1000 Palms

See also: Thousand Palms (disambiguation)

1000 Palms
Studio album by Surfer Blood
Released	May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
Studio	Tyler Schwarz' parents' house and Echo Beach Studios in Jupiter, Florida
Genre	Indie rock, surf rock, lo-fi
Length	37:11
Label	Joyful Noise
Producer	John Paul Pitts, Surfer Blood
Surfer Blood chronology
Pythons (2013) 1000 Palms (2015) Snowdonia (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	C+ [3]
Paste	(5.0/10) [4]
Pitchfork	(6.6/10) [5]
PopMatters	[6]

1000 Palms is the third studio album by Floridian surf rock band Surfer Blood. It was released on May 12, 2015, under Joyful Noise Recordings.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Grand Inquisitor"	2:38
2.	"Island"	3:44
3.	"I Can't Explain"	4:24
4.	"Feast – Famine"	3:13
5.	"Point of No Return"	3:15
6.	"Saber-Tooth & Bone"	3:43
7.	"Covered Wagons"	3:26
8.	"Dorian"	4:25
9.	"Into Catacombs"	1:41
10.	"Other Desert Cities"	2:57
11.	"NW Passage"	4:32

Personnel

• John Paul Pitts – vocals, guitar, producer
• Thomas Fekete – guitar
• Kevin Williams – bass, keyboard
• Tyler Schwarz – drums
• Michael McCleary – cornet, trombone
• Surfer Blood – producers
• Mark Chalecki – mastering
• Brian Rosemeyer – engineer
• Rob Schnapf – mixing
• Ray Holzknecht – drum engineering
• Julia Pitts – cover art
• Heidi Vaughan-Greenwood – layout

Charting

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	160
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [8]	13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9]	2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10]	11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [11]	16
US Indie Store Albums Sales (Billboard) [12]	10

References

1. "1000 Palms by Surfer Blood". Metacritic . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
2. "Allmusic review". AllMusic .
3. "COS review". May 8, 2015.
4. "Paste review".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork .
6. "PopMatters review". January 26, 2021.
7. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
8. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
9. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
10. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
11. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
12. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.