Astray

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Astray
Studio album by Samiam
Released August 29, 2000
Recorded April & May 2000
Genre Punk rock, emo
Length 44:00
Label Hopeless Records / Burning Heart Records
Producer Tim O'Heir
Samiam chronology
You Are Freaking Me Out
(1997)
Astray
(2000)
Whatever's Got You Down
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]
Pitchfork Media (3.8/10) [2]
Punknews.org 5/5 stars [3]
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Astray is the sixth album from the American band, Samiam, released in 2000 on Hopeless Records and Burning Heart Records.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Sunshine"   Beebout, Kennerly 3:16
2. "Wisconsin"   Beebout, Loobkoff 1:51
3. "Super Brava"   Beebout, Kennerly 3:42
4. "Mud Hill"   Loobkoff 3:28
5. "Paraffin"   Beebout, Loobkoff 2:31
6. "Calloused"   Beebout, Brogan 4:04
7. "Mexico"   Beebout, Brogan 3:09
8. "Dull"   Beebout, Loobkoff 4:28
9. "Curbside"   Beebout, Kennerly 4:43
10. "Bird Bath"   Beebout, Kennerly 2:36
11. "How Long"   Kennerly, Loobkoff 3:57
12. "Why Do We"   Beebout, Loobkoff 6:07

[edit] Personnel

  • Sean Kennerly (bass)
  • James Brogan (guitar)
  • Johnny Cruz (drums)
  • Jason Beebout (vocals)
  • Sergie Loobkoff (guitar)

[edit] Reviews

...Good, quality power-pop from a group that means every chord it bashes out.
CMJ (8/28/00, p.23)
...An untouchable punk rock pedigree....pop-speckled bittersweet hardcore executed with studied panache...
NME (2/17/01, p.45)

[edit] Music video

[edit] References

  1. ^ DePasquale, Ron. Astray at Allmusic. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Leslie, Camilo Arturo. "Samiam: Astray Pitchfork review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on October 26, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20021026162410/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/samiam/astray.shtml. Retrieved August 21, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Samiam - Astray review". Punknews.org. May 6, 2001. http://www.punknews.org/review/205. Retrieved August 21, 2011. 
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