Trips (Samiam album) explained

Trips
Type:	Album
Artist:	Samiam
Cover:	SamiamTripsFrontCover.jpg
Released:	September 6, 2011
Recorded:	March & April 2011
Genre:	Punk rock
Length:	42:36
Label:	Hopeless Records^[1]
Producer:	Chris Dugan^[2]
Prev Title:	Whatever's Got You Down
Prev Year:	2006

Trips is an album by the American punk rock band Samiam, released in 2011.^{[3] [4]}

It peaked at No. 42 on Billboards Heatseekers Albums chart.^[5]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "'80 West' is an upbeat opener, with simple, sweet melodies that remind how well singer Jason Beebout can deliver a hook."^[6] Philadelphia Weekly called the album "nearly the equal of [Samiam's] halcyon moment, 1994's Clumsy.^[7] The East Bay Express opined that "Beebout still sounds remarkably fresh, and the up-tempo, riff-based tunes have a lot of muscle."^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Sisk . Jeffrey . SAMIAM, 'Trips' (Hopeless) . The Daily News . September 20, 2011 . News . 22.
2. News: McCall . Tris . Punk is returning to New Brunswick . The Star-Ledger . October 3, 2012 . Today . 39.
3. Web site: Samiam | Biography & History. AllMusic.
4. Web site: "We're Nothing": Samiam Reflects on Their Weird, Indefinable Career. www.vice.com. 5 January 2017 .
5. Samiam. Billboard.
6. Web site: Samiam Trips | Exclaim!. exclaim.ca.
7. News: PW's Picks for the F/M Fest . Philadelphia Weekly . September 21, 2011 . Music.
8. News: Swan . Rachel . Samiam, Trips . East Bay Express . September 7, 2011 . Music.