Surviving the Quiet
| Surviving the Quiet | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 2000 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:52 | |||
| Label | Fierce Panda[1] | |||
| Producer | Ian McCutcheon | |||
| Seafood chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
| NME |  [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10[5] |
| The Times | 8/10[6] |
Surviving the Quiet is the debut album by the British band Seafood, following 1998's singles compilation Messenger in the Camp.[7] The album was released in 2000.
Critical reception[edit]
Kerrang! wrote: "'Folksong Crisis' is a sweet-and-sour sing-along that rides its hooks like Sonic Youth thrashing it out with Sleater-Kinney; and the more subdued numbers showcased a young band reaching a kind of creative maturity that’d feed into a very good follow-up, 2001’s When Do We Start Fighting..."[8] The Times deemed it a "crackling bolt of sonic electricity."[6] The Independent thought that the band's "repertoire sounds like a reprise of much of the best of the 1990s American alternative scene ... But the guys carry it off."[9]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Seafood.
- "Guntrip" – 2:35
- "Easy Path" – 3:12
- "Belt" – 5:23
- "Dear Leap The Ride" – 2:54
- "This Is Not An Exit" – 3:43
- "Led By Bison" – 4:29
- "Toggle" – 6:02
- "Beware Design" – 2:06
- "Folksong Crisis" – 4:32
- "fscII/The Quiet" – 10:51
Personnel[edit]
- David Line – Vocals, guitars
- Charles Macleod – Guitars
- Kevin Hendrik – Bass, vocals
- Caroline Banks – Drums, vocals
- Melvin Duffy – Pedal steel guitar on "Dear Leap The Ride" and "Toggle"
- Sarah Measures – Flute on "Folksong Crisis" and "fscII/The Quiet"
- Leo – Cello on "Beware Design"
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Surviving The Quiet". NME. 12 September 2005.
- ^ "Surviving the Quiet - Seafood | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 320.
- ^ Brannigan, Paul (5 February 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 787. EMAP. p. 40.
- ^ "Seafood: Surviving the Quiet". Pitchfork.
- ^ a b O'Connell, Sharon (5 February 2000). "New album releases". The Times. Features. p. 10.
- ^ "Seafood | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Seven Amazing British Rock Albums From A Golden Era Of 1999 – 2002". Kerrang!. 15 September 2017.
- ^ Perry, Tim (5 February 2000). "Album Reviews". The Independent. Features. p. 37.
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