Hey.

I just recently(Yesterday) started a lo-fi/noise/beachy sounding band with my roommate after teaching her the basics of bass.
 
I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of really beachy sounding lo-fi bands.

By beachy, I mean like Best Coast's early demos (Where The Boys Are/Make You Mine) and The Vivian Girls stuff. 

I was also wondering if there are any bands like that with boys singing. We're sharing vocals and it'd be cool to hear some stuff like that. 
Thanks so much!
 

From what you describe, when i think newer bands i immediately think of:

Peach Kelli Pop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBcSFQlBrXI

also check out the band she drums in...the white wires...below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgnea6tGzrA&feature=related

....and of course, the Trashwomen and the Brentwoods

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZyxY_dIieg

Not quite sure what "beachy" means, as it isn't a term I'm familiar with, and you may already be listening to this stuff, but for lo-fi, fuzzy pop I'd say go back to the C86 stuff from the mid-80s.

Bands like The Pastels (male vocals), Shop Assistants and Tallulah Gosh are definite predecessors to the Vivian Girls. I'd also check out some early My Bloody Valentine (male vocals) and Black Tambourine.

I think you would enjoy the Romance Novels.

http://www.myspace.com/theromancenovels/music/songs/another-summer-...

Um, Jan & Dean?

What about the Barracudas? They were pretty "beachy"!

If you want a male version of Best Coast or Vivian Girls, you should check out:

Beach Fossils

Wavves

Surfer Blood

Woods

Sonny & the Sunsets

Kelly Stoltz

Smith Westerns

The Fresh and Onlys

The Beets

Christmas Island

Crystal Stilts

Girls (This one http://www.discogs.com/artist/Girls+%285%29)

Crocodiles

Also check out the following labels:

Captured Tracks

Hardly Art

Jagjaguwar

Sacred Bones

Mexican Summer