The Decline of British Sea Power
| The Decline of British Sea Power | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 June 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 at 2 kHz, et al. | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 47:15 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Uncut | |
The Decline of British Sea Power is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Sea Power, then known as "British Sea Power", released on 2 June 2003. "The Lonely", "Carrion" and "Remember Me" were all released as singles from the album, as well as older recordings of "Fear of Drowning" and "Remember Me", which differ from the versions on this album.
The quotation on the album art is paraphrased from the final line of the American novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder.