Pythons is the second studio album by indie rock band Surfer Blood. It was released in June 2013 under Sire Records and produced by Gil Norton. Following the release of their EP, Tarot Classics, Surfer Blood had been writing songs whilst on tour. The first song to be written for the album is technically "Prom Song", as they have had the guitar parts for this song for a few years now. The album features all the qualities that define Surfer Blood's sound, but is stripped of its reverb and given a more polished production, as opposed to the production that took place in front-man John Paul Pitts' apartment. "Pixies" guitarist Joey Santiago lent the band equipment such as amplifiers and guitars during the album's production, as Norton is a close friend of his because he produced most of the Pixies discography.[4]

Pythons
Studio album by Surfer Blood
Released	June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11)
Genre	Indie rock, surf rock, power pop, pop punk
Length	34:29
Label	Sire Warner Brothers Recordings Kanine
Producer	Gil Norton
Surfer Blood chronology
Astro Coast (2010) Pythons (2013) 1000 Palms (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(6.7/10)[3]

Track listing

Personnel

• John Paul Pitts - vocals, guitar
• Thomas Fekete - guitar, vocals
• Kevin Williams- bass, keyboards, vocals
• Tyler Schwarz - drums
• Gil Norton - producer
• Dan Austin - engineer, programming
• Brian Gardner - mastering
• Rob Schnapf - mixing
• Chris Szczech - mixing assistant
• Brendan Dekora - assistant engineer
• Jeff Sosnow - A&R
• Alex Black - A&R
• Julia Pitts - photography
• Frank Maddocks - art direction, photography
• Esteban Neumann - illustrations

References

External links

• Pythons at iTunes.com
• Pythons at Amazon.com