The state of the surf union is strong. As 2017 comes to a close, here's as much of the surf music released this year that I could find.

A few things about it.

Items that I've written about on this blog are denoted by a *.

This is really meant to be a complete list... no quality judgements (stay tuned for that!).

At least half of the album must be instrumental.

I'm (generously) defining LPs by 7 or more songs.

Releases with 2-6 songs go in the EPs/Two-Siders category.

Releases that are just one song can get really messy, so I'm leaving them out.

Every year there are certain people that go above and beyond to find a few that I'm missing. This time I sought them out first. Thanks go out to Nestor Burma (aka UKAY54), Kevin Kamphaus and Leopoldo Furtado Castro of Reverb Brasil. Feel free to let me know of more releases that are missing.

I've attached a poll at the bottom of this to put your vote in for your favorite release of the year. It can be from any category.

Jump to the poll



LP

Albert Gines - Oceanica

Aloha Haole - Summer on Mars

Aloha Sluts - Let’s Get Wild

Amphibian Man - Babylon *

The Aquaholics - Surfing With Satan

Arno de Cea & the Clockwork Wizards- Flash Freezing the Sun *

Atomicos - Surfodelic

Barron - Surf Trax

Beach Craft Bonanza - Greatest Dips

Beach Creature - Party Scar

Black Flamingos - Neon Boneyard *

Burrito Wolf - Burrito Wolf

Claude de Balzac - Scrotum Sessions

Double Naught Spy Car - The Polite Side of…

Don & the Quixotes - Don We Now

Double Naught Spy Car - The Polite Side of Double Naught Spy Car

Doyley and the Twanglords - Twang Solo *

Dr Phobic and the Phobic Tones - Melophobia *

El Supernaut - Gorilla Fighter *

Forbidden Waves - Tiki Torture

Hell-O-Tiki - Hell-O-Tiki

Guantanmo Baywatch - Desert Center

Infra-Men - The Outer Lariats

Insanitizers - Flying Guitars

Insect Surfers - Datura Moon *

Jaane Haavisto, The Shubie Brothers and Sisters - You Are Here

Ladrones de Guitarras - Aqui No Hay Nadie

Las Olas - Psicodelia Neanderthal Vol. 1 *

Les Vice Barons - Glamour and Barreled Guns (The Demos)

Light Strucks - Light Strucks

Los Cerros - Cuchillito

Los Coronas - Senales De Humo *

Los Daytonas - Directo en Delia Records

Los Javelin - Cocktail Caracas! *

Los Pinche Pinches - Los Pinche Pinches

Los Reverb - Los Reverb

Los Seitans - Mayhem Sessions *

Los Straitjackets - What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets

Los TIki Phantoms - Adventuras En Celuloide *

Los Ultraman - Paradigma Jurasico *

Lost Cosmonauts - Gemini

LV’s - LV’s

Man or Astroman? - Live at Third Man Records

Mark Malibu and the Wasagas - Return of the Wasagas *

Matorralman - Adulterio Estereofonico

Megatronadores - Wanglen *

Messer Chups - Taste the Blood of the Guitaracula *

Mike Juno - Five to Ten

Monaci Del Surf - Meet Italian Indie

Movies Star Trash - Ao Vivo Cativeiro bar

Old Black - Garage Dreams

Oskar Benas - OBIC

Radio Ocean - Radio Ocean

RPS Surfers - Harake Gang

Satan's Pilgrims - Siniestro *

Sir Bald Diddley and His Ripcurls - Flip Your Wig!

Spacecramp - El Cigar *

Spitwater - Shreddin'

Spitwater - Kaffeetassee

Spitwater - Gnarly Brown

Spytones - Over the Moon

Supertubos! - Renezvous

Surf Aliens - Coquetel Anunnaki

Surfer Rex - Strange Salvage

Surflamingo - Entrepeñas Bay Terror

Surf Out! - The Album

Surfyer - Surf in Blood *

Surf Zombies - Live at CSPS

Stunt Double - Stunt Double

Terremotor - Terremotor

The Air Cats Band - Garagum *

The Akulas - Rustines

The Anonymous Henchmen - The Coming Thing

The Apaches - Musica Surfica Vol. III & IV

The Atomic Beliveaus - La Bout!

