Surfer Blood Announces New Album Pythons, Tour Dates

Surfer Blood Announces New Album <i>Pythons</i>, Tour Dates

West Palm Beach natives Surfer Blood have announced the release of their second album and major label debut, Pythons....  read more

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Surfer Blood Frontman John Paul Pitts Charged With Domestic Battery

Surfer Blood Frontman John Paul Pitts Charged With Domestic Battery

Surfer Blood frontman John Paul Pitts was arrested for domestic battery on March 31 in Lake Worth, Fla., according to Pitchfork....  read more

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Watch Surfer Blood Perform on Fallon

Watch Surfer Blood Perform on <i>Fallon</i>

Surfer Blood brought their power pop aesthetic to _Late Night with Jimmy Fallon_ last night with “Miranda” off of their _Tarot Classics EP_. Fallon’s proclamation that they’re about to go into the studio to make their major label debut reminds us of their quick rise up the indie ranks in the past two years.  read more

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The 11 Best EPs of 2011

The 11 Best EPs of 2011

We all know that great things can sometimes come in small packages. Whether to introduce a new artist, satisfy a creative urge between long-players or just offer something different, the EP was alive and well in 2011....  read more

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Surfer Blood: The Thank-You EP

Surfer Blood: The Thank-You EP

There’s a wonderful song on Tarot Classics, the new Surfer Blood EP, called “Drinking Problem.” Vocalist/guitarist/producer/mastermind John Paul “JP” Pitts spits out a bitter, venomous and totally hummable lullaby over a driving bass pulse and trippy programmed beats, stuttering drunkenly across the stereo spectrum.  read more

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Album Stream: Surfer Blood - Tarot Classics

Album Stream: Surfer Blood - <i>Tarot Classics</i>

West Palm Beach, Fla. based indie-rock quartet Surfer Blood are releasing a four-track EP following up their 2010 debut album Astro Coast. The EP, entitled Tarot Classics starts off with the beach-pop “I’m Not Ready” which is follows the sound they crafted on their debut. The rest of the songs, however, are a slight departure from that sound.  read more

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Surfer Blood: Tarot Classics

Surfer Blood: <i>Tarot Classics</i>

Tarot Classics, Surfer Blood's new palette-cleansing EP, finds the Florida-based indie-rock quartet in a winsome state of flux. Recent Warner Bros. signees, transplanted from their original label, the uber-indie Kanine Records (Are people still considered sell-outs when they do this, or is that over now?), these tuneful critical darlings toss off four future setlist showstoppers....  read more

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Surfer Blood Debuts New Song

Surfer Blood Debuts New Song

Surfer Blood, the breakthrough, indie rockers from last year, have released a new track off their upcoming EP, Tarot Classics. The new track, entitled "Miranda", picks up right where there 2010 album Astro Coast left off.   read more

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50 Musicians And Their Childhood Dream Jobs

50 Musicians And Their Childhood Dream Jobs

Lots of children want to be rock stars when they're young. But for those who do actually end up becoming musicians, it wasn't always the first profession that they had in mind for themselves.  read more

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20 Bands with Nautical Names

20 Bands with Nautical Names

It’s hard to beat an afternoon spent building sandcastles and splashing in the surf—unless a jellyfish is involved. So it’s easy to see why so many bands have borrowed their names from all things coastal....  read more

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