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Surfer Blood
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The West Palm Beach, Fla., foursome of Surfer Blood (formerly known as TV Club) come to us with an irresistibly catchy piece of, well, surf-y rock, at least (also a bit Weezer-esque in a very good way). The track's opening salvo of distorted guitar riffs and heavily reverbed vocals is quickly followed by the punchy eponymous chorus before settling into the island groove of the middle section that builds back up to the anthemic end.-Pitchfork.com

"On a recommendation from a friend, I went to check 'em out. They played in this small venue, where I've seen a lot of shows... but I've never seen it as packed. You'll be hearing more from this band for sure." - Ian Witlen, Spin.com

I was swept by West Palm Beach’s Surfer Blood (formerly TV Club). Like sweetness accosted by danger and chaos, their blaring guitar pop pairs ringing, lovely and occasionally triumphant melodies with head-rushing swells of noise. They’re onto an exhilaratingly modern sound and have the goods to make big ripples. And wrecking your instruments at the end of your set never hurts." - The Orlando Weekly
Turbo Fruits
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Turbo Fruits, led by Jonas Stein (formerly of Be Your Own Pet) is a group of four rambunctious dudes. Jonas, Matt, Dave and Kingsley all live in Tennessee and can’t get enough of it.They enjoy the above list of “things” very much.
We Are Country Mice
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Radical Sons
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Bummed out by the meathead Midwestern emo kids and aging hippie wannabies they found themselves surrounded by, St. Louis teens Nick Risler and Benjamin Goldstein became fast friends. Hanging at the Delmar Loop. Sneaking into the monthly Chuck Berry gigs at Blueberry Hill. Playing old Television and Velvet Underground records after school on their local underground radio station. You could call it their own quiet rebellion.

But like so many of these stories go, it wasn’t long before the call to crank the volume overtook them. So Risler and Goldstein dutifully answered, picking up a couple guitars and enlisting the services of Geoffrey Phillips and Patrick Shields to fill out a rhythm section and bring Radical Sons to life.

The boys soon got attention by opening for critically acclaimed bands like Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Be Your Own Pet, Pretty & Nice, and Little Joy. In the summer of 2008, the Sons unveiled a two-song single via RCRD LBL. Following up that effort, the Sons will be joining the ranks of Animal Collective and Sound Team, when Secretly Canadian imprint St. Ives releases the band’s first proper EP, Throwing Knives, June 23.
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