Snowdonia by Surfer Blood
SURFER BLOOD are one of the best young indie-rock bands around, and their fourth album, Snowdonia, is their most ambitious effort yet. Overcoming adversity, the band has artistically grown and thrived. Following the departure of bassist Kevin Williams and guitarist Thomas Fekete (tragically lost to cancer in May), singer/guitarist John Paul Pitts and drummer Tyler Schwarz have rebuilt a talented line-up with guitarist Michael McCleary and bassist Lindsey Mills, all four alumni of the same high school in West Palm Beach, Florida.
For Snowdonia, Pitts wrote specifically with the new band's talents in mind: "When I was writing I was thinking more about background vocals and harmonies. Lindsey and Michael are great singers, and I really wanted that to show in the songs. There are layers of vocals on almost every track, and the call-and-response parts between Lindsey and I are something totally new."
Along with plenty of Surfer Blood's signature hooks, the band concocted some epic and more complex songs with enormous attention to sonic detail. Pitts wrote and mixed the album alone, for the first time since their debut Astro Coast. The immediacy is intoxicating and the musical and lyrical results are fantastic. Surfer Blood get better and better with each album, and we're sure they'll be making great records for years to come.
Tracklist
| 1. | Matter of Time | 3:04 |
| 2. | Frozen | 3:59 |
| 3. | Dino Jay | 3:51 |
| 4. | Six Flags in F or G | 5:23 |
| 5. | Snowdonia | 7:46 |
| 6. | Instant Doppelgängers | 4:40 |
| 7. | Taking Care of Eddy | 3:29 |
| 8. | Carrier Pigeon | 5:51 |
Credits
Produced by John Pitts and Surfer Blood.
All songs written by Surfer Blood, Spider John Music, SESAC
Recorded at Dungeon Studios in Miami, FL.
Engineered by Fred Freeman.
Track 1 mixed by Rob Schnapf. Engineered by Brian Rosemeyer.
Tracks 2-8 mixed by John Pitts.
Mastered by Pete Lyman.
Artwork by Devra Freelander. Layout by David Woodruff.
©℗ 2017 Joyful Noise Recordings & Surfer Blood
Thank you to our friends and families, David Newgarden, Karl Hofstetter, Kiely Holden and everyone at JNR, Kevin Williams, Amy Winslow, Heidi Vaughan-Greenwood, Reed Smidebush, Ates Isildak, Jessica Fekete, Melissa Decker, Eric Lilavois, Mike Mori, Aaron Garrido, Adele Slater, Ed Gold, Nicholas Rotunno, Aaron Curnow, Simon Williams, Oliver Knowles, Sergio Martins, Hayuto Kasuga, Zak Bennet, Jake Cardwell, Greg Teal, Scott Koerner, Brandy Cerne, Frank Hwang, Melissa Huisman, Christine Fruehling, Mark Willingham, Dana Cooper, Jess Partridge, Glen Phillips, Justine Suzuki, Amber Carew, Marianna Soldi, Fanny Fujisawa, Gary Skrobeck, Greg Simpson, Mulet Pit, Julia Pitts, Aly Gore, Liam Milano, Ben Bryant, JR Risick, Steev Rullman, Michael Berlly, Shil Patel, Julianna Barwick, Michael McCleary Sr., Caitlin Crump and all the kind souls who have given us a place to stay on tour.
