Kharkif Surf Rock

Kharkif Surf Rock takes the classic surf sound and drags it through the muddy streets of a Ukrainian city. Listen to Kharkif Surf Rock live and you'll hear guitars drenched in reverb, rhythms driving like a freight train. It's Dick Dale meets a post-Soviet industrial landscape. The vocals are in English, giving it an odd but appealing hybrid feel. Programming alternates between original tracks and covers of surf classics. Production quality varies - some tracks sound like they were recorded in a garage with a single mic. That's the appeal. It's raw, unpolished, full of energy. Tired of overpro…