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Friday Five: Surf Songs

Friday Five: Surf Songs Simple-sounding song structures always impress me. I believe it's quite difficult to write a good "pop" song. A song that everyone likes without losing an element of credibility. The legends of surf-rock definitely had that ability and I'm glad to see surf making a resurgence. I've been listening to a lot of this surf-inspired garage/indie rock and here are some of my choice selections. Girls have received a lot of press lately for their very-NSFW video for "Lust for Life", but this is a band I just can't get out of my head, [...]
Artist:Girls
Title:Summertime
Link Text:Girls - Summertime
File Name:08.Girls - Summertime.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Surfer Blood
Title:Swim
Link Text:Surfer Blood -Swim (to reach the end)
File Name:02 Swim.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Drums
Title:Let's Go Surfing
Link Text:The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
File Name:The Drums - Summertime! - 02 - Let\\'s Go Surfing.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The White Wires
Title:Ha Ha Holiday
Link Text:The White Wires - Ha Ha Holiday
File Name:White Wires - 05 - Ha Ha Holiday.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Vampire Weekend
Title:Cousins
Link Text:Vampire Weekend - Cousins
File Name:Vampire Weekend - Cousins.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2009