The Riptides – Canadian Graffiti – Re-Mastered by Mass Giorgini – Out Now Everywhere!
Happy Release Day to The Riptides! The brand new Mass Giorgini re-master of the veteran Ottawa, ON pop-punkers’ essential 2017 album Canadian Graffiti is out today everywhere you get your finest pop-punk vinyl!
Across 18 tracks in under 30 minutes, this record is quintessential Riptides: punk rock inspired by the Ramones & 90s Lookout! Records, power-pop hooks, and wry storytelling – along with rapidfire references to everything from Doctor Who to Stanley Kubrick to Star Trek. To top off the pop cultural potluck, it all comes packaged in a jacket featuring original art by Archie Comics legend Dan Parent!
This album features “Goodbye Hawaii,” an essential single that encapsulates much of what the band is all about in the space of just under two and a half minutes. “It’s a love letter to Hawaii, surfing, girls, beaches, drinking. What’s there not to love?!” says bassist & songwriter Bob Goblin. “Probably one of the definitive Riptides songs…if I can be pretentious enough to say that!” No wonder it has gone on to become a staple in live sets, and a fan-favorite sing along!
Freshly re-mastered for this release by Giorgini, this is truly the quintessential version of the vital entry in The Riptides’ discography. Bob Goblin believes it is a perfect gateway into their music for fans new and old alike.
Canadian Graffiti by The Riptides is available from Pirates Press Records on 12” Cokebottle Green Vinyl with Cyan Splatter. It is out now everywhere you stream your music or buy your vinyl…just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Note: Fans in Canada can order vinyl from Odds & Sods Shoppe, those in Europe can order vinyl from Coretex Records, and those in the UK can order from Plast Head Megastore!
And if you’ve fallen behind, now is the perfect chance to pick up 2025’s Burn After Listening and/or the re-mastered of Tales From Planet Earth, while you’re at it!
