Remember when singles contained three or four different versions of the same song?Melbourne band S U R F I N G’s latest release, “Hit the Spot” comes in precisely this bizarre and unique form. The OG version of the song is an infectious little Aussie pop gem that features a slow wooze perfect for hangovers or pre-club hangs. It's as smooth as warm butter but with a deadly chorus.It was wrongly assumed that the vocals on S U R F I N G’s debut Deep Fantasy were sampled and while their sound is similar to the vaporwave style - all repetition and blissed-out lo-fi funk – S U R F I N G would rather you just call their music “electronic”.Hit the Spot is available now as a free download and serves as an exciting warm-up to the duo’s forthcoming release.Noisey: Why’d you release the EP in such a format?
Penny: I loved the idea of giving people a package of songs rather than just throwing up a single mp3. I used to love getting instrumentals and weird remixes on a CD single. It’s a fun format and something we’d do again for sure.What have you been doing in the four years since Deep Fantasy?
Lee: We almost did have a follow-up to Deep Fantasy but we lost all that work due to unforeseen circumstances and that sort of sapped our energy for a little bit. We both pursued other creative avenues for a while too: Penny was running the Airlines Tape label and doing some fashion and video work. I put out some stuff as HAWAII94 and got into mixing and stuff for other artists.
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Penny: I loved the idea of giving people a package of songs rather than just throwing up a single mp3. I used to love getting instrumentals and weird remixes on a CD single. It’s a fun format and something we’d do again for sure.What have you been doing in the four years since Deep Fantasy?
Lee: We almost did have a follow-up to Deep Fantasy but we lost all that work due to unforeseen circumstances and that sort of sapped our energy for a little bit. We both pursued other creative avenues for a while too: Penny was running the Airlines Tape label and doing some fashion and video work. I put out some stuff as HAWAII94 and got into mixing and stuff for other artists.
Download ‘Hit the Spot’ here.