West Palm Beach's Surfer Blood fuse sunny surf rock charm with indie rock cool. Their songs feature sprightly interplay between chiming and gritty guitars, upbeat melodies reinforced by clean harmonies, and a playfully intelligent point of view. The band made a strong debut with 2010's Astro Coast, followed by their first major-label release, 2013's Pythons. After returning to the indie ranks, they reaffirmed themselves on 2020's Carefree Theatre.
Surfer Blood guitarist/vocalist John Paul Pitts and drummer Tyler Schwarz had known each other since high school; they started pla...