Surfer Blood
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| Surfer Blood | |
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 Surfer Blood lead singer John Paul Pitts at the 9:30 Club in 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | West Palm Beach, Florida, USA |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Kanine, Warner Bros. |
| Members | |
| John Paul Pitts Tyler Schwarz Thomas Fekete Kevin Williams |
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Surfer Blood is an indie rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, signed to Warner Bros. Records. The band has four members: John Paul Pitts (lead vocals/guitar), Thomas Fekete (guitar/backing vocals), Kevin Williams (bass guitar/backing vocals) and Tyler Jerry "TJ" Schwarz (drums) .
Founding members John Paul Pitts and Tyler Schwarz originally didn't like each other in high school, but when they started playing music together things began to click[1] . They met Thomas Fekete at an Ultra Music Festival afterparty in Miami and the group was formed with the immediate goal of releasing a record and touring nonstop[2].
The band was originally called Jabroni Sandwich.[3]. Schwarz randomly came up with the name Surfer Blood during a conversation with Pitts about his surfer backpack from High School[4].
Their 2009 debut single "Swim" gained much critical acclaim and was named as the 37th best track on Pitchfork's 100 Best Songs of 2009.[5] They released their debut album Astro Coast in January 2010 to critical acclaim. The band was chosen by Les Savy Fav to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England.[6]
On October 25th, 2011 Surfer Blood released the Tarot Classics EP on Kanine Records. Artists that contributed remixes to the EP include Totally Sincere (Connor Hanwick of the Drums and Peggy Wang of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart), Speculator, School of Seven Bells and Allen Blickle.
The band opened for the Pixies during their Doolittle Lost Cities Tour in 2011.
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[edit] Albums
- Astro Coast (01-17-2010, Kanine Records) (#124 Billboard 200[7])
[edit] EPs
- Tarot Classics (October 25, 2011)[8]
[edit] Singles
- "Swim" (2009)
- "Slow Jabroni" (2009)
- "Take It Easy" (17-04-2010, Kanine Records)
- "Swim" (01-05-2010, re-release on Rough Trade)
- "Floating Vibes" (28-09-2010, Kanine Records)
[edit] Appearances in Media
- The band's song "Swim" is playable in the video game Power Gig: Rise of the SixString. "Swim" and "Floating Vibes" have also been released as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series through its Rock Band Network service.
[edit] References
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/36919-rising-surfer-blood/
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/36919-rising-surfer-blood/
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/36919-rising-surfer-blood/
- ^ http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/14/surfer-blood-interview-sxsw-2010/
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/7/
- ^ ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1708883/charts-awards
- ^ http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/nonstop-sound/A-Quickie-With-Surfer-Blood-123931999.html
