Dr. Dani SanchezJul 10, 2025
Kicking things off with the famed ~lost~ Beach Boys concert from 1964 (https://youtu.be/5a4YupnT1sM?si=cdHk1GMnRmFJU_ct) both b/c they’re the kings of surf rock and in remembrance of the dearly missed Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson
#RetroView #RIPBrianWilson #BeachBoys
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Next we have Ernie Cruz Jr. and Troy Fernandez AKA the contemporary Hawaiian 90s duo The Ka’au Crater Boys with “Surf” (https://tinyurl.com/y42yxsxb) from their 1993 album “Valley Style” ( https://tinyurl.com/2zmbzayf)
#RetroView #KaauCraterBoys
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The Chantays with “Move It” (https://tinyurl.com/vcbt54b2), which is the b-side to their most popular song: 1963’s “Pipeline” (https://tinyurl.com/4jzb2ehm). They have a plaque on Hollywood's Rock Walk
#RetroView #TheChantays
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Next is legendary Shawnee rock and roll rebel Link Wray with the late 50s jam “Slinky” (https://tinyurl.com/r3c7zw7p). While not explicitly a surf rock musician a good deal of his music has beach-y vibes
#RetroView #LinkWray
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Tokyo, Japan’s The Surf Coasters with their cover of surf rock legend Dick Dale’s iconic “Misirlou” (https://tinyurl.com/32kms2z5). You can check out some of their live shows for free on InternetArchive (https://archive.org/details/SurfCoasters)
#RetroView #TheSurfCoasters
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Then middle aged surf rock legend Dick Dale with “Nitro” (https://tinyurl.com/mtx6ph6m) from his 1993 album “Tribal Thunder” (https://tinyurl.com/36usxxse), which was his first album of new songs in nearly 30yrs!
#RetroView #DickDale
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The Space Cossacks are Washington D.C.’s premier surf rock quartet. Here they are with “Red Sunrise” (https://tinyurl.com/4aku28hv) They’ve been at it since the mid90s and show no signs of slowing down, their latest album is a pair of split EPs released in May 2025
#RetroView #TheSpaceCossacks
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“Ocean Beach” (https://tinyurl.com/yd8r76x5) by San Francisco’s The Mermen. This is from their second album, 1994’s “Food for Other Fish” (https://tinyurl.com/y37k4ny3) They’re still at it and gigging around. Their most recent album is 2021’s “Splendeurs Et Miseres”(https://tinyurl.com/5a9r63js)
#RetroView #TheMermen
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Next is Takeshi Terauchi And The Bunnys with “Kanjincho” (https://tinyurl.com/mpeufu48) from their 1967 album “Seichô Terauchi Bushi” (https://tinyurl.com/5n8s9pu9) Takeshi Terauchi is considered to be one of the most influential Japanese surf rock musicians
#RetroView #TakeshiTerauchi #TakeshiTerauchiAndTheBunnys
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In fact, here’s two-time Polaris Music Prize nominated Japanese-Canadian psychedelic surf rock band TEKE::TEKE with their cover of Takeshi Terauchi’s “Chidori” (https://tinyurl.com/54kw7e24). They’re actually started off as a Takeshi Terauchi tribute band!
#RetroView #TEKETEKE #TakeshiTerauchi
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The Flirts were an 80s girl group. “[Bop Bop] On the Beach” is their collaboration with surf rock legends Jan & Dean (https://tinyurl.com/msx29y63) from the soundtrack to the first “Karate Kid” movie (https://tinyurl.com/mv6b7yza)
#RetroView #TheFlirts #JanAndDean
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The Sun Eggs were an Olympia, Washington surf rock band in the early 00s that called it a day back in late 2015. “Shark to Blood” (https://tinyurl.com/mr3ft522) isn’t on any of their releases but was rumored to have been written for a future album that never came to fruition
#RetroView #SunEggs
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Japanese rock legends The 5678s, who most will recognize from the first “Kill Bill” film (https://tinyurl.com/mr34pepr) They’ve been at it for nearly 40yrs and have no plans to stop anytime soon. This is “The Dance in the Avenue A” (https://tinyurl.com/3n9mwcn6) from 1997’s “Pin Heel Stomp” (https://tinyurl.com/yty68e96)
#RetroView #The5678s
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Finnish gothabilly (AKA surf rock with spider webs painted on the sides) band The Messer Chups with “Magneto” (https://tinyurl.com/4junzaky). Their most recent album is May 2025’s “Don't Worry, Be Creepy EP” (https://tinyurl.com/ry2xy5f5)
#RetroView #TheMesserChups
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The Sandals are an early 60s surf rock band most famous for their score for the 1966 surfing documentary “The Endless Summer” (which can be watched for free on TUBI: https://tinyurl.com/ye28zzys) This is the theme from that (https://youtu.be/hg4FvOi-N18?si=40d8DkOh8JvjOeOp). The Soundtrack is available here (https://tinyurl.com/4n5vhkb5)
#RetroView #TheSandals #TheEndlessSummer
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#RetroView favorite The Surfragettes return with their cover of “Spice Up Your Life” by The Spice Girls (https://tinyurl.com/bjsb7y2u) You can check out their 2024 album “Easy as Pie” here (https://tinyurl.com/23cx9kan)
#TheSurfagettes #SpiceGirls
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Early NYC rockers Santo and Johnny with “Caravan” and “Summertime” (https://tinyurl.com/4zud7b3e) from their 1959 self titled debut album.
#RetroView #SantoAndJohnny
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Shannon and The Clams are a garage band from Oakland. This is “Ozma” (https://tinyurl.com/y6javj4e) from their 2013 album “Dreams in the Rat House” (https://tinyurl.com/4nt35bf4)
#RetroView #ShannonAndTheClams
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The Ventures with “Walk, Don’t Run” (https://tinyurl.com/43p5n3pe) their hit single from their 1960 album of the same name (https://tinyurl.com/mr48evm3) There’s a recent documentary about them on TUBI (https://tinyurl.com/46tkcv66)
#RetroView #TheVentures
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A surf rock playlist without Jan and Dean? Not on my watch! Here’s “Surf City” (https://tinyurl.com/45mpxz3n), which was written by Brian Wilson and Jan Berry for Jan and Dean’s 1963 album (https://tinyurl.com/yw4aujwf)
#RetroView #JanAndDean #RIPBrianWilson #BrianWilson
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Seattle’s all female surf rock band La Luz with “Call in the Day” (https://tinyurl.com/3zbaezey) from their 2013 debut album “It’s Alive” (https://tinyurl.com/mukxd2wc). Their most recent album is 2024’s “News of the Universe” (https://tinyurl.com/mr6hr37b)
#RetroView #LaLuz
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@analgesicsleep I really like this one. #retroview
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@MatthewTitus88 @analgesicsleep They released a new album last year.

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