Moonta Bay, South Australia-based singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bowie Williams—we previously wrote about his other band, Bird Island—releases his debut EP under the moniker of Grouse. The four tracks from Surf Shop Pop are so much fun that I didn’t want to keep them from you. Although sun-drenched beach life takes center stage in everything (“My Piña Colada, ah la-di-da-di-da, ah la-di-da-di-da-di-da-da-da”), sound-wise we find ourselves in the realm of weathered but uplifting garage rock. Sun-soaked escapism meets restless small-town nights, youthful euphoria stabilized by a flicker of disorientation (“Well I got no idea at all. Hey!”).

Surf Shop Pop, recorded by Lachy Pitcher, is out now digitally via Bay Road Records. Featuring Bowie Williams (vocals, guitar, bass) and Aidan Manning (drums).

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