The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future

"The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" is a song by Welsh indie pop band Los Campesinos!, released on 2 September 2009 as a promotional single for their third studio album, Romance is Boring.

"The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future"
Promotional single by Los Campesinos!
from the album Romance Is Boring
Released2 September 2009
GenreIndie pop
Length4:26
LabelWichita
Songwriter(s)Gareth Paisey
Producer(s)John Goodmanson
Los Campesinos! singles chronology
"My Year in Lists"
(2008)
"The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future"
(2009)
"There Are Listed Buildings"
(2009)

An accompanying music video was shot in Barry Island and directed by band bassist Ellen Waddell.[1]

In 2020, it was ranked number 90 on the "100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time" list by Vulture.[2]

In November 2021, the band released a remastered version of the track, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Romance is Boring.[3][4]

Reception

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The song was named the week's "best new track" by music publication Pitchfork, with reviewer Ryan Dombal praising its "grand arrangements and transcendental gut-wrenching" lyricism.[5][6]

Interpreting the lyrics to tell the story of a suicidal girl and her lover, Vulture writer Ian Cohen described the track as "five uninterrupted minutes of tidal post-rock" and a "future genre classic, even if no one really knew what to call it".[2]

Personnel

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  • Ellen Waddell – bass guitar
  • Gareth Paisey – writing, vocals, glockenspiel
  • Harriet Coleman – violin, keyboard
  • Neil Turner – guitar
  • Ollie Briggs – drums
  • Tom Bromley – lead guitar
  • Aleksandra Berditchevskaia – keyboard, vocals
  • John Goodmanson - producer

References

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  1. ^ "New Los Campesinos! – "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future"". Stereogum. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cohen, Ian (13 February 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ Ruiz, Matthew (16 November 2021). "Los Campesinos! Announce Anniversary Reissues of Romance Is Boring and Hello Sadness". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ Neale, Matthew (17 November 2021). "Los Campesinos! detail 'Romance Is Boring' and 'Hello Sadness' anniversary reissues". NME. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ^ Dombal, Ryan (20 September 2009). "Los Campesinos!: "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ^ Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos!, Metacritic, retrieved 15 October 2022