Surf Rock is Dead: White Salsa

NYC based American-Australian neo-new wave duo Surf Rock is Dead are in full-on Eighties mode on their nee single White Salsa. Smooth multi-tracked vocals take on a pounding back beat. This is might be the gentlist delivery ever recorded of "fuck you" in the lyrics.

White Salsa will be available on forthcoming EP We Have No Friends via The Native Sound. The vinyl version (milky clear with red splatter, light blue, Coke bottle clear, white) will contain their SRiD EP as the B-side. Release date: September 22.

Surf Rock is Dead: Everything They Said

NYC based American-Australian neo-new wave duo Surf Rock is Dead knicked a bass sound frrm The Cure, and helped themselves to tons of echo and reverb for their latest single Everything They Said. Once again Kevin Pariso (Chicago)and Joel Witenberg (Melbourne) channel the Eighties with another shot of retro danceable dream pop that doesn't give a fuck about what's hip and happening,

Everything They Said will be available on forthcoming EP We Have No Friends via The Native Sound. The vinyl version (milky clear with red splatter, light blue, Coke bottle clear, white) will contain their SRiD EP as the B-side. Release date: September 22.

Surf Rock is Dead: As If

NYC based American-Australian neo-new wave duo Surf Rock is Dead comes close to mainstream dream pop on their new single As If. Kevin Pariso (Chicago)and Joel Witenberg (Melbourne) channel the Eighties like that decade never ended - plenty of echo on the vocals with a good ear for guitar and keyboards dynamics.

As If will be available on forthcoming EP We Have No Friends via The Native Sound. The vinyl version (milky clear with red splatter, light blue, Coke bottle clear, white) will contain their SRiD EP as the B-side. Release date: September 22.

Surf Rock is Dead: In Between

NYC based American-Australian neo-new wave duo Surf Rock is Dead keep at it with their retro sound. In Between is their most radiofriendly single to date, a hybrid of echo-heavy power pop and indie rhythms. A song for those who missed out on the Eigthies or are craving for a revival.

Surf Rock is Dead: Never Be the Same

NYC based American-Australian neo-new wave duo Surf Rock is Dead knicked the bass sound from The Cure fo their new single Never Be the Same and applied tons of echo on the vocals to hammer home the Eighties vibe. It's a track form their debut EP SRID. Kevin Pariso (Chicago)and Joel Witenberg (Melbourne) will be doing five shows in NYC during the showcase extravaganza CMJ.

Surf Rock is Dead: Anymore

NYC based American-Australian neo-new wave duo Surf Rock is Dead are on the fence between indie and mainstream on their new single Anymore, with Nineties guitar pushing the polished vocals.

Kevin Pariso (Chicago)and Joel Witenberg (Melbourne) have a knack for radio friendly tunes with just a bit of rough-around-the-edges instrumentation and well-placed echo and reverb to prevent the music geeks from changing the channel.