Surf Friends are a band that formed early 2009 drawn together from their love of surfing and Flying Nun legends The Clean. Live, they are a powerhouse threepiece, strong on melody, driving bass and solid drumming. Their self titled debut EP is out now on Powertool Records and if that offering is anything to go by, you can expect huge things from the Surf Friends.
Surf Friends are Brad Coley (guitar, vocals, keyboard), Pete Westmoreland (bass, backing vocals) and Kelly Davis (drums).
Other influences in their sound are a mixture of Buzzcock style punk swaying to a dark brooding Jesus And The Mary Chain with the experimentation of early Lou Reed or the Yardbirds. The drumming style of Kelly Davis stares away from the well - known generic drum beats opting to play almost minimal at times with light dashes of percussion, before exploding into full-on intense drumming flowing with the hit of louder bass and clean guitar. Mixing songs up from looped samples and keyboard tracks to raw guitars incorporating the use of delay pedals creates a sound unique to the Surf Friends. The chemistry and bond is strong with these three surfing buddies .
For fans of ...... The Clean, The Verlaines, The Shrugs and Deerhunter. This December they are embarking on their first New Zealand tour. The second half will be supporting american indie rocksters The Black Watch. The Surf Friends self-titled debut EP is out now on Powertool Records.
For tour dates, go to www.powertoolrecords.co.nz/gigs
