Valhalla Dancehall

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nameValhalla Dancehall
typestudio
artistBritish Sea Power
coverBritish Sea Power Vahalla Dancehall Album Cover.jpg
released
genreAlternative, rock
length
labelRough Trade
producerBSP & Graham Sutton
prev_titleMan of Aran
prev_year2009
next_titleMachineries of Joy
next_year2013
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Valhalla Dancehall is a studio album from the Brighton-based indie rock band Sea Power, then known as "British Sea Power". It was released in January 2011.

The album's title was revealed on 13 October 2010. The band's official website displayed a release date of 10 January. The Canadian website of their record label listed a release date of 18 January.

The first single from the album, "Living Is So Easy", was released digitally on 29 November 2010.

The album was recorded in South East England and on the Isle of Skye, and produced by British Sea Power and Graham Sutton.

The song "Georgie Ray" was inspired by George Orwell and Ray Bradbury, according to Yan and Wood in an interview with musicOMH.

The song "Cleaning Out The Rooms" first appeared on the Zeus EP, as did a different version of "Mongk II" entitled "Mongk".

Regarding the album's title, the band have merely stated that "Valhalla Dancehall" is possibly "just a glorified farmhouse that sometimes runs out of oil."

Track listing

| headline = Valhalla Dancehall | total_length = 60:31 | title1 = Who’s In Control | writer1 = Noble/Yan | length1 = 3:14 | title2 = We Are Sound | writer2 = Noble/Yan | length2 = 4:47 | title3 = Georgie Ray | writer3 = Yan | length3 = 3:48 | title4 = Stunde Null | writer4 = Yan | length4 = 2:39 | title5 = Mongk II | writer5 = Hamilton | length5 = 4:49 | title6 = Luna | writer6 = Yan | length6 = 4:17 | title7 = Baby | writer7 = Hamilton | length7 = 5:47 | title8 = Living Is So Easy | writer8 = Noble/Yan/Hamilton | length8 = 4:01 | title9 = Observe The Skies | writer9 = Noble/Yan/Sumner | length9 = 3:23 | title10 = Cleaning Out The Rooms | writer10 = Hamilton | length10 = 7:11 | title11 = Thin Black Sail | writer11 = Noble/Yan | length11 = 1:46 | title12 = Once More Now | writer12 = Hamilton | length12 = 11:14 | title13 = Heavy Water | writer13 = BSP | length13 = 3:42

''Valhalla V.I.P.'' EP

Independent record stores in the UK sold initial copies of the album with an additional EP, entitled Valhalla V.I.P.. | headline = Valhalla V.I.P. | total_length = 23:48 | title1 = Let The Tears Roll | writer1 = Hamilton/Noble | length1 = 4:06 | title2 = Lucky Bicycle | writer2 = Yan/Hamilton/Noble/Wood | length2 = 2:45 | title3 = kW-h (Glitter) | note3 = Remix of the version on the Zeus EP | writer3 = Yan | length3 = 5:24 | title4 = Shit Factory | writer4 = Yan | length4 = 2:01 | title5 = Luna | note5 = Full Length Version | writer5 = Yan | length5 = 9:32

References

References

  1. James Christopher Monger. "Valhalla Dancehall - review". Allmusic.
  2. Andrzej Lukowski. (2010-12-15). "BBC - Music - Review of British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall". BBC.
  3. Bob Ferris. (2011-01-11). "British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall Review and aggregator". Crackle Feedback.
  4. (2011-01-06). "British Sea Power Valhalla Dancehall". Entertainment.ie.
  5. Jon Thomson. (2011-01-11). "British Sea Power - 'Valhalla Dancehall' (Rough Trade) Released: 10/01/11". Gigwise.
  6. Maddy Costa. (2011-01-06). "British Sea Power: Valhalla Dancehall - review". The Guardian.
  7. Ian Cohen. (2011-01-12). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: British Sea Power: Valhalla Dancehall". Pitchfork.
  8. (2010-10-15). "Review - British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall (Rough Trade)". RockFeedback.
  9. "SPIN Review".
  10. Gareth O’Malley. (2011-01-10). "British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall - Album Reviews". This Is Fake DIY.
  11. "British Sea Power - News".
  12. "British Sea Power".
  13. "Beggars Group Canada".
  14. "British Sea Power - Living Is So Easy".
  15. (2011-11-08). "British Sea Power Bring on Valhalla Dancehall in January 2011". Sentimentalist Magazine.
  16. Ben Hogwood. (2 August 2011). "Interview: British Sea Power". musicOMH.
  17. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/jan/05/british-sea-power-valhalla-dancehall British Sea Power: Our memories of making Valhalla Dancehall] – guardian.co.uk home
  18. (2011-11-15). "British Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall".
  19. (5 January 2011). "British Sea Power: Our memories of making Valhalla Dancehall". The Guardian.

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