Rock branch
Surf rock
Rock › Rock and roll › Surf rock
- Emerged
- 1961
- Origin
- California, USA
- Subgenres
- None
Instrumental, drenched in tank reverb, with fast tremolo picking. The sound of the Californian coast, later recycled by punk and by Tarantino.
- Heaviness
- 2
- Speed
- 6
- Melody
- 9
Key acts
- Dick Dale
- The Ventures
- The Beach Boys