Cannibal Sea

Cannibal Sea
Studio album by The Essex Green
Released 2006
Genre Indie pop
Label Merge Records
The Essex Green chronology
The Long Goodbye
(2003)
Cannibal Sea
(2006)

Cannibal Sea is the third album by indie rock band The Essex Green.[1] It was released in March 2006 by Merge Records.[2]

Background

Essex Green formed in 1997 in New York. A part of The Elephant Six Collective, they released an EP and their debut album on Kindercore Records, followed by a second album, The Long Goodbye on Merge Records in 2003. Cannibal Sea was recorded in a number of studios, including producer Britt Meyers home studio, and released in April 2006.[3][1] The cover artwork was designed by Maggie Fost.[4]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolutepunk.net(88%) link
Allmusic link
Pitchfork Media(7.2/10) link

Critical reaction to the album was mixed to positive. It currently holds a 78% rating, based on 16 critics' reviews, on the review aggregator site Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by The Essex Green.

No. Title Length
1. "This Isn't Farmlife"   4:06
2. "Don't Know Why (You Stay)"   3:26
3. "Penny and Jack"   2:53
4. "Snakes in the Grass"   3:33
5. "Hidden Shame"   4:14
6. "Cardinal Points"   4:26
7. "Rabbit"   2:24
8. "Uniform"   3:22
9. "The Pride"   3:13
10. "Sin City"   2:32
11. "Elsinore"   3:24
12. "Slope Song"   3:33

Personnel

The following people contributed to Cannibal Sea.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Jones, Preston. "The Essex Green: Cannibal Sea Album Review". slant.com. Slant Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. Dorr, Nate. "The Essex Green:Cannibal Sea". popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. "Interview with Chris Zither of The Essex Green". wordpress.com. WordPress.
  4. 1 2 "Cannibal Sea - The Essex Green - Credits". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. "Critic Reviews for Cannibal Sea". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 11 November 2014.


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