind / Amends EP web // facebook // twitter // instagram // soundcloud // shows // iTunes Disclosure// Settle [...]
Pythons is a fine slice of punchy garage pop, the kind to be blared from car stereos on sun-fueled, summer road trips that would coincide with the album's June release. Pythons is a fitting name for Surfer Blood's sophomore record. Like the serpents with their coils, the 10 songs here may initially be overlooked, then before you know it, they're wrapped around you without any sign of loosening their grip. The listener may underestimate their melodies for they are so immediate and do not hold anything back, but by the third or fourth time you've spun the disc, [...]
True fans of music spend countless hours searching for that next great song, album or artist, whether it be online or in a local record shop. The beautiful thing about music in today’s age is that technology has created an infinite supply of great music that is available to us at the click of a mouse. How perfect is that? We can discover a brand new artist on the opposite side of the globe in seconds without a radio or a music television channel. It only makes sense that a website so dedicated to this gorgeous universe of music would [...]
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We are proud to hold the world premiere of the latest double-sided single from Amity Beach , a band with a name that evokes one of the most famous tropes of summer - a marauding, homicidal shark set against the pragmatic and alarmist town sheriff. These are, after all, the two narrative thrusts of the season: societal moralisms in direct conflict with unrestrained id , anarchy at war with the social contract, a shark come to terrorize your town. Amity Beach manages to find a sweet medium here, structured pop constructions with nothing but [...]
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