The Bahareebas - Tell Me A Story About *

The Beach Cruzers - The Beach Cruzers

The Calrizians - But Wait! There’s More!

The Cavaleros - Atomic! The Album *

The Chemist & The Acevities - Sounds from Chemistry Town #4 *

The Choppers - The Choppers

The Clams - The Clam Before the Storm

The Compadres - Aguaje

The Cruncher - Stormy

The Deep - The Deep *

The Delstroyers - Diabolical! *

The Doltones - Dance or Die

The Evanstones - Music from the Last Band on Earth

Thee Imperial Royales - I'm Evil

The Fuzillis - Grind a Go Go *

The Gargarins - Vostok 7

The Guitaraculas - Preachers of the Night *

The Isotopes - Play Surf Music *

The Kahuna Kings - Who Wants to Party With...

The Keeymen - The Keeymen

The Las Vegas Stringers - Surfing the Dunes

The Longboards - 9 Surf Shots

The Luvmenauts - Luvmenauts III: Minestra Maritata

The Men in Gray Suits - Panic at the Pier

The Mermen - We Could See It in the Distance

The Nancy Spungen X - The Nancy Spungen eXperience *

The Old Jack - Tsunami

The Out of Limits - Drinking Scotch from the Sull of John the Baptists with the Gunman from the Grassy Knoll *

The Phantom Four - Live at Pacific Parc

The Pulltones - Storm Fisherman

The Quaketones - The Quaketones! *

The Roadkill Dragons - Out of the Dungeon, Onto the Beach

The Splashdowns - Rocket Tales

The Spoils - Farewell to Dignity

The Supertones - Guitar Twango

The Supertones - In a Twango Bag (The Supertones Play Twango)

The Supertones - The Sweet Ride

The Supraphonics - Christmas with the Supraphonics!

The Telestons - Poseidon Knows

The Terrorsaurs - One Night Only

The Tormentos - Ejecutan El Macabro Plan

The Unnaturals - Face the Dreaded Kimono Dragon *

The Weisstronauts - Flat Cold Bottom Greaser *

Trio of Madness - Lost Time

Tsunami Experiment - Lost in the Circuit *

Verne - Instrumental

WJLP - WJLP is Out of This World *

Wrecks House - The Poseur

Zak and the Krakens - Kraken' Surf Classics *



EPs + 2-Siders

Aloha Screwdriver - Above Snakes

Amphibian Man - Apocalypse Now

Arno De Cea & the Clockwork Wizards / Demon Vendetta - Sergent Surf Split Tape

Banzai Hawaii - Surf Eleki Twang Rock

Blackball Bandits - Old Man’s Revenge/Undead Beauty Queen

Boogie Board - Cowabunga

Bruce Lamb - Surf Singles

Bum Shakers - Village Dance

Cheap Violent Cats - Seat Slasher & Tales from the Greasy Spoon

Coast of Ghosts - Typhoon Twist

Coffin Haze - Rehearsal Ritual 2

Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School - Uncontrollable Waves

