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Album: Open Season
# Song Title   Time
1)    It Ended On an Oily Stage More Info... 0:04
2)    Be Gone More Info... 0:03
3)    How Will I Ever Find My Way Home? More Info... 0:03
4)    Like a Honeycomb More Info... 0:04
5)    Please Stand Up More Info... 0:03
6)    North Hanging Rock More Info... 0:04
7)    To Get to Sleep More Info... 0:03
8)    Victorian Ice More Info... 0:03
9)    Oh Larsen B More Info... 0:05
10)    The Land Beyond More Info... 0:04
11)    True Adventures More Info... 0:08
 
Album: Open Season
# Song Title   Time
1)    It Ended On an Oily Stage More Info... 0:04
2)    Be Gone More Info... 0:03
3)    How Will I Ever Find My Way Home? More Info... 0:03
4)    Like a Honeycomb More Info... 0:04
5)    Please Stand Up More Info... 0:03
6)    North Hanging Rock More Info... 0:04
7)    To Get to Sleep More Info... 0:03
8)    Victorian Ice More Info... 0:03
9)    Oh Larsen B More Info... 0:05
10)    The Land Beyond More Info... 0:04
11)    True Adventures More Info... 0:08
 
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  • British Sea Power's first album, THE DECLINE OF BRITISH SEA POWER, melded the group's key influences (Echo & the Bunnymen, the Smiths, and U2) with the evocative, poetic lyrics and passionate singing of frontman Yan. Yet on its follow-up, OPEN SEASON, British Sea Power is less concerned than some of its young rock brethren with making a racket. Instead, the band devotes its energies to creating evocative, breezy soundscapes that give rise to well-crafted slices of sparkling pop.
  • The sighing, chiming "Victorian Ice" and the bright, airy "Be Gone" recall radio hits of the early 1980s, while the seductive croon of "Like a Honeycomb" gestures to the New Romantics of the same era. But British Sea Power goes beyond mere revivalism. Yan's literate, richly descriptive words paint a gallery of pictures in each song, and the ensemble's penchant for pitch-perfect songcraft (particularly on the rocker "How Will I Ever Find My Way Home?") keeps things fresh and engaging. This is a satisfying dose of Britpop that distinguishes itself among its post-punk-loving peers, while remaining immediately accessible.
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.72) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[E]ccentric and majestic....British Sea Power are in a world of their own..."

Spin (p.102) - "OPEN SEASON finds these mysterious lads already advancing into their suave Roxy Music phase, draping sweeping melodies over expansive arrangements..." - Grade: B-

Uncut (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]hey've honed their hubris. Ship-shape."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 - "It is British Sea Power's outreach album, immediately less chaotic and parochial, more serene and accessible, but no less magical....[Their] vision is unique."
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