Synopsis

Rather than following a conventional narrative, "Surf Erie" unfolds as a sun-drenched memory of time spent outdoors with friends. The video moves through impressions of a camping trip at Lake Crescent, pairing water, forest, travel and relaxed moments in nature with Monster Rally's dreamy instrumental. Its warm colors and unhurried editing create the feeling of a summer already slipping into nostalgia, turning an ordinary getaway into a hazy, idealized escape.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Surf Erie" comes from Monster Rally's 2011 Deep Sea EP, released on May 31, 2011.

• The video was shot at Lake Crescent on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, not at Lake Erie.

• The footage was presented as a personal summer memory inspired by the way Monster Rally's samples evoke time spent with friends and the places visited together.

• The Deep Sea EP received a limited vinyl edition of 300 individually numbered copies on opaque pink 7-inch vinyl.

• Monster Rally handled much of the EP's physical presentation himself, including the music, artwork, screen-printing, gluing and numbering of the jackets.

• The track was described in contemporary coverage as a blend of surf-pop atmosphere, Hawaiian guitar color and beat-driven sample production.