Girls Names - Dead to Me (2011)

Where the beach meets the graveyard. The shimmering, reverb-drenched sounds of surf rock applied to the murderous, self-destructive themes of post-punk and gothic rock. Of the many indie-related micro-genres that popped up around this time -- chillwave, witch house, blog house -- surf-indie was one of the micro-est, and it never really took off, but it was fun while it lasted.

Track listing:

1. Lawrence

2. I Could Die

3. When You Cry

4. No More Words

5. Nothing More to Say

6. I Lose

7. Cut Up

8. Bury Me

9. Kiss Goodbye

10. Séance on a Wet Afternoon

When they lay me down in the ground

Bury me in a wall of sound

You should also hear:

Flesh World - Flesh World (2013)

Single Lash - Soft as Glass (2014)

The Ghastly Ones - A-Haunting We Will Go-Go (1998)

Tongue-in-cheek, old-school-horror-themed surf rock from sunny California. Pure camp, but they have the chops to make it a genuinely entertaining listen. I honestly don't know shit about surf rock, and am only aware of this band because "Hangman Hang Ten" was on one of those random comp CDs that used to sell for like a buck or two (I found it!) at Borders or whatever, and I ended up tracking them down on Napster.

Track listing:

1. An Invitation

2. Ghastly Stomp

3. Hangman Hang Ten

4. Thunderhead

5. Pacific Ghost Highway...

6. Haulin' Hearse

7. Lonesome Undertaker

8. Mysterion

9. The Boys Go Creeping...

10. Diabolo's Theme

11. Action Squad

12. Deadbeat

13. Spookmaster

14. Doctor Diabolo Speaks...

15. Attack of Robot Atomico

16. Los Campiones del Justicio

17. Hollywood Nocturne

18. Surfin' Spooks

19. A Final Warning...

20. The Ghastly Stomp

"Hey, I've heard about him, I hear he's got go-go ghouls."

Never posted a surf record before, so I dunno, try these:

The Vampires of Dartmoore - Dracula's Music Cabinet (1969)

Zombie Zombie - A Land for Renegades (2008)