| Astray | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 3.8/10 [2] |
Astray is an album by the American punk rock band Samiam. [3] [4] It was released in 2000 on Hopeless Records and Burning Heart Records. [5]
The album was produced by Tim O'Heir. [6]
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." [7] NME called the album "pop-speckled bittersweet hardcore executed with studied panache." [8]
| 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 |
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