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.

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Velvetones - Take Away b/w Mustang

Guelph, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Brodie, Mark - Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Huevos Rancheros - Go West Young Bee b/w Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Québec

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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Surf Riders - Ten Tons of Wet

Detroit, Michigan, USA - Chilliwack, British Columbia

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Saboteurs - Espionage Garage

Surrey, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Regals - Deep Sea b/w Stranger

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Mel-Tones - Surf Sensation

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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Brodie, Mark - Shreddin' And Surfin'

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Huevos Rancheros - Get Outta Dodge

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Hi-Tones - Hi Jump

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Metalunas - Swingin' Planet

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Urban Surf Kings - Electric Buffalo

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Surfdusters - Surf After Dark

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jaguars, Les - Pour La Danse

Jonquière, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Chessmen - Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Oshawa, Ontario

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

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Corvairs, Les - Mashed Potatoes Time

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Diables Noirs - Guitares a GoGo

Drummondville, Québec, 🇨🇦

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S'Quires - Day Dreams b/w Green Surf

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Jaguars, Les - Vol-2

Jonquière, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Metalunas - Interstellar Surf Party

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Love Without Words (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Metalunas - X-Minus-One

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

Nardwuar Shadowy 03

Bob And The Messengers - Splash Down b/w Bob's Groove

Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones - Guitar Hits

45-Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere BACK

45-Les Charlots - Cougar VINYL 02

45-Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere VINYL 02

45-Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere VINYL 01

Rocket to Nowhere

45-Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere INSERT SIDE 02

45-Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere INSERT SIDE 01

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

Day Dreams b/w Green Surf

Go West Young Bee b/w Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.

45-Huevos Rancheros - Go West Young Bee VINYL 02

45-Huevos Rancheros - Go West Young Bee BACK

45-Huevos Rancheros - Go West Young Bee VINYL 01

45-Huevos Rancheros - Cindy With An S BACK

45-Huevos Rancheros - Cindy With An S INSERT SIDE 01

45-Huevos Rancheros - Cindy With An S VINYL 02

45-Huevos Rancheros - Cindy With An S INSERT SIDE 02

45-Huevos Rancheros - Cindy With An S VINYL 01

Vampire Beach Babes

For My Own b/w Everything's Gone Wrong

Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet-Savvy Show Stoppers LABEL 01

