Sea When Absent

Sea When Absent is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band A Sunny Day in Glasgow. It was released on June 24, 2014 by Lefse Records.[2][3]

Sea When Absent
Studio album by A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Released	June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Studio	Uniform Recording (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Oxford Christmas Rat (Sydney, New South Wales) Jen Goma's apartment (Brooklyn, New York) Fantastic Imagination (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	Psychedelic pop shoegazing
Length	50:13
Label	Lefse
A Sunny Day in Glasgow chronology
Autumn, Again (2010) Sea When Absent (2014)
Singles from Sea When Absent
"In Love with Useless (The Timeless Geometry in the Tradition of Passing)" Released: January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)[1]

Sea When Absent was financed by a fan pledge through Kickstarter.[4] Streaming the album through the Pitchfork Advance service was possible until the date of its release.[5]

Recording

While it was widely reported that the band members were never in the same room while making Sea When Absent, the band has said that this was not the case.[6] Ben Daniels of A Sunny Day in Glasgow said: "I think that's an angle that’s kind of over-played, because for most of the recording we were all definitely in the same room. We live in different cities, but we would meet up in Philadelphia to go to the studio together. Then we'd go back to where we lived, and keep working on it, so there was a little bit of both."[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[7]
Metacritic	82/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
DIY	[10]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[11]
Exclaim!	9/10[12]
The Guardian	[13]
NME	8/10[14]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[15]
PopMatters	7/10[16]
Slant Magazine	[17]
Under the Radar	8/10[18]

Lindsay Zoladz of Pitchfork designated Sea When Absent with the site's "Best New Music" title.[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bye Bye, Big Ocean (The End)"	Ben Daniels Annie Fredrickson Jen Goma	4:17
2.	"In Love with Useless (The Timeless Geometry in the Tradition of Passing)"	Daniels	5:08
3.	"Crushin'"	Daniels Goma Ryan Newmyer	5:44
4.	"MTLOV (Minor Keys)"	Daniels Goma Newmyer	4:09
5.	"The Things They Do to Me"	Daniels Goma Josh Meakim	5:07
6.	"Boys Turn Into Girls (Initiation Rites)"	Daniels Meakim	5:06
7.	"Never Nothing (It's Alright [It's Ok])"	Daniels Goma Meakim	5:06
8.	"Double Dutch"	Daniels	2:33
9.	"The Body, It Bends (ペルセポネが帰ってきた!)"	Daniels Fredrickson Goma Meakim	4:45
10.	"Oh, I'm a Wrecker (What to Say to Crazy People)"	Daniels Goma Newmyer	4:08
11.	"Golden Waves"	Daniels Fredrickson Goma	4:10
Total length:			50:13

Personnel

Credits for Sea When Absent adapted from album liner notes.[19]

A Sunny Day in Glasgow Ben Daniels Josh Meakim Annie Fredrickson Jen Goma Adam Herndon Ryan Newmyer Additional musicians David Kain – trumpet Joseph Kille – violin St. Spanky's Children's Choir for the Deaf – choir vocals

Production Ben Daniels – mixing, additional recording Jen Goma – additional mixing, additional recording Thomas Kee – mastering Josh Meakim – additional mixing, additional recording Jeff Zeigler – recording, additional mixing Artwork and design Ben Daniels – photography Sabrina Franz – photography Annie Fredrickson – photography Adam Herndon – layout, design Ever Nalens – photography James Rickman – photography Corey Jacob Williams – photography

References

1. "In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry in the Tradition of Passing)". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
2. "New Album "Sea When Absent" Out on Lefse Records June 24!". ASunnyDayInGlasgow.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
3. Cohen, Ian (June 20, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
4. "A Sunny Day In Glasgow". Kickstarter. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
5. "Stream "Sea When Absent"". ASunnyDayInGlasgow.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
6. "Ben Daniels of A Sunny Day in Glasgow: "It's more of a band now"". The Line of Best Fit. August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
7. "Sea When Absent by A Sunny Day in Glasgow reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
8. "Reviews for Sea When Absent by A Sunny Day in Glasgow". Metacritic. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
9. Sendra, Tim. "Sea When Absent – A Sunny Day in Glasgow". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
10. Walters, Tom (August 1, 2014). "A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Sea When Absent". DIY. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
11. Goggins, Joe (August 4, 2014). "Album Review: A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Sea When Absent". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
12. Cam Lindsay (June 20, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
13. Simpson, Dave (July 31, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent review – beautiful sonic collage". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
14. Cook, Robert (August 8, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow – Sea When Absent". NME. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
15. Zoladz, Lindsay (June 24, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
16. Korber, Kevin (July 7, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent". PopMatters. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
17. Liedel, Kevin (June 22, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
18. Kohn, Daniel (July 28, 2014). "A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Sea When Absent (Lefse)". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
19. Sea When Absent (liner notes). A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Lefse Records. 2014. LEFSE 065-2.CS1 maint: others (link)