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British Sea Power

Sea Of Brass

The Brighton indie rock group perform some of their best known tracks accompanied by brass orchestra Foden's Band

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
Golden Chariot Records
UK Release date
30/10/2015
US Release date
30/10/2015
  1. 8.0 |   Q

    The word "cinematic " cannot be avoided. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Perfect symbiosis of mournful brass and life-giving Rock. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Unabashedly stuffed with gooey strings and all manner of dopey Broadway musical-style cheese. Indulgent? A little, but that’s part of the fun
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  4. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Mixed but mostly positive results. Print edition only

  5. 6.7 |   Paste Magazine

    There’s passion that’s gleaned from British Sea Power’s attempt at something bolder, a sweeping sound that literally echoes from the rafters
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  6. 6.0 |   The Independent

    There are moments of majesty which justify the gambit
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  7. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    The best songs are either relatively untouched or given a major overhaul
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  8. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Maybe next time they will find an area into which to expand that will prove a little more sonically fertile than the unfocussed brass on show here
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  9. 5.0 |   The Music

    The ambition of the album is admirable, but the songs themselves sound weighed down by the brass, rather than elevated
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