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Surfer Blood

Band formed in 2009 in West Palm Beach, Florida

Surfer Blood's Genre:

Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Biography

Though South Florida doesn't have the tides to shoot the curl, West Palm Beach's Surfer Blood fuse sunny surf rock charm with indie rock cool. Guitarist/vocalist John Paul Pitts and drummer Tyler Schwarz had known each other since high school; they started playing together and connected with guitarist Thomas Fekete, bassist Brian Black, and percussionist Marcos Marchesani at an Ultra Music Festival after-party, officially becoming Surfer Blood in spring 2009. They began recording and touring almost immediately, laying down tracks in Pitts' apartment and embarking on four tours in their first five months together. The buzz around the band began in late August after Surfer Blood played a show at the Brooklyn venue Bruar Falls; when they returned to New York that fall for the CMJ Music Marathon, they played ten shows. Tours with Art Brut and Japandroids kept Surfer Blood busy for the rest of 2009, and their debut album, Astro Coast, was released in early 2010. Later that year, the band signed to Warner Bros., but released the Tarot Classics EP on Kanine in 2011. The band's polished major-label debut Pythons appeared in June of 2013. ~ Heather Phares

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New Indie First

This station is Slacker Radio's launch pad for all things Indie. From Chillwave to Witch House and any other ridiculous sub-genres that may develop- you'll always hear it first on New Indie First.

New Alternative First

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Indie Hits

Indie Hits on Slacker Radio is popular music for those that don't believe in Pop music. You'll hear what is buzzing the blogs and burning up the college charts. Enjoy the latest and greatest tunes from the pioneers of the modern Indie music scene as well as the new and lesser known Indie bands making their way onto your scene.

Hedley Showcase

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FILTER Magazine

Good music will prevail. These are the words that FILTER lives by. In an ever-evolving musical landscape, we're here to help. Through FILTER Magazine Radio, we want to help you discover your new favorite band.

Alternative

Alternative on Slacker plays the latest music from today's hottest Alternative and Indie artists. You'll hear music from today's Alt. leaders as well as Indie artists that are breaking new ground and redefining the genre.

Indie

Indie on Slacker Radio is actually a showcase of many different genres, all unified by a common spirit and ethos. Call it College Rock, Post-Punk, Pre-Emo, Indie Rock, Twee Pop, Riot Grrl; call it whatever you like. Just know that all the music on the Indie station is created with the same independent spirit. Hear indie music spanning from the late 70's up until now.

Jimmy Eat World Showcase

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SXSW 2013

Your team of Slacker curators will be in Austin all throughout SXSW, checking out new bands and enjoying what is basically Spring Break for music nerds. We are going to share all of our new music discoveries with you on this station, along with interviews with the bands that we meet. Slacker will be coming to you from our mobile broadcast truck on Rainey street in downtown Austin, and from our showcase at the Gibson Guitar Showroom. We hope to see you in Austin this year, but if you can’t make it- nobody gets you closer to the music than Slacker- on SXSW 2013.

The Current

The Current brings you the best authentic new music alongside the music that inspired it, from unique to universal, indie to influential, new to nostalgic. Broadcasting from the musical hotbed that is Minnesota, listen to The Current and you’ll see why we say, “Great Music Lives Here.” Find playlist, interviews and more at thecurrent.org.

Surfer Blood

This station plays the best music from and music from related artists like Beach House, Local Natives, Best Coast, Sleigh Bells, The xx, Arcade Fire, Wavves, Deerhunter, Yeasayer, Vampire Weekend and more.

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Surfer Blood's Selected Discography (8)

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