Year -round Surfing

Posted December 20, 2007 by Max Gray

If you were to collect classic sounds of the Shore, your list would not be complete without a healthy dose of surf rock—the twangy, reverb-heavy style popular in the late 1950s and early ’60s.

Today that style can be heard in the music of Mister Neutron, a trio composed of Damian and Tony Fanelli, brothers originally from Jersey City (now living in Cranford), and Drew Paradine, their longtime friend and drummer, originally from Bayonne (now in Chatham). When the band’s debut album, Mister Neutron Loves You, appeared in 2004, it sent ripples through a fan base that Damian calls the East Coast “surf subculture”—dedicated crowds at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park and Crossroads in Garwood.

The band’s 2006 release, Red Triangle, caught a wave of popularity around the country. After a summer tour they return to the studio to finish recording their third album for Deep Eddy Records, slated for release next spring.

Watch for the band at Asbury Lanes this summer. Their live performances, Damian says, “are crazy. A lot of the things on the CD don’t even represent how insane the live shows are.” Visit misterneutron.com for updated information on live shows.

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