| 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 | |||
| British Sea Power chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
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.[12]
- ^ "Critic Reviews for The Decline Of British Sea Power". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "The Decline of British Sea Power – British Sea Power". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Harrison, Andrew (September 2003). "British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power". Blender (19): 119. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Kim, Wook (26 September 2003). "The Decline of British Sea Power". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Clarke, Betty (30 May 2003). "British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power". Mojo (115): 110. June 2003.
- ^ Jonze, Tim (7 June 2003). "British Sea Power : The Decline Of British Sea Power". NME. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Petrusich, Amanda (2 October 2003). "British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power". Q (204): 100. July 2003.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (16 October 2003). "The Decline of British Sea Power : British Sea Power". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "British Sea Power – The Decline Of British Sea Power". Uncut (74): 126. July 2003. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Wilder, Thornton; Drevenstedt, Amy (11 January 2023). The bridge of San Luis Rey.