Surfing the 49th Parallel

More than 50 slabs from the icy shores of the Atlantic to the Pacific's pounding waves — and every reverb-drenched garage in between — Canada’s surf scene has carved its own gnarly path. This playlist rides the line between classic twangy instrumentals, retro-inspired surf rock, and uniquely Canadian takes on the genre. Grab your board (or toboggan), crank the reverb, and let the Northern waves crash.

Featuring: vintage surf gems, modern Canuck shredders, and enough twang to melt a glacier.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Gruesomes	Nowhere	Hey!	02:21
Gruesomes	So Far, So Bad	Hey!	02:09
Surfdusters	Surf Buggy	Save the Waves	02:36
Urban Surf Kings	Espresso Twist	Live in Hell	02:29
Mel-Tones	Rocket Sled to Oahu	Surf Sensation	02:07
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	So Fine	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	01:57
Regals	Stranger	Deep Sea b/w Stranger	02:26
Mel-Tones	Sorrow Bay	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:02
Diables Noirs	Ram - Bunk - Shush	Guitares a GoGo	02:12
S'Quires	Electrocution	Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution	02:06
Surf Riders	Riding the Curl	Ten Tons of Wet	01:58
Dick et Les Espions	Misirlou	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:07
Skyliners	Je me sens très seul	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:00
Surfdusters	The Boulder Fields	Save the Waves	04:06
Metalunas	Scooby Doo	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:53
Action	Odin	You're Gone b/w Odin	02:55
Surf Riders	Joe the Hype	Ten Tons of Wet	02:09
Urban Surf Kings	Undercover Overcoat	Electric Buffalo	04:07
Vampire Beach Babes	Hawaii Shirt From Hell	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:05
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Do-Wah-Diddy Diddy	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Mel-Tones	Polynesian Adventure	Surf Sensation	02:29
Urban Surf Kings	Galactic Shiver	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:02
Metalunas	Futuristic Twist	Swingin' Planet	02:16
Jaguars, Les	Honky Tonk	Vol-2	02:29
Urban Surf Kings	Wigwam	Bang Howdy Partner	02:26
Urban Surf Kings	Johnny Ronco's Last Stand	Bang Howdy Partner	03:13
Surf Riders	Surf Time	Ten Tons of Wet	02:35
Metalunas	Mojo	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:28
Dick et Les Espions	Shelba	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:40
Urban Surf Kings	7 Faces of Dr. Surf	Live in Hell	03:06
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Roulette	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Vampire Beach Babes	Stars in your Eyes	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:00
Metalunas	The Lonely Surfer	Interstellar Surf Party	02:42
Jaguars, Les	De lilah	Pour La Danse	03:11
Metalunas	Stone Age Stomp	Interstellar Surf Party	02:07
Strangers	Theme for Young Lovers	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:16
Surfdusters	Chill Out	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
Urban Surf Kings	The Electric Buffalo	Electric Buffalo	05:34
Metalunas	X-Minus One	X-Minus-One	03:09
Vampire Beach Babes	Hot Foot	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:00
Hi-Tones	Arsenic	Do What You Did b/w Arsenic	02:58
Velvetones	Take Away	Take Away b/w Mustang	01:50
Surfdusters	Chill Out	Save the Waves	03:13
Metalunas	Monkey Knife Fight	Interstellar Surf Party	02:53
Surfdusters	The Mighty Niagara	Save the Waves	02:54
Vampire Beach Babes	Dark Kind of Ecstacy	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:23
Mel-Tones	Agent Provocateur	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:23
Urban Surf Kings	7 Veils a Go Go	Live in Hell	03:37
Jaguars, Les	Un peu plus chaque jour	Pour La Danse	03:33
Surfdusters	El Dementia	Save the Waves	02:43
Metalunas	Go-Go Gremlin	Instrumentals Of Terror!	04:26
Hi-Tones	Do What You Did	Do What You Did b/w Arsenic	02:41
Mel-Tones	El Matador	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:16
Mel-Tones	Return of the Surfin' Headhunters	Surf Sensation	01:58
Surfdusters	Phantom Train	Save the Waves	02:42
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Limbo Rock (Kal Mann, 1960)	Guitar Hits	01:55
Saboteurs	Mission- Unsurfable	Espionage Garage	02:47
Mel-Tones	Dune Buggy	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:30
Saboteurs	Espionage Garage	Espionage Garage	02:42
Urban Surf Kings	Surf Monkey	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	01:57
Metalunas	Bikini Party	Interstellar Surf Party	03:05
Vampire Beach Babes	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:35
Surf Riders	Ten Tons of Wet	Ten Tons of Wet	02:10
Dick et Les Espions	Madness	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:16
Dick et Les Espions	Bikini Drag	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:03
Surfdusters	March of the Invisible Traffic Cops	Waves of Pleasure	01:44
Corvairs, Les	Let's Go	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:05
Jaguars, Les	P'tits oiseaux	Pour La Danse	03:14
Urban Surf Kings	And the Horse You Rode in On	Bang Howdy Partner	02:04
Mel-Tones	Carvin' the Drift	Surf Sensation	02:28
Skyliners	Wabash Blues	Yé-Yé Guitares	01:59
Vampire Beach Babes	Surfing Swamp Monster from the Planet Zon	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:01
Metalunas	Ghosts of the Wild Frontier	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:41
Surf Riders	Detour	Ten Tons of Wet	02:08
Velvetones	Unending Love	Think About Me b/w Unending Love	03:15
Saboteurs	The Hearse	Espionage Garage	02:52
Metalunas	Space Age Tomorrow	Interstellar Surf Party	03:16
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	Everything's Gone Wrong	For My Own b/w Everything's Gone Wrong	02:22
Mel-Tones	Mission to Mazatlan	Surf Sensation	02:20
Surfdusters	Attack of the 50 Ft. Surf	Save the Waves	02:25
Heatscores	Cool as a Corpse	Light 'Em Up!!	02:51
Velvetones	I Want You (I Need You)	I Want You (I Need You) b/w My Little Sweetie	02:53
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Raincoast Rumble	03:05
Surfdusters	Russian Dressing	Surf After Dark	02:28
Brodie, Mark	Montezuma's Revenge	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:53
Gruesomes	Thanks For Nothing	Hey!	03:47
Saboteurs	The Crow Flies at Midnight	Espionage Garage	02:48
Surfdusters	Death Trap	Surf After Dark	02:04
Urban Surf Kings	Twisted Brain	Live in Hell	03:16
S'Quires	Reach for a Star	Remember b/w Reach for a Star	01:45
Jaguars, Les	Rock 73	Pour La Danse	02:41
Metalunas	Godzilla Stomp	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:42
Jaguars, Les	Tourbillon	Vol-2	02:43
Mel-Tones	Air Time II	Surf Sensation	02:25
Mel-Tones	Vista Del Mar	Surf Sensation	02:21
Saboteurs	Conclusion	Espionage Garage	00:52
Brodie, Mark	Meltdown	Shreddin' And Surfin'	01:51
Urban Surf Kings	Hive Mind	Electric Buffalo	02:16
Brodie, Mark	The Shores of Hell	Shreddin' And Surfin'	03:36
Surfdusters	Haunted Surf	Save the Waves	02:22

