Astray (album)

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

This article is about astray. For a definition of the word "astray", see the Wiktionary entry astray.

Astray
Studio album by Samiam
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
You Are Freaking Me Out (1997) Astray (2000) Whatever's Got You Down (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(3.8/10)[2]
Punknews.org	[3]

Track listing

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

Personnel

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

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)

Music video

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

References

1. DePasquale, Ron. Astray at AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
2. Leslie, Camilo Arturo. "Samiam: Astray Pitchfork review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on October 26, 2002. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
3. "Samiam - Astray review". Punknews.org. May 6, 2001. Retrieved August 21, 2011.