Album · Surf Curse
Buds by Surf Curse
Buds is an album by Surf Curse, released in 2013. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Freaks”, on 3 lists with a best position of #8.
Buds, a 2013 album from Surf Curse, is the sound of two musicians from Reno, Nevada, making a racket with almost nothing: Nick Rattigan singing and pounding the drums, Jacob Rubeck on guitar. It's scrappy, reverb-soaked surf-rock, all jangle and heart-on-sleeve yelping.
Its big secret was "Freaks", a song written in 2011 that finally surfaced here. Years later, in 2020, it blew up on TikTok and hauled the band into the mainstream, a slow-burn twist for a record that had been quietly waiting for its audience all along.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Buds on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freaks | 3 | #8 | – | 2021–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.