It's mid-2012 as of this writing. Where do we stand? There are two Beat Surrenders (at least, represented by this last.fm, as I'm sure there are more). The first appears to be a cover band from the UK. I think they cover the Jam among other things. They seem like nice dudes. The second is/was a four/five piece from the suburbs of Boston that has been in various states of activity since 2009. Based in the songwriting partnership of Ian Laczynski and Steve Bailey...