Photo Courtesy of Jessica Nall
Written by: Oliver Heffron
Surf Curse shares a new song and music video, “Self Portrait,” the latest single off the Reno indie rock band’s upcoming LP Magic Hour, out October 7 via Atlantic Records. The track gets the head banging with guitarist Jacob Rubeck’s driven chords and modulated riffs, while drummer/lead singer Nick Rattigan delivers a hard-hitting rhythm and rousing vocal performance.
The accompanying music video, directed by Rattigan and Nathan Castiel, sets the track within a twisted, Wes Andersonesque winter world, featuring actor Sarah Ritter scaling an ice-cap and becoming tyrannical in a prosthetic, old-man power suit.
Magic Hour, Surf Curse’s fourth LP and Atlantic debut, will feature original members Nick Rattigan and Jason Rubeck in a new arrangement as they welcome new members Noah Kohll (guitar) and Henry Dillon (bass) to the band’s lineup. The changes have worked wonders thus far, as the veteran indie outfit successfully pushes their sound and delivers standout tracks on Magic Hour’s rollout. “Self Portrait” is the latest in a series of standout, sound-expanding singles released this year which will also feature on their album: the punk-inspired “Lost Honor,” singalong-jam “TVI,” and power pop anthem “Sugar.” The band’s been riding high since their surprise, Tik-Tok-driven breakout single “Freaks” in 2020, which earned over 500M worldwide streams and RIAA platinum certification despite being released in 2013.
The band starts their World Tour on September 17 at Primavera Sound 2022 Los Angeles, which stops in Nashville on December 8-9 at The Basement East, and ends with a grand finale at the infamous Hollywood Palladium on December 17.