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Title: Surf School Dropouts Post by: kwan_dk on April 13, 2015, 02:51:49 PM This may interest some of you guys;
I'm a member of a group called Surf School Dropouts who, to put it mildly, is inspired by the Beach Boys & the 60s/70s California scene. We are four friends who originally got together to harmonize some Beach Boys classics just for the fun of it but then started to write & record our own songs. Our debut album came out on vinyl in 2013 and we've just released our second album. If you like the Explorer's Club and similar groups you might dig our music. Here's what www.beachboys.com wrote about our new album 'Second Nature': "Banjos, vibraphones, jangling twelve-string guitars, saxophones are all featured, and sweet ethereal vocals swirl and tickle throughout. (...) Surprising chord progressions, inventive and ear-catching instrumental touches, and incredibly gorgeous harmonies make this album a fantastic pick for Beach Boys fans looking for something fresh and new to dive into." Album available at www.surfschooldropouts.bandcamp.com ... as well as itunes, Amazon, Spotify etc. Our Bandcamp shop is the only place you can stream & buy our debut album 'Summer is a State of Mind.' Hope you'll check it out! :) Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts Post by: kwan_dk on April 13, 2015, 02:54:20 PM ... and here are videos for two tracks off the album.
'Coastline Cruisin' (with Probyn Gregory sitting in on guitar solo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqT0KDV-Shs 'Lanikai.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnfBqxRyfJQ Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts Post by: kwan_dk on May 11, 2015, 11:56:29 AM 'Second Nature', the new album by Surf School Dropouts gets a great 8/10 rating at Powerpopaholic.com "Unabashed Brian Wilson love is the whole reason Denmark’s Surf School Dropouts continue to churn out harmony-laden songs of sun, fun and summertime. They are also one of the few modern bands that can pull off the surf harmonies as good as this. (...) For Beach Boys fans this is manna from heaven." Go here for the review and an embedded player to our Bandcamp store where you can buy the album for 7 bucks: http://www.powerpopaholic.com/2015/05/surf-school-dropouts-and-minky-starshine.html Title: Re: Surf School Dropouts Post by: kwan_dk on June 22, 2015, 01:08:15 PM Bumping in order to post this new video. It has a montage of harmony vocals from the Second Nature album and was inspired by the simalr montage-style Alan Boyd and Mark Linett compiled for the Smile Sessions release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr_j76JDuX8 Lots of interesting things going on in the harmonies. The montage has been added as a free bonus track to the Second Nature album on our bandcamp profile. https://surfschooldropouts.bandcamp.com/album/second-nature |