Surfbort

Surfbort was formed in 2014 by lead singer Dani Miller when she was at a gig looking for acts to perform.{{cite web |last1=Flynn |first1=Niall |title=Surfbort's Dani Miller is the new punk queen of NYC |url=https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/surfbort-dani-miller-friendship-music-nyc/ |website=Huckmag |access-date=26 January 2021}} The group got their name from the Beyoncé song "Drunk in Love".{{cite web |last1=Beaumont |first1=Mark |title=Why do Blondie, the Strokes, and Gucci love punk band Surfbort? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/17/why-do-blondie-the-strokes-and-gucci-love-punk-band-surfbort |website=The Guardian}} They began releasing music with the single "Trash" in 2015,{{cite web |title=Trash |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/track/trash}} followed by their self-titled debut EP on Slope Records.{{cite web |title=Surfbort 7 |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/album/surfbort-7}}

Texan Sean Powell joined the band on drums in September 2015. In February 2016 the original guitarist Matt Picola left the band and Powell asked fellow Texan Alex Kilgore to come in on guitar.

In 2017, the band performed at the Coachella Festival.{{cite web |last1=Franko |first1=Vanessa |title=Coachella: Set times for Friday, weekend one |url=https://www.pe.com/2017/04/11/coachella-2017-releases-set-times-for-weekend-one/ |website=The Press-Enterprise |access-date=26 January 2021}}

Their debut album, Friendship Music, was released in 2018 on Cult Records.{{cite web |last1=Beaumont |first1=Mark |title=Why do Blondie, the Strokes, and Gucci love punk band Surfbort? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/17/why-do-blondie-the-strokes-and-gucci-love-punk-band-surfbort |website=The Guardian}}

In 2019, Surfbort was featured in Gucci's pre-fall campaign.{{cite web |last1=Silver |first1=Jocelyn |title=Punk Band Surfbort Are the Surprising Stars of Gucci's Pre-Fall 2019 Campaign |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/gucci-surfbort-campaign/ |website=W Magazine |access-date=26 January 2021}}

The band have toured Europe/UK/Australia twice and done several tours around the US and Canada. Among others they have played/toured with Idles, Interpol, Wolf Alice, Descendents, Amyl and the Sniffers, Black Lips, Tropical Fuck Storm, Iceage, and Starcrawler.

In 2020 Matt Picola rejoined the band and Nick Arnold was brought in to play bass. The current lineup is Dani Miller, Sean Powell, Alex Kilgore, Matt Picola, and Nick Arnold.

In 2021 the band recorded their second full-length, Keep on Truckin{{'}}, with Linda Perry producing and now managing the band. In 2022, Surfbort was the featured artist on the single “Just What You Want” by Grouplove, which was featured on Grouplove’s album This is This.

In 2022 the track "Open Your Eyes" from Keep on Truckin{{'}} became available to players in a free update for the Video Game Rocket League.

They have headlined tours in the US and Europe.

• Friendship Music (October 26, 2018){{cite web |title=Friendship Music |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/album/friendship-music}}
• Keep On Truckin{{'}} (fall 2021){{Cite web|title=Surfbort - Keep On Truckin’ Album Review|url=https://diymag.com/2021/10/06/surfbort-keep-on-truckin-album-review|access-date=2021-12-27|website=DIY|language=en}}

• Surfbort 7" (January 20, 2016){{cite web |title=Surfbort 7 |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/album/surfbort-7}}
• Bort to Death (September 22, 2017){{cite web |title=Bort to Death |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/album/bort-to-death}}
• Billy (March 29, 2019){{cite web |title=Billy |url=https://muddguts.bandcamp.com/album/billy}}
• You Don't Exist (May 24, 2019){{cite web |title=You Don't Exist |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/album/you-dont-exist}}
• Apocalypse Care Package - DEMOS (May 1, 2020){{cite web |title=Apocalypse Care Package - DEMOS |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypse-care-package-demos}}

• "Trash" (September 30, 2015){{cite web |title=Trash |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/track/trash}}
• "Les Be in Love" (February 14, 2018){{cite web |title=Les Be in Love |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1fwM5NUgal2UKzRROHQe9K}}
• "45" (June 12, 2018){{cite web |title=45 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1G4oORjPcuRd9kvQ3Y2h3c}}
• "Pretty Little Fucker" (September 13, 2018){{cite web |title=Pretty Little Fucker |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3GE5zVsfKlkChIqa25wuTO}}
• "Fetus" (September 14, 2018){{cite web |title=Fetus |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/19EGDqYIeMTlNHFj7Is9rO}}
• "Trashworld" (September 27, 2018){{cite web |title=Trashworld |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/76k1J8ODLzYHJwneK7zusd}}
• "Slushy" (October 10, 2018){{cite web |title=Slushy |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/63pppGx2TYxitnUraCRCIN}}
• "Selfie" (October 25, 2018){{cite web |title=Selfie |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0CSz3dkld1tqVVXTy4sWkf}}
• "Billy" (February 15, 2019){{cite web |title=Billy |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5FF0s1zKFUhxWOfOhWAx2m}}
• "HOT ON THE SCENE" (October 16, 2019){{cite web |title=HOT ON THE SCENE |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1mK2BpUbWm6pxubRzi75wk}}
• "Silly D" (September 4, 2020){{cite web |title=Silly D |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/track/silly-d}}
• "Condom With No Cum" (November 6, 2020){{cite web |title=Condom With No Cum |url=https://surfbort.bandcamp.com/track/condom-with-no-cum}}

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