Friday, August 12, 2011

Listing, 1,2,3 Listing

Today I am going to throw together some surf rock lists. It is kind of arbitrary. If you asked me to make a list of my favorite surf rock songs 3 weeks from now it would most likely be different. Today this is my list.

Top 10 Surf Rock Bands
10. Fishbone
9. The Beautiful Girls
8. Rebelution
7. The Expendables
6. Bedouin Soundclash
5. The Dirty Heads
4. Pepper
3. 311
2. Slightly Stoopid
1. Sublime

Top 10 Surf Rock Songs
10. Sublime - Waiting on My Ruca
9. The Expendables - Bowl for Two
8. Pepper - Point and Shoot(hilarious)
7. Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song
6. Sublime - 40oz to Freedom
5. The Beautiful Girls - Ashes
4. Slightly Stoopid - Collie Man
3. 311 - Champagne/Beautiful Disaster
2. Slightly Stoopid - Closer to the Sun
1. Sublime - Love is What I Got (It has to be)

T

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Surf Rock Strait Out of America's hat: CANADA

Surf rock comes out from all over the place. Sometimes it doesn't make sense, but that just goes to show what I've been saying all along. Surf rock is all about the mentality. You can be in an endless summer anywhere. As Bedouin Soundclash have shown, even Canada.



With a steady walking bass line groove over a djembe and all around up-beat happy feel, this song is the epitome of surf rock jam. Their themes stick to the essentials nature, pretty women and wild rebels. They really have a rebel fetish. They even recently named their independent record label Pirate Blend Records. I can't blame them though. Pirates are pretty sweet.

My favorite song from them is "When the Night Feels My Song" It is a nice tune about hiking in the wilderness(of Canada I guess?) It gets dark as he is climbing, but he's not worried about it. Nature is a chill bro just like him. When he sings his song, the night feels his soul, and he feels at home. If you want to check out more of their music grab the album Sounding a Mosaic. It is their strongest by far.
When The Night Feels My Song - Bedouin Soundclash by sincelastdecember