Kevin Bronson on November 2nd, 2012

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Somewhere between the very precise surf-pop of Allah-Las and outrageous skate-punk of FIDLAR lies the appropriately named Beach Party, whose lo-fi clamor makes me long for that Nehru shirt I wore in the 7th grade. Beach Party is the brainchild of Rob Banks and James Hurst, who began collaborating only a few months ago. They teamed up with bassist Adam Arcos and drummer Nico Maccioca and have been churning out the rough stuff a song at time ever since. Like a lot of bands resuscitating this era, Beach Party doesn’t seem to aspire to much more than – as their chorus shouts – “C’mon, c’mon, let’s have some fun.” As long as the hangover remedies work, it’s hard to campaign against it.

||| Stream: “Fun” and “Can’t Surf”