BARBWIRES, THE : Searider

Wow, this is one amazing chunk of surf music. This album has generated a fair amount of buzz here on the forums, and finally it delivers. Searider is more than just a new album by the Barbwires. Besides the header on the album cover--"The Barbwires with the Blue Ocean Orchestra"--it brings surf music to whole new heights of orchestration and instrumentation only ever remotely approached by a select few. And the best part about this album is--it works! This is a great, full sound that I haven't found overbearing or distracting at all. It's got a trad sensibility with a very modern attack. Great songs with good diversity and tons of melodic and sonic depth that provide tons of new stuff to hear with every next listen.