{"id":18169,"date":"2023-03-09T07:57:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T06:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=18169"},"modified":"2023-03-10T08:22:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T07:22:57","slug":"new-ep-surf-cult-beach-noir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/new-ep-surf-cult-beach-noir\/","title":{"rendered":"New EP: Surf Cult || Beach Noir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now this is a disturbing glimpse into the near future. According to the listing on Bandcamp, this EP will release on March 3, 2028*. The cover art is beautiful, but literally and figuratively quite dark, and the six instrumental tunes are just as haunting. We&#8217;re talking about <em>Beach Noir<\/em> by North Carolina (US) outfit Surf Cult, written and produced by Ward Picklesimer. This is heavy and angry but melodic music, which evokes a restless feeling extremely well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2236779912\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surfcult.bandcamp.com\/album\/beach-noir\">Beach Noir by Surf Cult<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Beach Noir<\/em> is out NOW digitally via Future Light Records.\u00a0Add to wantlist: <a href=\"https:\/\/surfcult.bandcamp.com\/album\/beach-noir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*Update: That the release date was set for 2028 turned out to be a small mistake (not a deliberate one, as I thought\/hoped), which has since been adjusted to 2023. Quite reassuring, that this simply concerns the current situation, right? When asked, the band indicates that the future of surf rock is taking on elements of modern rock and metal. 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