Snowdonia is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Surfer Blood, released on February 3, 2017, on Joyful Noise. It was the band's first album since the death of guitarist Thomas Fekete and the departure of bass guitarist Kevin Williams.[8] The album features artwork from sculptor Devra Freelander.[9]
| Snowdonia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 3, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Dungeon Recording Studio in Miami, Florida | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, surf rock | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label | Joyful Noise | |||
| Producer | John Paul Pitts, Surfer Blood | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[6] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[7] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Matter of Time" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Frozen" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Dino Jay" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Six Flags in F or G" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Snowdonia" | 7:46 |
| 6. | "Instant Doppelgängers" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Taking Care of Eddy" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Carrier Pigeon" | 5:51 |
Personnel
edit- John Paul Pitts - vocals, guitar, mixing, producer
- Tyler Schwarz - drums
- Mike McCleary - guitar
- Lindsey Mills - bass
- Surfer Blood - producers
- Fred Freeman - engineer
- Brian Rosemeyer - engineer
- Pete Lyman - mastering
- Rob Schnapf - mixing
- Devra Freelander - artwork
- David Woodruff - layout
References
edit- ^ "Snowdonia by Surfer Blood Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Snowdonia - Surfer Blood". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Mincher, Chris (3 February 2017). "Tragedy leads to transformation in Surfer Blood's Snowdonia". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Sylvester, Daniel. "Surfer Blood Snowdonia". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Rytlewski, Evan. "Surfer Blood: Snowdonia". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Stroud, Pryor. "Surfer Blood: Snowdonia". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Berlyant, Matthew. "Surfer Blood: Snowdonia (Joyful Noise)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Pearce, Sheldon (3 November 2016). "Surfer Blood Announce New Album, Share New Song "Six Flags in F or G"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Surfer Blood x Deva Freelander - Snowdonia". 13 February 2017.
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