1000 Palms

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1000 Palms
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
StudioTyler Schwarz' parents' house and Echo Beach Studios in Jupiter, Florida
GenreIndie rock, surf rock, lo-fi
Length37:11
LabelJoyful Noise
ProducerJohn Paul Pitts, Surfer Blood
Surfer Blood chronology
Pythons
(2013)
1000 Palms
(2015)
Snowdonia
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Consequence of SoundC+[3]
Paste(5.0/10)[4]
Pitchfork(6.6/10)[5]
PopMatters[6]

1000 Palms is the third studio album by Floridian surf rock band Surfer Blood. It was released on May 12, 2015, under Joyful Noise Recordings.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Grand Inquisitor"2:38
2."Island"3:44
3."I Can't Explain"4:24
4."Feast – Famine"3:13
5."Point of No Return"3:15
6."Saber-Tooth & Bone"3:43
7."Covered Wagons"3:26
8."Dorian"4:25
9."Into Catacombs"1:41
10."Other Desert Cities"2:57
11."NW Passage"4:32

Personnel[edit]

  • John Paul Pitts – vocals, guitar, producer
  • Thomas Fekete – guitar
  • Kevin Williams- bass, keyboard
  • Tyler Schwarz – drums
  • Michael McCleary – cornet, trombone
  • Surfer Blood – producers
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Brian Rosemeyer – engineer
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Ray Holzknecht – drum engineering
  • Julia Pitts – cover art
  • Heidi Vaughan-Greenwood – layout

Charting[edit]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 160
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[8] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 16
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[12] 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1000 Palms by Surfer Blood". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Allmusic review". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "COS review". 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Paste review".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ "PopMatters review". 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Surfer Blood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Surfer Blood Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Surfer Blood Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Surfer Blood Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Surfer Blood Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Surfer Blood Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.