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Balu & die Surfgrammeln - Los Chicharrones del Surf

Balu & die Surfgrammeln release Los Chicharrones del Surf

This one has been available for streaming for a while, but like so many others their vinyl 10" got stuck in an enormous backlog. But the wait is over, and you can now spin these songs on your turntable. Balu & die Surfgrammeln have a pretty trad, upbeat surf sound interspersed with a lot of vintage audio clips. I love the bounce in "Der Zerfall Von Backerbsen" and the percussion in their version of Comanche.

And of course, gotta love that great Shawn Dickinson artwork.

You can order it from Green Cookie or through bandcamp.

From: 11/05/2015 - 07:45

Tags: Balu & Die Surfgrammeln, Austria, bandcamp, release, vinyl

Black River Manifesto release Kingmaker

Here's something a little different. Black River Manifesto take a slow, noisy approach to surf. It's pained and dischordant, at times maybe even a little jazzy (the upright acoustic bass helps there), and sometimes bluesy (their last EP was a lot bluesier).

From: 11/05/2015 - 07:33

Tags: Black River Manifesto, New York, release, bandcamp

The Illumignarly release Apocalypse Gnar

The Illumignarly come out swinging with the quick and powerful track "Beeriodic Table of Sharks" but as you get a little further into that you hear a moment of spaciness that hints at the couple of prog elements that come out in "Neo Rubicon" and "Cannibal Castration" (a vocal track). "Tall Can" and "Dude I Like Your Shredder" are 100% surf rock shredding material. This is a pretty impressive EP with a lot of ideas in it and a whole lot of oomph.

From: 11/03/2015 - 07:58

Tags: The Illumignarly, California, release, bandcamp

Today's show and last week's playlist

Hope y'all all had a thoroughly spooky hollereen! I've got a bunch of things new and "new" stockpiled for this weeks' show: a bunch of 45s, new Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion, Hypnotzar, Moms I'd Like to Surf... how are these all band names?

See y'all at 4pm Central time, just click the link to the right.

As for what I played last week:

10/26/15: HOLLEREEN

From: 11/02/2015 - 08:37

Tags: playlist, hollereen

Black Flamingos release Black Flamingos EP

This one almost slipped by me until the Coffin Daggers posted about them after playing their release show. After a listen to the soundcloud songs below, it's kinda got the wild, somewhat showy guitar playing of Ramblin' Ambassadors but in more of a spooky horror way. Real tight 3-some, love how it all fits together on "Devil's Punchbowl".

From: 11/01/2015 - 09:09

Tags: Black Flamingos, New Jersey, release