Recently I came across a new Australian band made up by three members of Midnight Oil and the bass player from the Violent Femmes. The bank is called The Break and bill themselves as surf music.
The single off their first album is called Cylinders; the Youtube clip below. It has some pretty good surfing footage, but it also shows the band playing (including an happy looking Rob Hurst playing the drums with great joy).
But this begs the question: what - if anything - is surf music? I suppose it depends the era you grow up in. When I was in my teens it was all Midnight Oil, B52s, the Clash etc. And the style of surfing seemed to mirror this aggressive, rock music.
One of my favourite recent music clips is Diamonds on the Inside by Ben Harper. The clip below is mostly filmed around Byron and Lennox. It reflects a more mellow, soul surfing vibe.
What about you? What is surf music to you? Post a comment below to let us all know!
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