Beatnik Termites

Beatnik Termites are an influential Cleveland, Ohio based Power Pop/Punk Rock band with a heavy surf influence. The band's original line up of Brian McCafferty on bass, Reggie Silvestri on drums and Pat Kim (Pat Termite) on guitar and lead vocals formed in 1987. Their sound and vocals are similar in style to the Beach Boys and early 60's girl groups. While often lumped under the category Pop-Punk, what sets them apart from other bands in this genre is their more complicated melodies, vocal arrangements, and mid-tempo beats. They are seen as the progenitors of subgenre of Punk dubbed "oldiescore", which is characterized by sugary doo-wop / oldies influenced harmonies coupled with aggressive buzzsaw guitars and Surf-Punk drumbeats. Examples of other bands derivative of this style (some of whom cite the Beatnik Termites as a direct influence) include the Spazzys, the Proms, the Travoltas and the Unlovables. The Beatnik Termites are also cited as a major influence by numerous straightforward Pop-Punk acts including the Teen Idols, Mach Pelican, and the Steinways. In fact, the highly successful Pop-Punk band, The Queers are rumored to have named their "Bubblegum Dreams" EP after two earlier Beanik Termites releases, "Bubblecore" and "Schoolboy's Dream", respectively, even co-opting the artwork theme from "Bubblecore". Artists of diverse musical genres, including Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is documented to have cited the Beatnik Termites as one of his favorite bands in the Cobain Diaries.

Beatnik Termites 12'' (1990)

01 - Charlie Brown Gets A Valentine
02 - Strawberry Girl
03 - When She's Nearby
04 - Circles
05 - Veronica
06 - Faces
07 - Sand Castles

Taste The Sand!! (1995)

01 - Ode To Susie And Joey
02 - 9:15
03 - Denise, Denise
04 - Angel Saw Reggie's Dick
05 - Halfpipe
06 - Surf Dancin'
07 - Mary Lou
08 - Voice On The Radio
09 - Termite Hop
10 - Undesirable
11 - My Sweet Valentine

Bubblecore! (1996)

01 - I Don't Wanna Hang Around
02 - You're All Talk
03 - A Girl I Know
04 - Shit, Fuck
05 - I Don't Wanna Be Bad
06 - Skateboard
07 - You're The Only One
08 - You Make Me Sick
09 - Circles
10 - Eddie's Got A New Zit
11 - Can't Pretend
12 - Jailbreak
13 - Beach Girl
14 - Don't Tell Me

Live At The Orifice! (1997)

01 - Charlie Brown Gets A Valentine
02 - 9:15
03 - How Many Times
04 - Strawberry Girl
05 - Angel Saw Reggies Dick
06 - Mary Lou
07 - When Shes Nearby
08 - Granola Head
09 - Veronica
10 - Ode To Susie And Joey
11 - Termite Hope
12 - Don't Wanna Be Bad
13 - Shit Fuck

Pleasant Dreams (1997)

01 - We Want The Airwaves
02 - All's Quiet On The Eastern Front
03 - The KKK Took My Baby Away
04 - Don't Go
05 - You Sound Like You're Sick
06 - She's A Sensation
07 - 7-11
08 - You Didn't Mean Anything To Me
09 - Come On Now
10 - This Business Is Killing Me
11 - Sitting In My Room
12 - Sitting In My Room 2

Girl Crazy! (2003)

01 - Red Haired Girl
02 - Somebody Else's Baby
03 - Amanda Tells Me
04 - Rock All Night
05 - Reanna
06 - Dream Girl
07 - Angel
08 - Sorry
09 - All Messed Up

Sweatin' To The Termites (2021)

01 - Pet Shop Girl
02 - Denise Marie
03 - She's Gonna Kill Me
04 - Out Of My League
05 - Closer To You
06 - My Darling Mary Ann
07 - Rubber City Roller Girl
08 - Summer Summer
09 - Tell Me Why
10 - Kennywood
11 - Kiss You
12 - Pretty Baby
13 - Teardrops & Lollipops

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