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Title: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on July 22, 2012, 01:03:24 PM Hi guys I mentioned in a recent post that the group I'm in, Surf School Dropouts, was about to release its debut album. Well, it's up now on Bandcamp for streaming and purchase. It's called 'Summer is a State of Mind', - the title of the opening song. :-) www.surfschooldropouts.bandcamp.com All songs were recorded from 2009 and onwards. Each of us sing at least one lead and of course all four are featured on the harmonies throughout. Some songs are very Beach Boys / Brian Wilson influenced, others reflect more of a general 60s pop sensibility... Have a listen and tell me what you think? (http://f0.bcbits.com/z/14/02/1402396366-1.jpg) Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: Amigo on July 22, 2012, 01:33:46 PM 100,000,000,000 times better than modern stuff! But needs to sounds older! :D
Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: Amigo on July 22, 2012, 01:34:19 PM As in the style and cord progression..
Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: EgoHanger1966 on July 22, 2012, 02:09:01 PM Congrats on your album release! Sounds groovy to me!
Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on July 24, 2012, 03:24:09 PM Thank you for the kind words.
@Amigo - I don't think I understand your wish for older sounding styles & chords. Are you saying that the album sounds too modern? ??? Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: Amigo on July 24, 2012, 06:03:44 PM Thank you for the kind words. @Amigo - I don't think I understand your wish for older sounding styles & chords. Are you saying that the album sounds too modern? ??? Some songs do, but that's it. IMO. Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: FatherOfTheMan Sr101 on July 24, 2012, 06:49:24 PM Buying this asap.
Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on July 27, 2012, 01:47:31 PM Thank you for the kind words. @Amigo - I don't think I understand your wish for older sounding styles & chords. Are you saying that the album sounds too modern? ??? Some songs do, but that's it. IMO. Well, that's fair enough. I actually find that quite reassuring. Hopefully that means we haven't indulged our 60s fetish too much. :-D Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on July 27, 2012, 01:49:14 PM Buying this asap. We'll surely appreciate it if you do, Mike. ;D And no matter what, I'd be interested in hearing what you think of the songs... Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: Empire Of Love on July 27, 2012, 08:22:44 PM I missed the listening party but I enjoyed the email that went out (all 19 of them). It was cool to learn a little bit about each song.
I re-listened to the "rough mix" of "Catch the Sunshine" - even without words that is a great song. I may have to buy the finished product at some point. Thanks for the music! Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: FatherOfTheMan Sr101 on July 27, 2012, 08:39:10 PM Buying this asap. Well, we'll surely appreciate it if you do, Mike. ;D And no matter what, I'd be interested in hearing what you think of the songs... I'll listen ASAP, I promise! I love what I've heard, I just wanna feel it through! Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on July 28, 2012, 11:03:10 AM I missed the listening party but I enjoyed the email that went out (all 19 of them). It was cool to learn a little bit about each song. I re-listened to the "rough mix" of "Catch the Sunshine" - even without words that is a great song. I may have to buy the finished product at some point. Thanks for the music! Yeah, sorry 'bout that. It wasn't our intention to spam people with a flood of notifications but Facebook somehow messed up the event we had set up. Unless you have Mark Zuckerberg in your band, I guess you should be very attentive when using Facebook for promotion. ;D You may have noticed that we changed the line in question after the feedback from you - it was replaced with "Hurry up 'cause we still have a chance"... Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on August 02, 2012, 01:36:27 PM Bumping this thread, hoping that some of you guys will check out the album.
We've just had very positive reviews on Powerpopaholic, Beachboys.com, surfrockmusic.com etc. http://www.powerpopaholic.com/2012/08/surf-school-dropouts.html http://www.beachboys.com/relatedIV.html#SSD http://www.surfrockmusic.com/surf-school-dropouts-summer-is-a-state-of-mind.html http://icecreamman1967.blogspot.se/2012/08/surf-school-dropouts-summer-is-state-of.html http://surfermoon.com/blogs/?p=1696 Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: Aaron Sunchymes on August 02, 2012, 01:44:18 PM Great stuff! Well done guys. Also good to see you on IPO Vol 15!
Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: FatherOfTheMan Sr101 on August 02, 2012, 04:32:32 PM Wow that's great! I wonder if the Beach Boys site would review my album!?!?!
Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: Mendota Heights on August 15, 2012, 11:35:03 AM You should sing in Danish! :)
Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on August 15, 2012, 03:36:38 PM You should sing in Danish! :) Ha ha, yeah. Could be fun to do that at one point! If nothing else re-record one of our songs just for fun,... but 'Jeg leder efter den perfekte bølge' doesn't sound as catchy as 'Searchin' for the Perfect Wave.' ;D Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on December 11, 2012, 01:33:33 AM Shameless plug for anyone interested. :)
During these last couple of years I've regularly posted Surf School Dropouts songs on this forum as we got them done. This summer we collected all of them as a digital album only available via Bandcamp. Check it out here: http://surfschooldropouts.bandcamp.com/album/summer-is-a-state-of-mind However, since then we've made a deal with the Spanish indie label Sunny Day Records. They will issue the album on vinyl the 28th of December. So if you like the songs & you're a vinyl kind of guy, head over to: http://www.sunnydayrecords.es/shop/surf-school-dropouts-summer-state-mind-p-1468.html Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: Freddie French-Pounce on December 11, 2012, 10:51:13 AM Wished I discovered this earlier! Really excited by the prospect of a vinyl copy, but what are their shipping rates to the UK?
Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts, debut album Post by: kwan_dk on December 12, 2012, 11:32:50 AM Wished I discovered this earlier! Really excited by the prospect of a vinyl copy, but what are their shipping rates to the UK? I'm glad to hear that. For shipping rates write Sunny Day at shop@sunnydayrecords.es and hear what they charge. I reckon their shipping rate must be very reasonable as they cater to an international crowd with their webshop. ... and you can pay via Paypal. |