Stranded Under Endless Sky

{{Infobox album

| name = Stranded Under Endless Sky

| type = EP

| artist = Hammock

| cover = Hammock_-_Stranded_Under_Endless_Sky_EP.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 26, 2005

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Ambient, post-rock, shoegaze

| length = 25:29

| label = Hammock Music, Republic of Texas Recordings, Somewherecold Records

| producer = Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson

| prev_title = Kenotic

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = The Sleep-Over Series (Volume One)

| next_year = 2005

}}

Stranded Under Endless Sky is the first extended play by American ambient band Hammock. A follow-up to the band's first studio album, Kenotic, Stranded Under Endless Sky was released on compact disc through the band's own label, Hammock Music, on July 26, 2005.{{cite web |title=Discogs: Hammock - Stranded Under Endless Sky (Vinyl) |website=Discogs |date=16 July 2005 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Hammock-Stranded-Under-Endless-Sky/release/682622 |accessdate=2012-05-30}}{{Cite web |title=Hammock - Stranded Under Endless Sky |url=https://www.discogs.com/Hammock-Stranded-Under-Endless-Sky/release/11881007 |access-date=2020-04-25 |website=Discogs |date=16 July 2005 |language=en}} A 140-gram 12" vinyl version was released earlier that month, on July 16, 2005, through Republic of Texas Recordings and Somewherecold Records; it was limited to 100 copies on clear vinyl and 900 copies on black vinyl.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Travis |date=July 14, 2005 |title=When Is Hammock Shipping |url=http://republicoftexasrecordings.com:80/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7255&sid=e4f17c9e59d7e76094f69c8f2750e1e6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225154926/http://republicoftexasrecordings.com:80/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7255&sid=e4f17c9e59d7e76094f69c8f2750e1e6 |archive-date=December 25, 2005 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |website=Republic of Texas Recordings}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Stranded Under Endless Sky Vinyl |url=http://www.hammockmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009043709/http://www.hammockmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8 |archive-date=October 9, 2007 |access-date=September 25, 2020 |website=Hammock}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web | last = Mason | first = James | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/stranded-under-endless-sky-r789463/review | title = Stranded Under Endless Sky - Hammock | work = AllMusic | accessdate = 2012-03-23 }}

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Stranded Under Endless Sky was met with positive critical reception. James Mason of AllMusic noted that the album packs "enough emotion and provocative instrumental storytelling to fully engage and satisfy even the most jaded listener" and served as a great introduction and for fans, a perfect teaser for the next album.