Open Season (British Sea Power album)

2005 studio album by British Sea Power From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Open Season is the second album from the Brighton-based English band, British Sea Power, which later changed its name to "Sea Power". It was released on 4 April 2005 to positive reviews. It showcased a more accessible, mainstream sound and reached No. 13 in the UK Albums Chart. Almost all of the songs on the album were recorded with Mads Bjerke, who had previously worked with the band on their 2003 album, The Decline of British Sea Power and also with Primal Scream, Girls Aloud and Spiritualized, and mixed by Bill Price, with the exceptions of "Please Stand Up" and "North Hanging Rock", which were produced and mixed by Graham Sutton and engineered by Phill Brown. "Oh Larsen B" was recorded by George Apsion and Tariq Zaid Al-Nasrawi. Two singles were released from the album, "It Ended on an Oily Stage" (UK No. 18) and "Please Stand Up" (UK No. 34).

Released4 April 2005
RecordedKore Studios, London and Rockfield Studios, South Wales in 2004
Length46:36
Quick facts Studio album by British Sea Power, Released ...
Open Season
Studio album by
Released4 April 2005
RecordedKore Studios, London and Rockfield Studios, South Wales in 2004
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length46:36
LabelRough Trade
ProducerMads Bjerke / Graham Sutton
British Sea Power chronology
The Decline of British Sea Power
(2003)
Open Season
(2005)
Do You Like Rock Music?
(2008)
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
BlenderStarStarStarStar[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[3]
PopMatters(4/10)[4]
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When the CD is rewound 2:31 before the first track, an organ version of the song "How Will I Ever Find My Way Home?" is found.

The lyrics and title of "Oh Larsen B" refer to the Antarctic Peninsula ice shelf Larsen B, which collapsed in 2002, a few years before the release of the album.[5]

Track listing

  1. "It Ended on an Oily Stage" (Hamilton/Noble/Wood/Yan) – 4:23
  2. "Be Gone" (Yan) – 2:52
  3. "How Will I Ever Find My Way Home?" (Hamilton) – 3:11
  4. "Like a Honeycomb" (Yan) – 4:31
  5. "Please Stand Up" (Yan) – 3:07
  6. "North Hanging Rock" (Yan) – 4:26
  7. "To Get to Sleep" (Hamilton/Noble/Wood/Yan) – 3:16
  8. "Victorian Ice" (Yan) – 3:26
  9. "Oh Larsen B" (Yan) – 5:30
  10. "The Land Beyond" (Hamilton) – 4:01
  11. "True Adventures" (Hamilton) – 7:52

Japanese release bonus track

  1. "Don't You Want to Be a Bird?" (Hamilton) – 2:55

Personnel

  • Yan – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Hamilton – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Noble – guitar, piano, backing vocals, organ
  • Wood – drums

Additional personnel

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog number
United Kingdom 4 April 2005 Rough Trade Records CD RTRADCD200
United Kingdom 4 April 2005 Rough Trade Records LP RTRADLP200
Japan 30 March 2005 Toy's Factory CD TFCK-87384
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