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Astray (album)

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Astray
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 29, 2000
RecordedApril & May 2000
Genre
Length44:00
LabelHopeless Records / Burning Heart Records
ProducerTim O'Heir
Samiam chronology
You Are Freaking Me Out
(1997)
Astray
(2000)
Whatever's Got You Down
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork3.8/10[3]

Astray is an album by the American punk rock band Samiam.[4][5] It was released in 2000 on Hopeless Records and Burning Heart Records.[6]

Production

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The album was produced by Tim O'Heir.[7]

Critical reception

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CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that "Samiam makes a smarter, deeper and all the while catchier kind of rawk, filled with dirty guitars and pummeling drums."[8] NME called the album "pop-speckled bittersweet hardcore executed with studied panache."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunshine"Beebout, Kennerly3:16
2."Wisconsin"Beebout, Loobkoff1:51
3."Super Brava"Beebout, Kennerly3:42
4."Mud Hill"Loobkoff3:28
5."Paraffin"Beebout, Loobkoff2:31
6."Calloused"Beebout, Brogan4:04
7."Mexico"Beebout, Brogan3:09
8."Dull"Beebout, Loobkoff4:28
9."Curbside"Beebout, Kennerly4:43
10."Bird Bath"Beebout, Kennerly2:36
11."How Long"Kennerly, Loobkoff3:57
12."Why Do We"Beebout, Loobkoff6:07

Personnel

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

Music video

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Astray". NME: 45. February 7, 2001.
  2. ^ DePasquale, Ron. Astray at AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Leslie, Camilo Arturo. "Samiam: Astray Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 26, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. ^ "Samiam | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Krochak, Gerry (9 Nov 2000). "Samiam moving forward". Regina Leader-Post: C3.
  6. ^ "Luck Aside, Samiam Won't Be Led 'Astray'". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 2000.
  7. ^ "Samiam gets extra points for longevity". Albuquerque Journal: E13. 15 Sep 2000.
  8. ^ "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly: 20. Oct 2000.