The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future
"The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" is a song by Welsh indie pop band Los Campesinos!, released on 2 September 2009 as a promotional single for their third studio album, Romance is Boring.
| "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Los Campesinos! | ||||
| from the album Romance Is Boring | ||||
| Released | 2 September 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Wichita | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gareth Paisey | |||
| Producer(s) | John Goodmanson | |||
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An accompanying music video was shot in Barry Island and directed by band bassist Ellen Waddell.[1]
In 2020, it was ranked number 90 on the "100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time" list by Vulture.[2]
In November 2021, the band released a remastered version of the track, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Romance is Boring.[3][4]
Reception
The song was named the week's "best new track" by music publication Pitchfork, with reviewer Ryan Dombal praising its "grand arrangements and transcendental gut-wrenching" lyricism.[5][6]
Interpreting the lyrics to tell the story of a suicidal girl and her lover, Vulture writer Ian Cohen described the track as "five uninterrupted minutes of tidal post-rock" and a "future genre classic, even if no one really knew what to call it".[2]
Personnel
- Ellen Waddell – bass guitar
- Gareth Paisey – writing, vocals, glockenspiel
- Harriet Coleman – violin, keyboard
- Neil Turner – guitar
- Ollie Briggs – drums
- Tom Bromley – lead guitar
- Aleksandra Berditchevskaia – keyboard, vocals
- John Goodmanson - producer
References
- "New Los Campesinos! – "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future"". Stereogum. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Cohen, Ian (13 February 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Ruiz, Matthew (16 November 2021). "Los Campesinos! Announce Anniversary Reissues of Romance Is Boring and Hello Sadness". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Neale, Matthew (17 November 2021). "Los Campesinos! detail 'Romance Is Boring' and 'Hello Sadness' anniversary reissues". NME. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Dombal, Ryan (20 September 2009). "Los Campesinos!: "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos!, Metacritic, retrieved 15 October 2022