Astro Coast

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Astro Coast
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)
Recorded2009
Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival, surf rock
Length40:29
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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10 [1]
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A− [7]
NME 7/10 [8]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 8/10 [12]

Astro Coast is the debut album by American indie rock band Surfer Blood. It was released January 19, 2010, on Kanine Records.

Contents

Astro Coast received very positive reviews. [2] The album peaked at number 124 on the Billboard 200 chart. [13]

Track listing

All tracks are 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
Total length:40:29
Japan edition bonus tracks [14]
No.TitleLength
11."Swim" (Demo Version) 
12."Swim" (Allen Blickle of Baroness Remix) 
13."Take It Easy" (Live) (featuring Marnie Stern) 
14."Take It Easy" (Lars Stalfors Edit) 

Personnel

Surfer Blood

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 124
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] 19
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 40

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