The Surfrajettes


The Surfrajettes are an instrumental surf rock band from Toronto.

Biography

The Surfrajettes were formed in Toronto in 2015. Guitarist Nicole Damoff comes from a blues background. Damoff and Shermy Freeman have known each other since high school, with Damoff in the school blues band and Freeman being the first female guitar player in the school rock band. Bassist Sarah Butler previously played upright bass in Canadian rockabilly acts The Millwinders and Real Gone. The band has worked with a number of drummers. From 2023/4 the role was taken by Annie Lillis from The Beyonderers.
In 2018, the group gained attention for an instrumental surf cover of Britney Spears hit song "Toxic". In 2022, the group released their debut album Roller Fink. The album was recorded at The Woodshed Studio in Toronto with Colin Cripps, a member of surf group C&C Surf Factory, producing.
On July 9, 2024, the group announced a second album titled Easy as Pie. It was released through Hi-Tide Recordings on October 4, 2024.

Members

Current members

  • McKenzie "Shermy" Freeman – guitars
  • Nicole Damoff – guitars
  • Sarah Butler – bass
  • Annie Lillis – drums

    Past members

  • Dani Nash – drums
  • Anna Liebel – drums
  • Amber Rutschmann – drums
  • Samantha Maloney – drums
  • Laura Lunett – bass
  • Sara Eve – bass

    Discography

  • Roller Fink
  • ''Easy as Pie''

    Singles and EPs

  • The Surfrajettes
  • Party Line/Toxic
  • Hale’iwa Hustle b/w Banzai Pipeline
  • Marshmallow March/All I Want for Christmas is You
  • El Condor Pasa
  • Banshee Bop