Surf City - Kudos 1993 Songs like ‘Leave the Dogs

Songs like ‘Leave the Dogs to Play’

leaving the listener alone to battle with deceptively captivating songs about ludicrously dreadful things

and the open-ended configurations leave room for the listener to traverse every layer

The Understudy

Hamerkop is a pair of Baltimore-based sound nerds: Annabel Alpers

Surf City - Kudos 1993 Songs like ‘Leave the DogsOn their new full length, Kudos, Surf City remains preoccupied with the college rock sounds of yesteryear. But this time around they've drifted in a slightly stonier direction away from the minimalist pop moves of the Clean and toward the circular space rock of Spacemen 3, Stereolab, and Bailter Space. Album opener "Crazy Rulers of the World" buzzes along on an endlessly repeating two note bass riff. "Icy Lakes" goes one better, riding a single