Cursing the Sea

Cursing the Sea is the debut studio album by Irish pop band September Girls. It was released in the UK on January 2014 under Fortuna Pop!.

Cursing the Sea
Studio album by
September Girls
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)[1]
GenreNoise-Pop, Garage rock, Garage pop, Post punk
Length37:41
LabelFortuna Pop!
September Girls chronology
Cursing the Sea
(2014)		 Veneer E.P.
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash (magazine)[4]
Drowned In Sound[5]
Hot Press[6]
MusicOMH[7]
NME[8]
PopMatters[9]

Track list
No.TitleLength
1."Cursing the Sea"1:56
2."Another Love Song"3:34
3."Left Behind"3:27
4."Heartbeats"2:47
5."Green Eyed"2:54
6."Ships"3:45
7."Talking"2:29
8."Daylight"3:00
9."Money"2:59
10."Someone New"2:23
11."Secret Lovers"4:19
12."Sister"4:08

Critical reception

Cursing the Sea received positive reviews from critics. The album currently holds a score of 72 on review aggregator website Metacritic [10] indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Noel Gardner, music critic with NME, described the album's sound as "bursting with the spirit of the Ramones circa ‘End Of The Century’ while also stating that "Caoimhe Derwin and Jessie Ward’s guitars have perfected that Jesus And Mary Chain kettle-whistle sound".[11] Robin Murray of Clash (magazine) gave Cursing the Sea a 7 out of 10 score, describing the record as 'a thrilling ride that adds dangerous shades of noir to that jangle-pop format".[12]

Personnel

September Girls
  • Paula Cullen - Vocals, Lead Bass
  • Caoimhe Derwin - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
  • Lauren Kerchner - Vocals, Keys
  • Jessie Ward - Vocals, Lead Guitar
  • Sarah Grimes - Drums

Technical personnel
  • Recorded by Robbie Brady and Séan Goucher
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References
  1. Gardener, Noel (2014-01-06). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". NME.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  2. "Cursing the Sea Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  3. Thomas, Fred. "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  4. Murray, Robin (2014-01-06). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  5. Goggins, Joe (2014-01-13). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  6. Walshe, John (2014-02-05). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". hotpress.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  7. Marsh, Graeme (2014-01-06). "September Girls - Cursing the Sea". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  8. Gardener, Noel (2014-01-06). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". NME.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  9. M. Tryneski, John (2014-03-27). "September Girls: Cursing the Sea". popmatters.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  10. "Cursing the Sea Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  11. Gardener, Noel (2014-01-06). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". NME.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  12. Murray, Robin (2014-01-06). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
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