Astro Coast
| Astro Coast | ||||
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| Released | January 19, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival, surf rock | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | Kanine | |||
| Producer | John Paul Pitts | |||
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| Singles from Astro Coast | ||||
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Astro Coast is the debut album by the indie rock band Surfer Blood. It was released January 19, 2010 on Kanine Records. The album peaked at #124 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[1] Upon its release, the album received very positive reviews.[2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[5] |
| Gigwise | [6] |
| MSN Music | A–[7] |
| MusicOMH |  [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[9] |
| PopMatters | [10] |
| Spin | 8/10[11] |
| Sputnikmusic | [12] |
Track listing
All songs written by John Paul Pitts, Thomas Fekete and Tyler Schwarz.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Floating Vibes" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Swim" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Take It Easy" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Harmonix" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Neighbour Riffs" | 2:08 |
| 6. | "Twin Peaks" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Fast Jabroni" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Slow Jabroni" | 6:05 |
| 9. | "Anchorage" | 6:25 |
| 10. | "Catholic Pagans" | 3:12 |
Personnel
- John Paul Pitts - vocals, guitar, string arrangementa, engineer, producer
- Thomas Fekete - guitar, vocals
- Tyler Schwarz - drums
- Brian Black - bass, vocals
- Kevin Williams - guitar (track 3)
- Freddy Schwenk Sr. - flute
- Emily Dwyer - strings
- Brenda Hollingsworth - mastering
- Ryan Copt - engineer
- Garth Warner - cover art
- Julia Pitts - cover art
- Jason Rueger - design, layout
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1708883/charts-awards
- ^ a b "Astro Coast by Surfer Blood". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Astro Coast - Surfer Blood". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ Murray, Noel (2010-01-19). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ May, Ernest (2010-01-22). "Album Review: Surfer Blood – Astro Coast". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ "Gigwise review". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Christgau, Robert (2010-05-01). "Consumer Guide: May 2010". MSN Music. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ "OMH review". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Cohen, Ian (2010-01-21). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ Pan, Arnold (2010-04-04). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ Hogan, Marc (2009-12-11). "Surfer Blood, 'Astro Coast'". Spin. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ plane (2010-01-26). "Surfer Blood - Astro Coast (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
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