Surfer Blood, Tarot Classics EP
There’s a preparedness and precision to this band that undercuts some heartfelt lyrics. Crisp, clean, lullingly repetitive even when it rocks, this is what New Wave did to punk in order to sell records to college students and not just drop-outs. History’s repeating, since Surfer Blood is opening for The Pixies Oct. 29 at the Waterbury Palace.