Artist · chart history
Surfer Blood
Band West Palm Beach United States Formed 2009
Surfer Blood formed in 2009 in West Palm Beach, United States. Surfer Blood has 16 chart appearances on 14 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2018. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Floating Vibes”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #14. The station that charted Surfer Blood most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
Surfer Blood came out of West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2009 with a sound as sunny and slightly scuffed as their hometown suggests: fuzzy, chiming guitars, hooks that stick on the first listen and a slacker's sense of cool. Astro Coast, in 2010, delivered "Swim", which sounds like a beach-party singalong played through a blown amp.
Pythons followed in 2013 and cleaned the sound up without losing the bounce, with "Demon Dance" as its standout. Once signed to both Joyful Noise Recordings and Warner Bros. Records, the band now records for Kanine Records, and the lineup now features John Paul Pitts on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Mike McCleary on lead guitar, Lindsey Mills on bass and Tyler Schwarz on drums, with McCleary and Mills adding backing vocals.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Surfer Blood on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floating Vibes | 4 | #14 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | Swim | 6 | #42 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | Demon Dance | 3 | #29 | – | 2013 | |
| 4 | Demon Days | 1 | #7 | – | 2013 | |
| 5 | Take It Easy | 1 | #26 | – | 2010 | |
| 6 | I Can't Explain | 1 | #78 | – | 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 736 | Demon Dance | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 |
| 2015 | 78 | I Can't Explain | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2015 |
| 2014 | 1636 | Swim | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) |
| 2014 | 1909 | Demon Dance | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) |
| 2013 | 29 | Demon Dance | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 7 | Demon Days | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 1686 | Swim | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) |
| 2011 | 80 | Swim | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 |
| 2011 | 42 | Swim | CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011 |
| 2011 | 26 | Floating Vibes | KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 |
| 2011 | 66 | Swim | KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 |
| 2011 | 1922 | Swim | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) |
| 2010 | 14 | Floating Vibes | KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 |
| 2010 | 26 | Take It Easy | WLOY Top 50 of 2010 |
| 2010 | 79 | Floating Vibes | Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2010 |
| 2010 | 87 | Floating Vibes | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2010 |
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