Surf Rock Radio: Reverb, Twang and the 60s, Live

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Title card for the guide: Surf Rock Radio, in amber on black with an equaliser motif

You can listen to surf rock radio online in any browser, with no download and no account: open 72FM, search for "surf", and press play. Surf rock — reverb-drenched guitar instrumentals from early-60s Southern California — has stations of its own in the UK, Germany, the United States, Russia and Ukraine.

Surf rock all day

  • Surf Rock Radio — surf rock from the UK, the most-voted surf station in the directory.
  • Radio Caprice - Surf Rock — surf rock at 320 kbps.
  • Laut Fm Surf — 60s surf music from Germany, with Surf - Laut.FM beside it.
  • Radio Surf Rock — surf music from the United States.
  • Longboard Radio — 60s rock and roll and surf.
  • Kharkif Surf Rock — surf rock from Ukraine.

Around it

  • Laut.FM Raus — 60s beat, garage, punk, rockabilly, ska and surf.
  • WAVE RADIO 89.8 Hossegor — from the surf town of Hossegor on France's Atlantic coast, with alternative, electro, funk and fuzz.

The sound

Dick Dale played his Fender guitar through a spring reverb, fast and staccato, and "Misirlou" in 1962 set the template; The Chantays' "Pipeline" and The Ventures followed, and the Beach Boys put the surf into vocal harmony. Pulp Fiction opened with "Misirlou" in 1994 and gave surf rock a second life. Instrumental radio, rockabilly radio and oldies radio go further.

A route in

  1. Surf Rock Radio, for surf all day.
  2. Longboard Radio, for the 60s.
  3. Laut.FM Raus, for surf with garage and beat.

Search for "surf" on 72FM to find them all, and save your favourite.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a surf rock radio station online?

Yes — Surf Rock Radio, Radio Caprice Surf Rock, Laut Fm Surf and Radio Surf Rock play it. Search for "surf" on 72FM — no download and no account, with the daily free listening included.

What is surf rock?

Reverb-drenched guitar music, mostly instrumental, from early-1960s Southern California — Dick Dale, The Chantays, The Ventures.

Which song is the surf rock classic from Pulp Fiction?

"Misirlou", Dick Dale's 1962 recording, which opens the film.

Is there 60s garage and beat radio too?

Yes — Laut.FM Raus mixes 60s beat, garage and surf with punk and ska.