Surfer Blood Shares Their South Florida Favorites
When bloggers and music critics say something about Miami's influence on the independent rock scene in the nation, they almost immediately all mention Surfer Blood. Sure, they are from West Palm Beach, but Dade County helped raise the four dudes, whose dedication to their region is clear in even their band name. But the surfer comparisons don't stop there: The reverb-heavy, beach-y band sounds like The Beach Boys mixed with a more lo-fi, '90s grunge, making dreamy rock-and-roll that can only come from the Sunshine State. The guys, who released their critically acclaimed debut EP "Tarot Classics" last year and just played on Jimmy Fallon, were quickly snapped up by Warner Brothers and are feverishly working on their next album. Comprised of singer J.P. Pitts, Thomas Fekete on guitar, bassist Kevin Williams, and Tyler Schwarz playing drums, the dudes are only two years into making some pretty serious, um, waves in the music scene (bah-dum!). Not only did they share some of their personal photos with us, but the guys talked their surf-rock take on Miami and the music that's made locally. They also defined "shredding" (yes, that's their motto), explained surviving WMC, and revealed how their undying love for surf-rock forbearers The Pixies brought them together.
in NYC