Astro Coast

Astro Coast
Studio album by Surfer Blood
Released January 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)
Recorded 2009
Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival, surf rock
Length 40:27
Label Kanine
Producer John Paul Pitts
Surfer Blood chronology
Astro Coast
(2010)		 Tarot Classics
(2011)
Singles from Astro Coast
  1. "Swim"
    Released: August 28, 2009

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]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Consequence of SoundB[5]
Gigwise[6]
MSN MusicA–[7]
MusicOMH[8]
Pitchfork8.2/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Sputnikmusic[12]

Track listing

All songs written by John Paul Pitts, Thomas Fekete and Tyler Schwarz.

No.TitleLength
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

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1708883/charts-awards
  2. 1 2 "Astro Coast by Surfer Blood". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Astro Coast - Surfer Blood". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  4. ↑ Murray, Noel (2010-01-19). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  5. ↑ May, Ernest (2010-01-22). "Album Review: Surfer Blood – Astro Coast". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  6. ↑ "Gigwise review". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2010-05-01). "Consumer Guide: May 2010". MSN Music. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  8. ↑ "OMH review". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
  9. ↑ Cohen, Ian (2010-01-21). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  10. ↑ Pan, Arnold (2010-04-04). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  11. ↑ Hogan, Marc (2009-12-11). "Surfer Blood, 'Astro Coast'". Spin. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  12. ↑ plane (2010-01-26). "Surfer Blood - Astro Coast (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2018-09-11.


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