I’ve been told that the Surf Lodge is the hippest place in the Hamptons, but when I arrive I almost feel like I am back home in Australia. Located in Montauk, on the tip of Long Island, just off New York City, this casual surfer’s-style motel, a regular summer pop-up, takes many of its style cues from Australian surf culture, while its motto, ‘Music lives here. Our friends are playing all summer long’, is pure California boho. Both are enough to get me instantly hooked.
The Surf Lodge’s now legendary concert series has seen big names such as Khalid, Jessie J, Jaden Smith and Lupe Fiasco play here. I’ve come to see Kimbra and, as I arrive, so too does her huge black touring coach that seems to take up…