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet-Savvy Show Stoppers BACK

Gruesomes

Gruesomes

Gruesomes

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Urban Surf Kings Groovy Haberdashery Astro Surf a-Go-Go
Dick et Les Espions Pop Corn The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of
Huevos Rancheros Reptile Cindy with an 's'
Strangers One Mint Julip Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Metalunas Bikini Party Interstellar Surf Party
Urban Surf Kings Stampeedo Bang Howdy Partner
Urban Surf Kings Thunder Robot Astro Surf a-Go-Go
Surfdusters Russian Dressing Save the Waves
Jaguars, Les Guitare Strip Vol-2
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels Do-Wah-Diddy Diddy The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels Hobo The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels
Surfdusters Hot Rod Alley Save the Waves
Surfdusters Border Run Save the Waves
Dick et Les Espions Jaws The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of
Gruesomes I Can Dig It Hey!
Surfdusters Chill Out Save the Waves
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Customized Savvy Show Stoppers
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones Anna Guitar Hits
Urban Surf Kings Cowboy X Bang Howdy Partner
Urban Surf Kings Surf Monkey Astro Surf a-Go-Go
Saboteurs Spy Party Espionage Garage
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Cheese in the Fridge Sport Fishin'
Surfdusters Surf Buggy Save the Waves
Saboteurs Midnight Rendezvous Espionage Garage
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet You Spin Me Round '86 Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham
Gruesomes Don't Waste My Time Hey!
Huevos Rancheros Cindy with an 'S' Cindy with an 's'
Mel-Tones Agent Provocateur Surf! Spy! Space!
Jaguars, Les Dors mon amour Vol-2
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet They Don't Call Them Chihuahuas Anymore Sport Fishin'
Serf, Les Mademoiselle ye-ye Le temps ne les attend pas b/w Mademoiselle ye-ye
Metalunas Crash Instrumentals Of Terror!
Surfdusters Riptide Raincoast Rumble
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Shadowy Countdown Savvy Show Stoppers
Saboteurs The Crow Flies at Midnight Espionage Garage
Huevos Rancheros Interstate Deathe Toll Get Outta Dodge
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Malfunction Savvy Show Stoppers
Jaguars, Les Sauterelles Pour La Danse
Saboteurs The Man From E.N.I.G.M.A Espionage Garage
Surfdusters Cattle Drive Raincoast Rumble
Saboteurs Conclusion Espionage Garage
Corvets Impossible The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"
Urban Surf Kings Radar Range Live in Hell
Dick et Les Espions Bikini Drag The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of
Urban Surf Kings Action Pants Electric Buffalo
Mongols Have Love Will Travel Sleepwalk
Strangers Rampage Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Strangers House of the Rising Sun Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1
Saboteurs Do the Creep Espionage Garage
Surfdusters Attack of the 50 Ft. Surf Save the Waves
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels Night Walk The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Plastics for 500, Bob Sport Fishin'
Mel-Tones Dune Buggy Surf! Spy! Space!
Saboteurs The Hearse Espionage Garage
Urban Surf Kings Johnny Ronco's Last Stand Bang Howdy Partner
Vampire Beach Babes Surfing Swamp Monster from the Planet Zon Attack of the Killer Bikinis
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Who's Afraid of Alison Hymer - Wow Flutter Hiss Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Hot Box Car Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham
Heatscores Top Fuel Mama Light 'Em Up!!
Metalunas Meteorite Mambo X-Minus-One
Brodie, Mark Secret Service Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs
Huevos Rancheros Bo Diddlius Endsville!
Corvets Buckeye The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"
Surfdusters Wreck Beach Save the Waves
Dick et Les Espions Malaguena The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of
Huevos Rancheros Whiteout in Wyoming Longo Weekendo Fiesta!
Diables Noirs Bien trop timide Guitares a GoGo
Diables Noirs Surf Board Guitares a GoGo
Mel-Tones She’s Gone Again Surf! Spy! Space!
Urban Surf Kings Twang Noggin' Astro Surf a-Go-Go
Urban Surf Kings Old Caliente Bang Howdy Partner
Zamboni Drivers Skating Ghost Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood
Huevos Rancheros Cindy With An 'S' Endsville!
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels Rolling Rock The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham (Reprise) Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Unwatchable Sport Fishin'
Surfdusters Save the Waves Raincoast Rumble
Mel-Tones Cabo Del Cabo Surf Sensation
Huevos Rancheros El Toro Muerto con Queso Muerte del Toro
Metalunas Celluloid Planetoid X-Minus-One
Mel-Tones Suicide Clutch Surf Sensation
Surfdusters Phantom Train Waves of Pleasure
Mel-Tones Surfin' Natascha Surf Sensation
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Zombie Comprimise Savvy Show Stoppers
Corvairs, Les Kansas City Mashed Potatoes Time
Urban Surf Kings Tombstone Swagger Bang Howdy Partner
Huevos Rancheros Raunchy Longo Weekendo Fiesta!
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Spy School Graduation Theme Sport Fishin'
Huevos Rancheros What a Way to Run a Railroad Get Outta Dodge
S'Quires Green Surf Day Dreams b/w Green Surf
Bob And The Messengers Splash Down Splash Down b/w Bob's Groove
Metalunas Paradise Cove Interstellar Surf Party
Corvairs, Les The Corvairs Beat Mashed Potatoes Time
Mel-Tones In Praise of the Lime Surf Sensation
Huevos Rancheros Please Pass the Ketchup Endsville!
Charlots, Les Ocean Bleu (Blue Ocean) Cougar - GT b/w Ocean Bleu (Blue Ocean)
Corvets The Mystery Clock The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"
Urban Surf Kings Showdown at Sundown Bang Howdy Partner
Surf Riders Loop Ten Tons of Wet
Brodie, Mark Spin Cycle Shreddin' And Surfin'

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