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Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the indie rock band was self-recorded and produced.
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Island
These weeks cast shadows on me A few disguises? Maybe Now lines begin to blur beneath my gaze One dream within another It's all a dream to me And I... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. May 18, 2015
    80
    The bottom line: if you're looking for an intelligent summer record then hit download immediately.
  2. 80
    At times, it verges on saccharine, but these heart-felt, jubilant moments are so unexpected they are actually endearing.
  3. A modernist alt-rock chill blows through it, but Surfer Blood’s spirits stay cautiously upbeat, even indulging some Foals-y math-limbo guitar fripperies on ‘Other Desert Cities’.
  4. May 8, 2015
    60
    It’s another collection of decent, cheerful indie-pop.
  5. May 14, 2015
    60
    Most of the album is kinda ho-hum and overly mild in tone, as is Pitts's voice.
  6. May 12, 2015
    60
    Surfer Blood have regained their freedom with 1000 Palms; next time, they need to do something interesting with it.
  7. May 12, 2015
    40
    Surfer Blood tease at a break away from the formula, but because 1000 Palms is a mostly unsatisfying grab for a standardized sound, even the most interesting moments fade away into the gray motionlessness.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. May 21, 2015
    8
    My favorite album of theirs to date, and I was a very big fan of Astro Coast and Pythons, different as they were. Many critics seem to goMy favorite album of theirs to date, and I was a very big fan of Astro Coast and Pythons, different as they were. Many critics seem to go starry eyed when pop artists lean towards rock, but so much less so in the other direction - which is dumb. I feel like the amount of craft needed to make a record like 1000 Palms gets totally slept on. I love a lot of these songs and like all of them. Great record. Expand