Songs For Your Day

As my resurrection to contributing to this blog, I present back to back to back posts in the hopes that this is a memorable second coming. I want to begin this marathon of postings by first talking about the revival of surf rock. While bands like LMFAO try to evoke the thoughts of bikinis and corona there is never the essence of the beach in the slightly lazy fuzzy back beat. When I think beaches (and musically surf rock), I think California (and of course by being raised in Indiana, Florida), fruity drinks, mexican beer, and the music of the beach boys talking about lazy summer days with girls and cars. Life is simple on the beach, girls are plentiful, and fun is surely to be had. In the 90′s Weezer with their classic blue album (I cannot help but blog about them again) and Wax’s California revived these good times with distorted power cords and memorable hooks that could turn perfect teeth rotten.

It seems recently that this style of music has been revived in the indie scene. The new kids on the block retain all the hooks and flowing guitar but add a layer of lyrical complexity unseen in the surf songs of the 60′s. No longer is this style of music about instant musical gratification, rather,  it is a sugarcoated cry for acceptance. To quote the girls, “Oh I Wish I Had A Sun Tan, I Wish I Had A Pizza And A Bottle Of Wine, I Wish I Had A Beach House, Then We Could Make A Big Fire Every Night…” Knowing the beach boys history, it makes you wonder if that is all surf rock was all along. Either way, I cannot stop listening (and wanting to twist while doing so). Without further ado, I present to you Girls, The Drums, and Surfer Blood.