Surfers worldwide enter wild debate as to which musical grouping is best current surf rock band!

Dare you enter the firestorm?

Surf rock. Do you have thoughts other than “Dick Dale” or “Pennywise?” Defined by The Inertia as “a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms,” the whole grouping that once defined which surf videos were cool and which were not is straight back in the news, circa 2025, and being fiercely fought over by surfers worldwide.

In an extremely provocative post, the music guide American Songwriter lit a firestorm, earlier, by declaring SadGirl, La Luz, Babewatch and Peach Pit as holders of the flame.

Here is SadGirl:

Here is La Luz:

Here is Babewatch:

Here is Peach Pit:

Which would Taylor Steele choose for his next masterpiece?

Dare you enter the firestorm?