Rob Price
Gutbrain Records
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2022 May 04 • Wednesday

Who's playing surf music these days? A lot of people, it turns out. And a lot of them are really good. One of the best of today's bands is undoubtedly Toronto's The Surfrajettes. We've been big fans of them for years and immediately pre-ordered their first full-length LP. And now it's here!

It's on pink candy floss vinyl!

They're a traditional surf band: no guitar effects beyond reverb and vibrato or some other echo effect. While the recording quality is clearly of this century, the palying could be from sixty years ago.

They've written several superb originals and also do some great covers, including "Train Kept a Rollin'", The Beatles' "She Loves Your" and Blondie's "Heart of Glass".

The inclusion of such familiar songs is a reminder of the versatility of the genre. You can do almost anything as a surf song. But can you do it well?

The Surfrajettes can and do! They are really fantastic. When will they play New York or Chicago?

In the meantime, buy their new record here!