Artist · chart history
Surf Curse
Band Reno United States Formed 2012
Surf Curse formed in 2012 in Reno, United States. Surf Curse has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2021–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Freaks”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #8. The station that charted Surf Curse most often is 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2021.
Surf Curse started in Reno, Nevada, in 2012 as a two-man racket: Nick Rattigan singing from behind the drum kit and Jacob Rubeck on guitar, cooking up a scrappy, reverb-drenched hybrid of surf, post-punk and lo-fi indie pop. They later moved their base to Los Angeles and filled out the lineup with bassist Henry Dillon and a second guitarist.
"Freaks" is the song that rewrote their story. Rattigan and Rubeck wrote it in 2011 and put it out in 2013 on the debut album Buds, a jittery, bright-eyed rush with the guitars jangling like they're late for something. Then, years later, it caught fire on TikTok in 2020 and dragged the band into the mainstream.
They didn't just ride the viral wave. Magic Hour arrived in 2022 with "TVI", proof the band had more to say than one lucky break.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Surf Curse on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 57 | TVI | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022 |
| 2022 | 55 | Freaks | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2022 |
| 2021 | 8 | Freaks | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2021 |
| 2021 | 29 | Freaks | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2021 |
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