WHO?
When you think of Palm Beach, Florida, what comes to mind? Palm trees swaying gently in the balmy breeze? Scantily-clad bikini buxom babes rollerblading down an infinite slab of coral-coloured concrete? How about anthemic, bombastic, life-affirming indie pop? If the latter didn’t occur to you, let us introduce you to Surfer Blood:
In the three years since their debut appearance at Splendour in the Grass, Surfer Blood have managed to earn coveted spots in ‘best of’ lists from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME and the BBC. Not bad for a bunch of guys still in their 20’s. The band consists of four main members: John Paul Pitts, Thomas Fekete, Kevin Williams and Tyler Schwarz.
Oh, and if you’re wondering about the name, the band ain’t got no surfer blood in them at all. The name “Surfer Blood” actually arose during a conversation with Pitts about his surfer backpack from his high school days.
WHAT?
Surfer Blood have dropped their brand new album “Pythons” after just finishing an extensive two-month trek through the United States with our good buddies Foals. Now they are set to bring their summery magic back to Australia!
“Pythons” is the follow-up to critically acclaimed debut “Astro Coast” and sees Surfer Blood break free of their ‘bedroom rock band’ status and into a fully-fledged rock outfit. It’s the sort of record that forces you to get loose, forget your worries and just party hard. No matter where you are or what kind of day you’ve had, listening to “Pythons” will make you realize that the sun is shining somewhere.
You can listen to “Pythons” here
WATCH:
You can catch the first taste of Pythons via single ‘Demon Dance’.
WHERE:
Wed 24th July - Melbourne Corner Hotel
Fri 26th July - Sydney Oxford Art Factory