Double Naught Spy Car - Songs from the Cloud Vol 1

Double Naught Spy Car - Songs from the Cloud Vol 2

Dr Frankenstein - Santo André e os Maus Rapazes

Five Fingers with Parasol - Si Yo Tuviere Una Longboard… *

Genki Genki Panic - Litanies of Surf *

Genki Genki Panic - Demos, Covers, and Bonus Tracks

Guitar Up - Liquid Sunshine

Johnny and the Waves - Johnny and the Waves Vol 1

King Beez - Rumble Bee EP

Las Yakets - Sentimientos Pantera Vol. 1

Les Venturas - Rétropédalage

Los Antideslizantes - Carabassi

Los Astros - Playa Muerte EP

Los Campeones - Music from the HBO Original Series

The Coffin Wheels - Wolfenfrank Ghoulina Affair

The Coffin Wheels - Fear and Bleating in St. Petersburg

Los Coronados - Sundaze EP *

Los Coyotes Muertos - La noche de Los Coyotes Muertos

Los Deformes - Saturno 5

Los Deformes - B-Sides

Los Drigos - Summer Session

Los Misterios - El Instronauta *

Los Seitans - Instro Extasy

Los Seitans - Mayhem Sessions *

Lost Cosmonauts - Pioneer

Lost Cosmonauts - Ranger

Nishioka Diddley and His One Man Chip - Surfin' With Nishioka Diddley

Nuclear Juarez - Heist

Os Brutus - Samoa

Os Gatunos - Compacto

Paqueta - Surfadelic Dreams *

Phantom Operators - Surf Dopes on Punk

Phatlynx - Huevosaurus b/w Ham Biscuit *

Plato Zorba - Security Breach at the Beach

Pointbreak - Get Wet!

Retrocaine - Back to the 90's *

Santo Morcegos - Lendas Urbanoides

Secret Agent - Pedro Pistola Piñata Party

Sexo on the Gruta - Pororoca's Rithms!

Sir Jackson and the Long Ride - From Now On, You Answer To me

Stories from Shamehill - El Salto Del Jalapeno / Queen of Tides

Surf Manchu - The Beast from the East

Ted Boys Marinos - Bikini Beach

Thálasses - Thálasses

The Coconuts/Grim Lily - Split

The Compadres - Digital 45

The FlameThrowers Surf Band - Pacific Theater

The Fuzilis - Mogul Monster EP

Thee Cormans - Mingo

The Illumignarly - Particle Shore

The Illuminators - Desert Rocks *

The Incredible Catheads - Double Single Release No. 1

The Incredible Catheads - Double Single Release No. 2

The Incredible Catheads - Double Single Release No. 3

The Jagaloons - All Surfed Up

The Kilaueas - The Men from M.E.N.S.C.H.

The Lei Men - Beach Face EP *

The Outta Sites - Shakin' Not Stirred: The Secret Agent Sessions

The Me Gustas - Benthic Exploration

The Mentawais - Surfin' Java

The Mermers - 2017 EP

The Mystery Men? - Embers (no online release)

The Phantom Operators - Witchfinder

The Phantom Surfers - La Harmonica De Russell

The Primitive Finks - Horror Party Stomp

The Razorblades - 15 Years in the Van

The Rentones - Blown & Injected

Repelente de Tubarão - Inferno de Dante

The Revomatics - Nocturnica

The Rough Shapes - Frequency & Vibration

The Sloptones - The Pumpkin Planet: Ghost Run

The Spoils - Halloween/Tubular Bells

The Surfin' Surfers - Surfers' Surf

The Surf Mist - Atlantis Rising

The Surfrajettes - S/T

The Squeegee Men - Coney Island Shark Bite

The Terminators - Lots of SIngles

The Velocity Raptors - The Separation of Surf and Skate

The Voodoo Strangers - Demo

The Wave Chargers - The Wave Chargers Strike Again! *

Ted Boys Marinos - Bikini Beach

Total Death Mechanics - The Nasty Pterodactyl

Total Nightmare - Total Nightmare

Tuareg - Lost Camel

Tutu & the Bodyrockets - One Way Ticket to Pluto

Viernes de Hongos - Return of the Champinons *



Reissues

The Fathoms - Fathomless

Voodoo Court - Surf’s Not For Pussies



Compilations

Los Plantronics - The Worst Is Yet To Come (Best of 1995-2017)

Beach, Butts, Burgers and Beers - A Tribute to the Dead Rocks

Bongo Boy Records - Gnarly Wave Vol 2

Messer Chups - Cocktail Draculina Vol. 2