Astray

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Astray
Studio album by Samiam
Released	August 29, 2000
Recorded	April & May 2000
Genre	Punk rock
Length	44:00
Label	Hopeless Records / Burning Heart Records
Producer	Tim O'Heir
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (3.8/10) link Punknews.org link
Samiam chronology
You Are Freaking Me Out (1997) Astray (2000) Whatever's Got You Down (2006)

Astray is the sixth album from the American band, Samiam. Released in 2000 on Hopeless Records and Burning Heart Records.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sunshine"
2. "Wisconsin"
3. "Super Brava"
4. "Mud Hill"
5. "Paraffin"
6. "Calloused"
7. "Mexico"
8. "Dull"
9. "Curbside"
10. "Bird Bath"
11. "How Long"
12. "Why Do We"

[edit] Personnel

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

[edit] Reviews

...Good, quality power-pop from a group that means every chord it bashes out.

—CMJ (8/28/00, p.23)

...An untouchable punk rock pedigree....pop-speckled bittersweet hardcore executed with studied panache...

—NME (2/17/01, p.45)

[edit] Miscellanea

• The music video for "Mud Hill" (Track 4) was shot in the Van Nuys district.