The Sea and the Bells

The Sea and the Bells
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)
RecordedJuly 1995 – April 1996
Studio
GenrePost-rock
Length59:15
LabelQuarterstick
Rachel's chronology
Music for Egon Schiele
(1996)
The Sea and the Bells
(1996)
Selenography
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Spin7/10[2]

The Sea and the Bells is the third studio album by American post-rock band Rachel's. It was released on October 22, 1996 by Quarterstick Records.

The album was named after and inspired by Pablo Neruda's poetry collection of the same name.[3]

In 2016, The Sea and the Bells was ranked at number 14 on Paste's list of the best post-rock albums,[4] while also placing at number 16 on a similar list by Fact.[5]

  1. ^ Love, Bret. "The Sea and the Bells – Rachel's". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Sutton, Terri (January 1997). "Rachel's: The Sea and the Bells". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 10. p. 88. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lost Classics: Rachel's 'The Sea And The Bells'". Magnet. February 27, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Ham, Robert (December 19, 2016). "The 50 Best Post-Rock Albums". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Bowe, Miles; Horner, Al; Lobenfeld, Claire; Ravens, Chal; Twells, John; Welsh, April Clare; Wilson, Scott (April 20, 2016). "The 30 best post-rock albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved July 4, 2020.