Sea When Absent

Sea When Absent is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band A Sunny Day in Glasgow. It was released on June 24, 2014 by Lefse Records.[2][3]

Sea When Absent
Studio album by
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
ReleasedJune 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Studio
Genre
Length50:13
LabelLefse
A Sunny Day in Glasgow chronology
Autumn, Again
(2010)		 Sea When Absent
(2014)
Singles from Sea When Absent
  1. "In Love with Useless (The Timeless Geometry in the Tradition of Passing)"
    Released: January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)[1]

Sea When Absent was financed by a fan pledge through Kickstarter.[4] Streaming the album through the Pitchfork Advance service was possible until the date of its release.[5]

Recording

While it was widely reported that the band members were never in the same room while making Sea When Absent, the band has said that this was not the case.[6] Ben Daniels of A Sunny Day in Glasgow said: "I think that's an angle that’s kind of over-played, because for most of the recording we were all definitely in the same room. We live in different cities, but we would meet up in Philadelphia to go to the studio together. Then we'd go back to where we lived, and keep working on it, so there was a little bit of both."[6]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[7]
Metacritic82/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
DIY[10]
Drowned in Sound8/10[11]
Exclaim!9/10[12]
The Guardian[13]
NME8/10[14]
Pitchfork8.5/10[15]
PopMatters7/10[16]
Slant Magazine[17]
Under the Radar8/10[18]

Lindsay Zoladz of Pitchfork designated Sea When Absent with the site's "Best New Music" title.[15]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bye Bye, Big Ocean (The End)"
  • Ben Daniels
  • Annie Fredrickson
  • Jen Goma
4:17
2."In Love with Useless (The Timeless Geometry in the Tradition of Passing)"Daniels5:08
3."Crushin'"
  • Daniels
  • Goma
  • Ryan Newmyer
5:44
4."MTLOV (Minor Keys)"
  • Daniels
  • Goma
  • Newmyer
4:09
5."The Things They Do to Me"
  • Daniels
  • Goma
  • Josh Meakim
5:07
6."Boys Turn Into Girls (Initiation Rites)"
  • Daniels
  • Meakim
5:06
7."Never Nothing (It's Alright [It's Ok])"
  • Daniels
  • Goma
  • Meakim
5:06
8."Double Dutch"Daniels2:33
9."The Body, It Bends (ペルセポネが帰ってきた!)"
  • Daniels
  • Fredrickson
  • Goma
  • Meakim
4:45
10."Oh, I'm a Wrecker (What to Say to Crazy People)"
  • Daniels
  • Goma
  • Newmyer
4:08
11."Golden Waves"
  • Daniels
  • Fredrickson
  • Goma
4:10
Total length:50:13

Personnel

Credits for Sea When Absent adapted from album liner notes.[19]

References
  1. "In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry in the Tradition of Passing)". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  2. "New Album "Sea When Absent" Out on Lefse Records June 24!". ASunnyDayInGlasgow.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  3. Cohen, Ian (June 20, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  4. "A Sunny Day In Glasgow". Kickstarter. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  5. "Stream "Sea When Absent"". ASunnyDayInGlasgow.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  6. "Ben Daniels of A Sunny Day in Glasgow: "It's more of a band now"". The Line of Best Fit. August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  7. "Sea When Absent by A Sunny Day in Glasgow reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  8. "Reviews for Sea When Absent by A Sunny Day in Glasgow". Metacritic. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  9. Sendra, Tim. "Sea When Absent – A Sunny Day in Glasgow". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  10. Walters, Tom (August 1, 2014). "A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Sea When Absent". DIY. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  11. Goggins, Joe (August 4, 2014). "Album Review: A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Sea When Absent". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  12. Cam Lindsay (June 20, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  13. Simpson, Dave (July 31, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent review – beautiful sonic collage". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  14. Cook, Robert (August 8, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow – Sea When Absent". NME. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  15. Zoladz, Lindsay (June 24, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  16. Korber, Kevin (July 7, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent". PopMatters. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  17. Liedel, Kevin (June 22, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  18. Kohn, Daniel (July 28, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent (Lefse)". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  19. Sea When Absent (liner notes). A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Lefse Records. 2014. LEFSE 065-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
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