Sea of Cowards

Sea of Cowards
Studio album by
The Dead Weather
ReleasedMay 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
RecordedDecember 2009
StudioThird Man Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length35:12
LabelWarner Bros./Third Man
ProducerJack White
The Dead Weather chronology
Horehound
(2009) 		Sea of Cowards
(2010) 		Dodge and Burn
(2015)
Singles from Sea of Cowards
  1. "Die By The Drop"
    Released: March 30, 2010
  2. "Blue Blood Blues"
    Released: June 23, 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
BLARE Magazine[5]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[6]
L.A. Times[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[1]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Spin[11]

Sea of Cowards is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band the Dead Weather. It was first released on May 7 in Ireland, then on May 11, 2010, in the U.S. and May 10 in the United Kingdom.

The album was streamed on the band's website, via continuous vinyl playback, for a period of 24 hours from April 30 to May 1. It was subsequently available for streaming on various media streaming websites such as National Public Radio and KCRW. The album was rated number 11 on Rolling Stone's list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010.[12]

  1. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (May 11, 2010), "The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Hahn, Michael (May 6, 2010). "The Dead Weather: Sea of Cowards". The Guardian. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Sea of Cowards by The Dead Weather". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. May 11, 2010. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  4. ^ "Allmusic review".
  5. ^ Blare staff (May 10, 2010), "ALBUM REVIEWS – 10/5/10". Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  6. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (May 5, 2010), "Sea of Cowards (2010)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "L.A. Times review". Los Angeles Times. May 10, 2010.
  8. ^ "NME review". NME. 10 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2010.
  10. ^ "Slant review". Slant Magazine. 12 May 2010.
  11. ^ Anderson, Stacey (May 24, 2010), "The Dead Weather, 'Sea of Cowards' (Third Man/Warner Bros.)". Spin. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "The 30 Best Albums of 2010". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2010). Retrieved (January 18, 2011)]