Guitar Beat

by The Raybeats

Guitar Beat cover art

The Raybeats' 'Guitar Beat' brought together New York no wave and post-punk musicians in an instrumental surf-rock format. The album's clean guitar leads, angular rhythms, and playful genre revivalism made it a distinctive document of downtown rock outside vocal-centered punk conventions.

Genres

  • Surf Rock
  • Post-Punk
  • Jazz-Rock

Tracklist

  1. Tight Turn
  2. Big Black Sneakers
  3. Holiday Inn Spain
  4. Tone Zone
  5. International Operator
  6. The Calhoun Surf
  7. Guitar Beat
  8. Searching
  9. Piranha Salad
  10. Andy's + 1
  11. The Backstroke