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	40:29
Label	Kanine
Producer	John Paul Pitts
Surfer Blood chronology
Astro Coast (2010) Tarot Classics (2011)
Singles from Astro Coast
"Swim" Released: August 28, 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10 [1]
Metacritic	79/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B+ [4]
Consequence of Sound	[5]
Mojo	[6]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	A− [7]
NME	7/10 [8]
Pitchfork	8.2/10 [9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[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.

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• John Paul Pitts – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, engineering, production
• Thomas Fekete – guitar, vocals
• Tyler Schwarz – drums
• Brian Black – bass, vocals

Additional personnel

• Kevin Williams – guitar (track 3)
• Freddy Schwenk Sr. – flute
• Emily Dwyer – strings
• Brenda Hollingsworth – mastering
• Ryan Copt – engineering
• Garth Warner – cover art
• Julia Pitts – cover art
• Jason Rueger – design, layout

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [13]	124
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15]	19
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [17]	40

References

1. "Astro Coast by Surfer Blood reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
2. "Reviews for Astro Coast by Surfer Blood". Metacritic . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
3. Phares, Heather. "Astro Coast – Surfer Blood". AllMusic . Retrieved September 11, 2018.
4. Murray, Noel (January 19, 2010). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". The A.V. Club . Retrieved September 11, 2018.
5. May, E. N. (January 22, 2010). "Album Review: Surfer Blood – Astro Coast". Consequence of Sound . Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
6. "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". Mojo (200): 97. July 2010.
7. Christgau, Robert (May 1, 2010). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music . Retrieved September 11, 2018.
8. MacBain, Hamish (June 13, 2010). "Album Review: Surfer Blood – 'Astro Coast' (Kanine)". NME . Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
9. Cohen, Ian (January 21, 2010). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 11, 2018.
10. "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". Q (289): 126. August 2010.
11. Dolan, Jon (January 11, 2010). "Surfer Blood: Astro Coast". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
12. Hogan, Marc (December 11, 2009). "Surfer Blood, 'Astro Coast' (Kanine)". Spin . Retrieved September 11, 2018.
13. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
14. "Surfer Blood / Astro Coast". Tower Records.com . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
15. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
16. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
17. "Surfer Blood Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2025.