Let the Dancers Inherit the Party

Let the Dancers Inherit the Party is a studio album by British Sea Power.[17] It was released on 31 March 2017,[18] licensed from the band's own Golden Chariot label to Caroline International.[19]

Let the Dancers Inherit the Party
Studio album by
British Sea Power
Released31 March 2017
Length48:47
LabelCaroline International, Golden Chariot
British Sea Power chronology
Sea of Brass
(2015)		 Let the Dancers Inherit the Party
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Evening Standard[2]
The Guardian[3]
God is in the TV Zine[4]
Record Collector[5]
MusicOMH[6]
PopMatters[7]
DIY[8]
Mojo[9]
Pitchfork Media[10]
Islington Gazette[11]
Financial Times[12]
QRO Magazine[13]
Paste[14]
Under the Radar[15]
Drowned in Sound[16]

Recording for the album primarily took place in Brighton at Brighton Electric Recording Studios, with additional recording and mixing at Voltaire Road Studios in Clapham. Early work on the album, including recording and song-writing, was done in diverse locations including Lympne Castle and on Skye.[20]

At the end of 2016, the band ran a crowd-funding campaign to enable them to release the album. Fans paid in advance for a 4-CD box set containing the album along with bonus discs of demos, alternative versions and instrumentals. This box set, in a limited edition of 1000, was distributed at the same time as the regular album.[21]

In early 2017 the songs "Bad Bohemian" and "Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde)" were released as digital singles, with videos, to promote the album ahead of its release date. "Electrical Kittens" was also made available for streaming shortly before the album's release.

Two vinyl versions of the album were released. The regular one-disc version has slight modifications to the track-listing to balance the timings, while the deluxe two-disc version has an extended version of "Saint Jerome", length 5:35.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:29
2."Bad Bohemian"3:16
3."International Space Station"4:28
4."What You're Doing"3:58
5."The Voice of Ivy Lee"4:10
6."Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde)"4:15
7."Electrical Kittens"5:07
8."Saint Jerome"4:35
9."Praise for Whatever"5:52
10."Want to Be Free"3:47
11."Don't Let the Sun Get in the Way"3:39
12."Alone Piano"5:11

CD box set bonus discs
Demos
No.TitleLength
1."Intro (demo)"0:20
2."Bad Bohemian (demo)"3:24
3."International Space Station (demo)"4:28
4."What You're Doing (demo)"4:32
5."The Voice of Ivy Lee (demo)"4:15
6."Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde) (demo)"2:44
7."Electrical Kittens (demo)"5:04
8."Saint Jerome (demo)"4:24
9."Praise for Whatever (demo)"5:47
10."Want to Be Free (demo)"3:34
11."Don't Let the Sun Get in the Way (demo)"4:57
12."Alone Piano (demo)"5:45
Alternatives
No.TitleLength
1."Warsaw Choir Gremlins"1:56
2."Dog on Dog"3:00
3."You Sold Me Down the River"4:03
4."Eaves"4:18
5."Somewhere"0:58
6."Manman"2:32
7."South Westerlies"3:06
8."She's a Pretty Bird"3:21
9."Bonger"2:00
10."What You're Doing (radio edit)"3:18
11."Matches (extended version)"5:35
12."New New World"5:54
13."Want to Be Free (remix)"4:00
14."The Voice of Ivy Lee (algorithm remix)"4:10
15."Don't Let the Sun Get in the Way (ambient mix)"4:36
16."Bad Bohemian (William Doyle remix)"5:15
17."Alone Piano (restoration)"5:23

Note

  • "Matches" was the placeholder title of Saint Jerome when it appeared on the setlist[22] during the band's 2016 tour dates. This may or may not be a retitling of the extended version of the song that appears on the deluxe vinyl with an identical running time.
Instrumentals
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:30
2."Bad Bohemian"3:21
3."International Space Station"4:31
4."What You're Doing"4:00
5."The Voice of Ivy Lee"4:12
6."Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde)"4:17
7."Electrical Kittens"5:08
8."Saint Jerome"4:35[i 1]
9."Praise for Whatever"5:54
10."Want to Be Free"3:48
11."Don't Let the Sun Get in the Way"3:38
12."Alone Piano"5:08

Note

  1. The audio track on the CD lasts 4:35; the tracklisting on the slipcase gives a duration of 5:33.

Regular vinyl
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" 
2."Bad Bohemian" 
3."International Space Station (Edit)" 
4."What You're Doing" 
5."The Voice of Ivy Lee" 
6."Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde)" 
7."Want to Be Free" 
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Saint Jerome" 
2."Electrical Kittens" 
3."Praise for Whatever" 
4."Don't Let the Sun Get in the Way" 
5."Alone Piano" 

Deluxe vinyl
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" 
2."Bad Bohemian" 
3."International Space Station" 
4."What You're Doing" 
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."The Voice of Ivy Lee" 
6."Keep on Trying (Sechs Freunde)" 
7."Electrical Kittens" 
Side three
No.TitleLength
8."Saint Jerome (Extended Version)"5:35
9."Praise for Whatever" 
Side four
No.TitleLength
10."Want to Be Free" 
11."Don't Let the Sun Get in the Way" 
12."Alone Piano" 

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 18
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 21

References
  1. "Reviews for Let the Dancers Inherit the Party by British Sea Power". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. David Smyth (31 March 2017). "British Sea Power - Let the Dancers Inherit the Party, review: 'Upbeat, grandiose and prioritising melody over anything more clever'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. Dave Simpson (30 March 2017). "British Sea Power: Let the Dancers Inherit the Party review – written more in hope than despair". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. Gareth O'Malley (29 March 2017). "British Sea Power – Let The Dancers Inherit The Party (Golden Chariot/Caroline International)". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. David Coulson. "Let The Dancers Inherit The Party". Record Collector. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. Andrew Hall (30 March 2017). "British Sea Power – Let The Dancers Inherit The Party". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  7. Jordan Penney (30 March 2017). "Let the Dancers Inherit the Party". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  8. Jessica Goodman. "British Sea Power – Let The Dancers Inherit The Party". DIY. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. Ben Myers. "British Sea Power – Let The Dancers Inherit The Party". Mojo. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  10. Stuart Berman. "British Sea Power – Let The Dancers Inherit The Party". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  11. Stephen Moore (6 April 2017). "Album review: British Sea Power – Let The Dancers Inherit The Party". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  12. Ludovic Hunter-Tilney (7 April 2017). "British Sea Power: Let the Dancers Inherit the Party — 'whimsical outlook'". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  13. Ted Chase (7 April 2017). "British Sea Power - Let the Dancers Inherit the Party". QRO. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  14. Kenneth Partridge (30 March 2017). "British Sea Power: Let The Dancers Inherit The Party Review". Paste. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  15. "British Sea Power - Let the Dancers Inherit the Party". Under the Radar. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  16. Jack Doherty (3 April 2017). "British Sea Power - Let the Dancers Inherit the Party". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  17. "Let the Dancers Inherit the Party by British Sea Power on Apple Music". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  18. Robin Murray (3 January 2017). "British Sea Power Announce New Album". Clash. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  19. "Newsboost Sparkling Caroline". Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  20. Roy Wilkinson (January 2017), sleevenotes in box set booklet
  21. "18 October 2016 (Newsboost Fan-funded Futurity)". 18 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  22. http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/british-sea-power/2016/hare-and-hounds-birmingham-england-43fcefdf.html
  23. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  24. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
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