New York’s Oh My Rockness magazine wrote at the end of 2009 “New Zealand's Surf City are getting such big buzz that the hype has made its way halfway around the world”…and they weren’t alone with these thoughts: Brooklyn Vegan – probably the most influential blog in the US - added that Surf City were “easily one of the most-anticipated bands of CMJ 2009”

But despite this obvious excitement, Surf City are not just flash in the pan new kids. Formed in Auckland’s Mt Roskill, they’ve been making a racket around the garages and practice rooms since 2004. Locally, it wasn’t long before they were filling the basement bars and urban hang outs with their warm fuzzed up and strummed down frenetic tones. It was a sound pioneered in the early 1980s by New Zealand bands like The Clean and The Bats. But, Surf City were moving the sound forwards into the new millennium. They were giving the sound their own new contemporary twist.

Surf City's new video for the track "Crazy Rulers of the World" has just debuted on Pitchfork TV...you can watch it over here (amongst some other pretty cool videos) ...or we have embedded it below

Surf City, "Crazy Rulers of the World" from Wilderness Bureau on Vimeo.

SURF CITY NEW VIDEO - This is the new video for Surf City - See How The Sun - taken from the album Kudos. Surf City are on tour in the USA at the moment

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SURF CITY are heading out on their first full tour of the USA in support of their excellent album Kudos...

While Surf City didn't make SXSW due to visa delays (along with 80 other international bands this year...due to recent changes in application process) they are still undertaking an extensive US tour kicking off tomorrow in Dallas.

03/23 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
...03/24 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory
03/25 – Hot Springs, AR – Valley Of The Vapors Festival with JAPANTHER
03/26 – Memphis, TN – Fareveller Festival w/Bare Wires + Turbo Fruits + Pujol
03/27 – Nashville, TN – The End
03/30 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl w/ BARE WIRES