Surfing the 49th Parallel

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Velvetones - Take Away b/w Mustang

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Brodie, Mark - Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs

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Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones) - Submerge b/w The Sheik and His Harem

Serf, Les - Le temps ne les attend pas b/w Mademoiselle ye-ye

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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

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Surf Riders - Ten Tons of Wet

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Saboteurs - Espionage Garage

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Regals - Deep Sea b/w Stranger

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Mel-Tones - Surf Sensation

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Allan, Chad & Expressions (Allan Kowbel) - Early Roots

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Brodie, Mark - Shreddin' And Surfin'

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Hi-Tones - Hi Jump

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Metalunas - Swingin' Planet

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Urban Surf Kings - Electric Buffalo

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Surfdusters - Surf After Dark

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Jaguars, Les - Pour La Danse

Dove, Ronnie and the Ron-Als - Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy

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Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels - The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels

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Corvairs, Les - Mashed Potatoes Time

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Charlots, Les - Cougar - GT b/w Ocean Bleu (Blue Ocean)

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Diables Noirs - Guitares a GoGo

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S'Quires - Day Dreams b/w Green Surf

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Jaguars, Les - Vol-2

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Metalunas - Interstellar Surf Party

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Metalunas - X-Minus-One

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Urban Surf Kings - Bang Howdy Partner

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Corvets - The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"

Skyliners - Yé-Yé Guitares

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Urban Surf Kings - Astro Surf a-Go-Go

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Action - You're Gone b/w Odin

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