Sea When Absent

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent
Critic Score
Based on 21 reviews
2014 Ratings: #183 / 1042
User Score
Based on 211 ratings
2014 Rank: #150
Liked by 10 people
June 24, 2014 / Release Date
LP / Format
Lefse Records / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Exclaim!

Sea When Absent shows a marked improvement basically everywhere, but the strongest evidence is in giving their melodies and vocals clarity to grow and have impact.

85
Pitchfork

With Sea When Absent, A Sunny Day in Glasgow have finally made that loud rock record—full of crashing percussion and screaming guitars—but without abandoning the ambiance that makes them so distinct. 

85
The Line of Best Fit

A Sunny Day In Glasgow have more or less become sculptors of sound, turning discord and dissonance into harmonic loveliness.

80
AllMusic

The band takes risks and makes leaps, and the results on Sea When Absent prove that they are one of the best, most interesting under-the-radar bands of their era.

Felix_96
40

4/10

finally found a shoegaze album I don't like

Fav tracks: Bye Bye, Big Ocean, Crushin'

Fantasio
68

The first two tracks of A Sunny Day in Glagow's fourth album Sea When Absent are a good example of kinda shoegaze I don't like very much, in particular the mushy and diffuse sound combined with uninspiring vocals. With "Crushin'" it gets better, further increased with "MTLOV (Minor Keys" and "The Things They Do to Me" are my favourite cuts on this album. Anything else is similar to the first two songs not good but not bad, imo.

emyvuitton
80

the slight bits of electronic production enhance the album quite a bit

emyvuitton
80

the slight bits of electronic production enhance the album quite a bit

Oliverkjohnson7
83

A caustic summery fever dream that proves once again that when a vibe is right on a shoegaze/dream pop album I can sink right in it.

Felix_96
40

4/10

finally found a shoegaze album I don't like

Fav tracks: Bye Bye, Big Ocean, Crushin'

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Added on: April 1, 2014